Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 12 - West Side Story

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY PETE TOWNSHEND BOOK BY PETE TOWNSHEND AND DES M C ANUFF DIRECTED BY DES M C ANUFF The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. Myth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhi arating 1969 rock concept album, Tommy —including the unforgettable anthems “I’m Free,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Sensation” and “Pinball Wizard.” After witnessing his father shoot his rival, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe, endlessly and obsessively staring into the mirror. An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior. Tony Award-winning composer Pete Townshend and Tony Award-winning original director Des McAnuff find powerful resonance reexamining this iconic story for today. JUNE 13 - JULY 23