tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post7891499065757580062..comments2024-03-06T06:53:01.863-05:00Comments on JK's TheatreScene: Back in Time: 1993 - 94: The Who's Tommy, Part IJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-75162428296764970462010-02-26T07:54:26.457-05:002010-02-26T07:54:26.457-05:00You know, I have to agree with you. This is one s...You know, I have to agree with you. This is one show when pared-down, it loses something. I think the Broadway production was so carefully constructed that anything less is really noticeable. That said, I have seen a concert version, where the cast sat on stools and just sang. The singing and the orchestra were so great. But that was all about the music. And isn't it nice to have a wonderful memory with a loved on sharing a show? Some day, I'll write about seeing shows with my grandmother...<br /><br />Thanks for writing!<br />JeffJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782634274496834578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056238063013699574.post-2730693716678187242010-02-25T21:08:53.924-05:002010-02-25T21:08:53.924-05:00Thanks for all the info about Tommy. It's sti...Thanks for all the info about Tommy. It's still one of my favorite shows, and I as wrote in your cast recording post, one of my top 10 desert island cast recordings. I saw it in Philadelphia around 1994, when I was 16. It's the only show my dad has ever taken me to. So it's special to me for that reason too. I loved everything about it. It's perfectly enjoyable on the surface, but there's *so* much to it underneath. I saw it again several years ago in DC, in a much pared down form. I have to admit, though I still enjoyed the music and acting, I missed the spectacle/ rock concert feel of the first time I saw it. They also were missing one of the Tommy's. Instead of having the 4 year old, 10 year old, and then the young adult version, they were missing one of the younger ones- probably the 4 year old Tommy. I guess it's probably tricky taking 4 year olds on tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com