This summer, production will begin on To Be Someone, a sequel to the 1979 film adaptation of the Who's rock opera Quadrophenia. The movie, which will be directed by Ray Burdis, is expected to be ...

In the early ’70s, after failing to realize his Lifehouse concept as a rock opera and movie, Pete Townshend began work on what would become the Who’s Quadrophenia album. He considered it the ...

In 1973, English rock group The Who released their second rock opera “Quadrophenia,” which loosely followed the story of young mod named Jimmy and his search for a place in the world. Six years later, ...

The Who’s Quadrophenia was a look back at the British mod scene they emerged from in the early 1960s. The 1979 loose film adaptation was part of a mini-mod revival and has become a cult classic. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lead was supposed to go to John Lydon — better known as Johnny Rotten of notorious punk band the Sex Pistols — but the film’s ...

The ballet features an orchestral score created by Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet will have limited preview engagements ...