Gender
Male
Born
May 19, 1945
Composer Writer Lyricist
Also Known As
Pete Townshend
  • CREDITS
    The Who's Tommy (Mar 28, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Pete Townshend
    • Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
    • Lyrics by Pete Townshend
    Rocktopia (Mar 27, 2018 - Apr 29, 2018)
    Special, Original
    • Featuring songs by Richard Strauss, Pete Townshend, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dennis DeYoung, George Frideric Handel, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Igor Stravinsky, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Steven Tyler, Roger Waters, Roger Bellamy, John Bonham, Giacomo Puccini, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., Hector Berlioz, Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Lucio Dalla, Mick Jones, Aaron Copland, David Gilmour, John Williams, Samuel Barber, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Gustav Holst, Pat Monahan and George Gershwin
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Pete Townshend, Dennis DeYoung, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Jimi Hendrix, Steven Tyler, Roger Waters, Roger Bellamy, John Bonham, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Lucio Dalla, Mick Jones, David Gilmour, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Pat Monahan
    The Who's Tommy (Apr 22, 1993 - Jun 17, 1995)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Pete Townshend
    • Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
    • Lyrics by Pete Townshend
    Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years (Oct 24, 1982 - Oct 31, 1982)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Sammy Fain, Richard Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie, Max Friedman, Jimmy DeKnight, Vincent Rose, Bob Dylan, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Chuck Berry, Sonny Bono, Carole King, Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant, Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer, Mae Boren Axton, Elvis Presley, Tommy Durden, Vera Matson, Jerry Goffin, John C. Fogarty, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber, Morris Levy, Frankie Lymon, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Edwards, James Keyes, Floyd F. McRae, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Hank Ballard, Chris Kenner, Antoine Domino, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Bob West, Willie Hutch, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Peter Brown, Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Paul Simon, Grace Slick, Otis Redding, J. Robbie Robertson, Edward Brigate, Felix Cavaliere, Burt Russell, Norman Meade, Hoyt Axton, Fred Neil, Joni Mitchell, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, Carl Smith, Mike Oldfield, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Phil Everly, Pete Townshend, Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher, James Brown, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone, John Baldwin, James Patrick Page, John Bonham, John Stafford Smith, Joe McDonald, Don McLean, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Sylvester Stewart, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Pete Bellote, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sting Sumner, Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall and Chosei Funahara
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Al Lewis, Paul Francis Webster, Richard Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie, Max Friedman, Jimmy DeKnight, Larry Stock, Bob Dylan, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Chuck Berry, Sonny Bono, Carole King, Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant, Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer, Mae Boren Axton, Elvis Presley, Tommy Durden, Vera Matson, Jerry Goffin, John C. Fogarty, Jerry Leiber, Morris Levy, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Edwards, James Keyes, Floyd F. McRae, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Hank Ballard, Chris Kenner, Antoine Domino, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Bob West, Willie Hutch, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Peter Brown, Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Paul Simon, Grace Slick, Otis Redding, J. Robbie Robertson, Edward Brigate, Burt Russell, Norman Meade, Fred Neil, Hoyt Axton, Joni Mitchell, Raynard Miner, Gary Jackson, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Phil Everly, Pete Townshend, Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher, James Brown, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone, John Baldwin, James Patrick Page, John Bonham, Francis Scott Key, George Harrison, Mike Stoller, Frankie Lymon, Jack Bruce, Felix Cavaliere, Carl Smith, Joe McDonald, Don McLean, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Sylvester Stewart, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Pete Bellote, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren, Roger Waters, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sting Sumner, Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall and Rod Swenson
    Anthony Newley / Henry Mancini (Oct 31, 1974 - Nov 10, 1974)
    Special, Original
    • Featuring the Overture from "Tommy" by Pete Townshend; Featuring "Baby Elephant Walk," "Mr. Lucky," "Peter Gunn," and ballads by Henry Mancini; Featuring the Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" by Nino Rota; Featuring "T.S.O.P." by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; Featuring "Love's Theme" by Barry White; Featuring songs composed by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
    The Who's Tommy (Oct 12, 1993 - Jan 29, 1995)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Pete Townshend
    • Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
    • Lyrics by Pete Townshend
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Book of a Musical

