"Tommy" musical performance in Columbus, Ohio

[JimTheWhoFan at aol.com]

Saw the matinee of this today as this day marks the Cabaret's final two  
performances of THE WHO'S TOMMY. 
 
As Greg initially said, the band was incredibly tight and suitably  energized 
by the Who's music. 
 
My daughters and I had a great time and sat center stage right by the  stage. 
Excellent seats!
 
My only criticism and I remarked as much on the feedback card was that they  
needed more hand props for "The Acid Queen" and "Cousin Kevin"...they need to  
have some physical demonstration that the Queen is going to inject Tommy with 
 drugs. And it would be nice to see a cigarette being crushed into Tommy's 
arm  when Cousin Kelly (nee Kevin) sings "maybe a cigarette burn on your 
arm/would  change your expression to one of alarm." 
 
Definitely a great Who moment. And the pre-show and intermission were  filled 
with Who music, mostly from MBBB/Who's Greatest Hits type collections.  Also 
nice montages from TKAA interspersed with ads for the Cabaret.
 
--Jim