Tucson is the second stop for the North American tour of The Who’s Tommy, which plays Centennial Hall from Tuesday, October 20, to Sunday, October 25, and the first production photos from the road put Collin Matthew Flanagan center stage as the pinball-playing title character.
The tour opened at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, where it played the Connor Palace from October 6 to 11. It is directed by Des McAnuff, who staged both the original 1993 Broadway production of Pete Townshend’s rock opera and its 2024 revival at the Nederlander Theatre. The road version was first due to open at the Providence Performing Arts Center in fall 2025 before it was pushed back a year.
Flanagan plays Tommy Walker, with Zach Fogel as Captain Walker and Mia Bergstrom as Mrs. Walker. Peyton Cassity is Uncle Ernie, Kyle McFalls is Cousin Kevin, Kris Lyons is The Acid Queen, Audrey Fisher is Sally Simpson and Mari Grossmann plays Little Tommy.
The ensemble and swings are Amaya Adams, Bo Bailey, Mariangeli Collado, Josh Devine, Tiyanna Gentry, Chase Graham, Trevor “TJay” Groce, Evan Hoefer, Julia Martini, Justin Lee-Price, Hunter Lynn Luedde, Albert Sterner, Greyson Taylor and Paul Tuaty. The band plays on stage: Talia Rose on guitar, Cat Barker on bass and Kelvin Newell on drums, with music director Calvin Hitchcock and associate music director Gregory Franz on keyboards.
The creative team is Lorin Latarro (choreography), David Korins (scenic design), Sarafina Bush (costumes), Amanda Zieve (lighting), Gareth Owen (sound) and Peter Nigrini (projections), with Ron Melrose as music supervisor and arranger. Work Light Productions is the producer.
From Tucson the company moves to the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles for a three-week stay, October 27 to November 15, then to the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose (November 17–22) and the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert (November 24–29). The routing already runs to June 2027 and includes the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto (January 26–31), the Hobby Center in Houston (February 2–14), the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago (February 16–28), the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston (May 4–16) and the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh (May 18–23), with more cities to be added.
The show runs 100 minutes with no intermission and is recommended for ages 16 and up. Tucson performances are presented by Broadway in Tucson, and every confirmed stop is listed on the production’s official website.
