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Young Tommy Walker witnesses his father murder his mother's lover and is told he didn't see or hear anything. The trauma renders Tommy deaf, dumb, and blind. Abused by his cousin and uncle, Tommy discovers a miraculous talent for pinball that makes him famous. When a mirror shatters his psychological prison, he is hailed as a messianic figure, but the crowds turn on him when he cannot deliver the salvation they deman…

Opened: 1993
Performances: 899
Type: Musical
Era: Megamusical

Music: Pete TownshendLyrics: Pete TownshendBook: Pete Townshend, Des McAnuff

Productions3 on Broadway

1993	St. James Theatre Original. April 22, 1993 · Des McAnuff	899 performances · 5 Tony wins
1997	Transfer Theatre not recorded.
2024	Nederlander Theatre Revival. March 28, 2024	132 performances

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.

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