Pete Townshend on the return of "Tommy" to Broadway

Pete Townshend's musical "Tommy" is back on Broadway. The Who's original rock opera about a "Pinball Wizard" has been reimagined for 2024, but it's still one of those rare Broadway shows where you already know the words to just about every song.

"Tommy" is the story of young Tommy Walker, who – after witnessing a murder – shuts down emotionally and becomes "deaf, dumb and blind" … and a pinball prodigy, who is healed, in part, by seeing his reflection in a mirror.

Nearly all of it was written in the late '60s by Pete Townshend, who was then in his early 20s.