I seem to recall an effort to take Tommy to Broadway. A Rolling Stone critic panned the symphonic production values, saying that there was something about rock-n-roll that confounded skill, and yielded only to genius.
Never saw it. I'm certainly not big on musicals and despise so-called award shows. I suppose I also despise "Rolling Stone".
1993 Tony Award Nominations Best Original Score (tie)
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Cerveris
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Paul Kandel
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Marcia Mitzman
Best Costume Design
1993 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Musical
1993 Theatre World Award Nominations
Michael Cerveris
1994 Grammy Award Nominations
Best Musical Show Album