Ovation Recommended
Ovation Recommended






OVATION AWARD WINNER!
Video Design (KC Wilkerson)

3 LADCC NOMINATIONS!
Lighting Design (KC Wilkerson)
Video Design (KC Wilkerson)
Choreography (Allison Bibicoff)

4 OVATION NOMINATIONS!
Best Musical
Direction of a Musical
(Oanh Nguyen)
Lighting Design (KC Wilkerson)
Costume Design (Erika C. Miller)


"BLOWS YOUR MIND!
Director Oanh Nguyen brings
a wry, SoCal aesthetic to story, supported by Kelly Todd’s choreography, Erika C. Miller’s vintage-cool costumes,
and Julie Wilkins' hair and makeup design."
-- Los Angeles Times

"Director Oanh Nguyen took advantage of the facility's technical assets, enhancing an already dynamic production with new choreography, state-of-the-art lighting and a sound system that rocked the walls."
-- OC Register

"Isn't so much a musical or
rock opera as much as an interpretive dance-influenced, acid-laced light show meets glam rock cabaret performance."
-- OC Weekly

Checkbox WOW!
"As they did last summer,
Chance’s The Who’s Tommy has blown away the competition with a spectacular feat of theatrical entertainment."
-- Stage Scene LA

"The 'deaf, dumb and blind kid' was once again called into being by the Chance Theater. Propelled by The Who’s music, enthusiastic cast and clever staging, he’s a fun date."
-- Coast Magazine

"Still musically electrifying
and entertaining!"
-- Long Beach Press-Telegram

 

TWO WEEKS at Segerstrom Center For The Arts

February 10 - 20, 2011
The Who's Tommy
Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Additional Music and Lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon
Directed by Oanh Nguyen*^
Choreographed by Kelly Todd*
Musical Direction by Mike Wilkins**

 




CAPTION: LISTENING TO YOU, I HEAR THE MUSIC
Tommy (Mark Bartlett) stares in the mirror, while remaining trapped in his own mind, while specialists and his family (Kyle Cooper, Kevin Cordova, Alex Bueno, Wendi Ann Hammock) watch on in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio



CAPTION: SEE ME, FEEL ME, TOUCH ME, HEAL ME
Tommy (Mark Bartlett) is trapped inside his own mind and must fina a way to break free in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: COME ON THE AMAZING JOURNEY
The Narrator (Mark Bartlett) takes us on the amazing journey of the Pinball Wizard, starting when he's only a boy of 4 years old (Cameron McIntyre) in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: ACID QUEEN
Tommy's parents try just about everything to cure him, including enlisting the help of The Gypsy (Clarissa Barton) who claims she can bring eyesight to the blind in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: ASK A SPECIALIST
Extreme measures are taken to try to cure Tommy (Mark Bartlett), including enlisting the help of a Specialist (Kyle Cooper) and his Assistants (Kellie Spill and Elena Murray) in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: AN UNBELIEVABLE SALES PITCH
The Hawker (Miguel Cardenas) and Harmonica Player (Liz Holt) convince Captain Walker (Kevin Cordova) that they can cure Tommy (Seth Dusky) with the help of the Acid Queen in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: THE AMAZING JOURNEY CONTINUES
The Narrator (Mark Bartlett) tells us about Tommy's (Seth Dusky) life as he grew up as the "deaf, dumb and blind kid" in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: SHE KNEW DEEP DOWN IN HER HEART
Cousin Kevin (Paul Hovannes) tells the story of Sally Simpson (Brynne McManimie), who knows that her and Tommy are meant to be together in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: HE'S TOMMY'S WICKED UNCLE ERNIE
Uncle Ernie (Beach Vickers) capitalizes on Tommy's popularity by opening "Tommy's Holiday Camp" in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: TOMMY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Tommy's parents (Wendi Ann Hammock and Kevin Cordova) try to understand why Tommy (Cameron McIntyre, center) can no longer see, hear or speak in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: PAY BEFORE YOU PLAY
The Gypsy Queen (Clarissa Barton, center) and her minions cast a spell on the mute Tommy (Seth Dusky, center in white) during Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio


CAPTION: THE NASTIEST COMPANIONS
Being the blind, deaf, and dumb kid in the neighborhood isn't easy for Tommy (Seth Dusky, center) since the kids (left to right: Seth Weiner, Arroya Karian, Elena Murray, Kyly Cooper, Paul Hovannes, Brynne McManimie, Joshua Youngs, and Kellie Spill) enjoy torturing him in Chance Theater's remount of its award-winning revival of The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center For The Arts thru February 20.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio

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Recommended for audience members 13+

Children 6 and under who may cry or fidget are never admitted.