Pete Townshend made a special guest star appearance Monday night November 12 at the ROCKERS ON BROADWAY 25th anniversary benefit concert to pay tribute to The Who’s Tommy 1993 Broadway musical. The show was put on at le Poisson Rouge in New York City to support the PATH Fund (Performing Artists That Help) charity, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting arts education.
Pete accepted the Lifetime Achievement award for Michael Cerveris, who played the lead role of Tommy in the original Broadway production. Michael was unable to attend due to filming commitments for a show on Netflix. After the awards ceremony, Pete performed his classic solo rendition of Drowned on acoustic guitar, before bringing on the backing band to rock out on Let My Love Open The Door. A few of the original cast members of Broadway Tommy then came on and performed a medley of Tommy, with Pete joining in for a rousing finale of Listening To You. Earlier in the evening Pete posed for photos on the red carpet, and then signed a couple of guitars which were auctioned off during the show, raising $12K each for the charity.
The PATH Fund, Inc. charity was founded by Donnie Kehr in 1993, who posted this description on the Rockers on Broadway website.
For more information, please visit rockersonbroadway.com.
Here are a few videos and photos of Pete's performance. Many thanks to everyone who contributed!
Pete talking with Boh the Smile Guy on the red carpet.