He’s a pinball wizard! The Who’s Tommy is currently rocking out eight shows a week at Nederlander Theatre. The starry-eyed production marks the first time Pete Townshend’s famous rock opera — based on the band’s 1969 album of the same name — has been revived on Broadway since it first premiered in the spring of 1993 (with original cast member Michael Cerveris as Tommy alongside Norm Lewis, Alice Ripley, Michael McElroy and more).
The Who’s Tommy earned a nomination for Best Revival of a Musical at the 2024 Tony Awards, where Townshend himself introduced the cast’s high octane performance of “See Me, Feel Me” and “Pinball Wizard.”
Get to know the cast and creative team that brings The Who’s Tommy to life every night and grab The Who’s Tommy on Broadway tickets via Ticketmaster.
The Who’s Tommy Characters & Cast
Tommy is played by Ali Louis Bourzgui. Making his Broadway debut, the Jeff Award winner has appeared in the national tours of Company and The Band’s Visit as well as the world premiere of Martin Yousef Zebari’s Layalina.
Mrs. Walker is played by Alison Luff. Her previous Broadway credits include Waitress (Jenna), Escape to Margaritaville (Rachel), Les Miserables (Fantine) and Matilda (Miss Honey), as well as the companies of Ghost, Scandalous and Mamma Mia and the national tour of Wicked (Elphaba).
Captain Walker is played by Adam Jacobs. In 2014, he originated the role of Aladdin in the original Broadway cast of Aladdin following starring roles in The Lion King (Simba), the 2006 revival of Les Miserables (Marius) and more. Jacobs’ television credits include Chicago Med, Soundtrack and an appearance on The Bachelorette.
Uncle Ernie is played by John Ambrosino. Making his Broadway debut, the actor has previously been seen in the national tour of Les Miserables and appeared in multiple productions of Jersey Boys on the stages of Las Vegas, NV. Ambrosino also serves as a producer of the Disney+ film Trevor: The Musical.
Cousin Kevin is played by Bobby Conte. His past Broadway credits include the 2021 revival of Company (P.J.) and the original production of A Bronx Tale: A Musical (Calogero). Conte also took part in the 50th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center in 2021.
Acid Queen is played by Christina Sajous. The Broadway veteran has multiple credits to her name, including SpongeBob Squarepants (Sandy Cheeks), Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Arachne), American Idiot (The Extraordinary Girl), Baby It’s You! (Shirley) and the Tupac Shakur jukebox musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. She also reprised her role as Sandy Cheeks in Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob Squarepants Live on Stage! and served as associate director for the world premiere production of What a Wonderful World.
Sally Simpson is played by Haley Gustafson. Making her Broadway debut, Gustafson has previously appeared in regional productions of Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz and Lizzie, along with TV credits like Work in Progress and Soundtrack.
The ensemble is played by Jeremiah Alsop, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Mike Cannon, Tyler James Eisenreich, Sheldon Henry, Afra Hines (swing), Aliah James, David Paul Kidder (swing), Tassy Kirbas, Lily Kren, Quinten Kusheba (Tommy, age 10), Reese Levin (Tommy, age 10), Brett Michael Lockley (swing), Nathan Lucrezio, Alexandra Matteo, Mark Mitrano, Reagan Pender, Cecilia Ann Popp (Tommy, age 4), Daniel Quadrino, Olive Ross-Kline (Tommy, age 4), Jenna Nicole Schoen, Dee Tomasetta (swing) and Andrew Tufano.
The Who’s Tommy Crew & Creative
- Pete Townshend – Music, Lyrics & Book
- Des McAnuff – Director & Book
- Lorin Latarro – Choreographer
- Ron Melrose – Music Supervisor & Additional Arrangements
- David Korins – Set Design
- Peter Nigrini – Projections Design
- Sarafina Bush – Costume Design
- Amanda Zieve – Lighting Design
- Gareth Owen – Sound Design
- Charles G. LaPointe – Wig & Hair Design
- Rick Fox – Musical Director & Additional Orchestrations
- Steve Margoshes – Orchestrations
- Steve Rankin – Fight Director
- Terra Rubin Casting/Merri Sugarman, CSA – Casting
- Michael Bello – Associate Director
- Dee Tomasetta – Associate Choreographer
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