THE WHO'S TOMMY to Launch North American Tour with Roger Daltrey

According to Billboard.com, Roger Daltrey plans to bring THE WHO'S TOMMY on tour this fall.

The Who's Tommy is a rock musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff based on The Who's 1969 double album rock opera Tommy, also by Pete Townshend, with additional material by John Entwistle and Sonny Boy Williamson.

The musical opened at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California in July 1992. The Broadway debut was at the St. James Theatre on 22 April 1993 and closed on 17 June 1995, after 899 performances and 27 previews. Directed by Des McAnuff with choreography by Wayne Cilento, the original cast included Michael Cerveris (Tommy), Marcia Mitzman (Mrs. Walker), Jonathan Dokuchitz (Captain Walker) and Cheryl Freeman (The Gypsy/Acid Queen) plus an ensemble that included Alice Ripley, Christian Hoff, Norm Lewis, Paul Kandel, Tracy Nicole Chapman, and Sherie Rene Scott. The play subsequently was produced by various touring companies throughout North America and Europe.

According to the article, Daltrey tells Billboard.com "that his solo group - which includes Townshend's younger brother, Simon, on guitar, along with lead guitarist Frank Simes, bassist Jon Button, keyboardist Loren Gold and drummer Scott Deavours - is 'a nice way to do something that isn't quite so much pressure as' the Who. On his own, Daltrey says, 'I'm more interested in the theatrical side of it. It has to be a show, not just playing music -- otherwise you might as well put a record on. And the two shows we've got are 'Tommy' and 'Quadrophenia.'"

Read the Billboard.com article here, and stay tuned for more news when it becomes available!