    1993 | Nominee  | The Who's Tommy
    Book by Pete Townshend

    Best Original Score

    1993 | Winner  | The Who's Tommy
    Lyrics by Pete Townshend
    Music by Pete Townshend
The Who's Tommy (Mar 28, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Pete Townshend
  • Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
  • Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Rocktopia (Mar 27, 2018 - Apr 29, 2018)
Special, Original
  • Featuring songs by Richard Strauss, Pete Townshend, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dennis DeYoung, George Frideric Handel, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Igor Stravinsky, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Steven Tyler, Roger Waters, Roger Bellamy, John Bonham, Giacomo Puccini, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., Hector Berlioz, Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Lucio Dalla, Mick Jones, Aaron Copland, David Gilmour, John Williams, Samuel Barber, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Gustav Holst, Pat Monahan and George Gershwin
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Pete Townshend, Dennis DeYoung, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Jimi Hendrix, Steven Tyler, Roger Waters, Roger Bellamy, John Bonham, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr., Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Lucio Dalla, Mick Jones, David Gilmour, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Pat Monahan
The Who's Tommy (Apr 22, 1993 - Jun 17, 1995)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Pete Townshend
  • Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
  • Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years (Oct 24, 1982 - Oct 31, 1982)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Sammy Fain, Richard Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie, Max Friedman, Jimmy DeKnight, Vincent Rose, Bob Dylan, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Chuck Berry, Sonny Bono, Carole King, Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant, Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer, Mae Boren Axton, Elvis Presley, Tommy Durden, Vera Matson, Jerry Goffin, John C. Fogarty, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber, Morris Levy, Frankie Lymon, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Edwards, James Keyes, Floyd F. McRae, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Hank Ballard, Chris Kenner, Antoine Domino, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Bob West, Willie Hutch, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Peter Brown, Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Paul Simon, Grace Slick, Otis Redding, J. Robbie Robertson, Edward Brigate, Felix Cavaliere, Burt Russell, Norman Meade, Hoyt Axton, Fred Neil, Joni Mitchell, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, Carl Smith, Mike Oldfield, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Phil Everly, Pete Townshend, Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher, James Brown, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone, John Baldwin, James Patrick Page, John Bonham, John Stafford Smith, Joe McDonald, Don McLean, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Sylvester Stewart, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Pete Bellote, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sting Sumner, Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall and Chosei Funahara
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Al Lewis, Paul Francis Webster, Richard Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie, Max Friedman, Jimmy DeKnight, Larry Stock, Bob Dylan, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Chuck Berry, Sonny Bono, Carole King, Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant, Otis Blackwell, Jack Hammer, Mae Boren Axton, Elvis Presley, Tommy Durden, Vera Matson, Jerry Goffin, John C. Fogarty, Jerry Leiber, Morris Levy, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Edwards, James Keyes, Floyd F. McRae, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Hank Ballard, Chris Kenner, Antoine Domino, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Bob West, Willie Hutch, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Peter Brown, Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Paul Simon, Grace Slick, Otis Redding, J. Robbie Robertson, Edward Brigate, Burt Russell, Norman Meade, Fred Neil, Hoyt Axton, Joni Mitchell, Raynard Miner, Gary Jackson, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Phil Everly, Pete Townshend, Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher, James Brown, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone, John Baldwin, James Patrick Page, John Bonham, Francis Scott Key, George Harrison, Mike Stoller, Frankie Lymon, Jack Bruce, Felix Cavaliere, Carl Smith, Joe McDonald, Don McLean, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Sylvester Stewart, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Pete Bellote, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren, Roger Waters, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sting Sumner, Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall and Rod Swenson
Anthony Newley / Henry Mancini (Oct 31, 1974 - Nov 10, 1974)
Special, Original
  • Featuring the Overture from "Tommy" by Pete Townshend; Featuring "Baby Elephant Walk," "Mr. Lucky," "Peter Gunn," and ballads by Henry Mancini; Featuring the Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" by Nino Rota; Featuring "T.S.O.P." by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; Featuring "Love's Theme" by Barry White; Featuring songs composed by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
The Who's Tommy (Oct 12, 1993 - Jan 29, 1995)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Pete Townshend
  • Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
  • Lyrics by Pete Townshend

Tony Award®

 

Best Book of a Musical

1993 | Nominee  | The Who's Tommy
Book by Pete Townshend

Best Original Score

1993 | Winner  | The Who's Tommy
Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Music by Pete Townshend

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