How many shows has Des McAnuff written? Des McAnuff has written 4 shows including Tommy (Bookwriter), How It All Began (Adaptation), The Death of Von Richtofen as Witnessed From Earth (Bookwriter ...

Music always played a pivotal role in Des McAnuff’s life, especially the sounds of Motown. As a teenager growing up in Scarborough, a Toronto suburb, McAnuff’s R and B band Sound Explosion ...

When it comes to directing Broadway musicals about famous music artists, the man at the top of everyone’s wish list is Des McAnuff. The two-time Tony Award winner served as artistic director of ...

Des McAnuff is a man on the move — although these days in more ways than he really intended. The former La Jolla Playhouse artistic chief and director of the musical-theater juggernaut “Jersey ...

Director Des McAnuff will put Hollywood on hold for at least a year and return to La Jolla Playhouse to supervise the 2001 season as interim artistic director. McAnuff, who recently directed ...

But none have persisted quite like The Who’s Tommy, the groundbreaking 1993 stage musical directed by Des McAnuff that brought Townshend’s electrifying music and haunting story to Broadway.

born-in-Chicago production from Des McAnuff that will sock you right in the gut. Many a replay can be expected at the Nederlander Theatre, whatever else bounces off the current Broadway bumpers.

The play was directed by Des McAnuff (who also contributed music to it). The film document of the 2011 production was produced and directed by Barry Avrich. The Twelfth Night film is produced by ...

The Broadway show raked in a record number of ticket sales the day after opening night, ran for nearly 900 performances and won five Tony Awards, including one for its director, Des McAnuff.

I saw Des McAnuff’s stage musical “The Who’s Tommy” when it opened on Broadway in 1993, and I remember nothing about it. Well, McAnuff is back at it with a new revival of “The Who’s ...

The national tour of The Who’s Tommy, the Des McAnuff-revival that played on Broadway last year, has been delayed by a year, with a new launch date of Fall 2026. Producers had previously ...

This shrewdly assembled show, directed by Des McAnuff, considers the interchangeability of a crew of Motown’s finest, though there’s plenty of star shine, too. The late Queen of Disco and ...