Goodman’s ‘Tommy’ wins nine Jeff Awards

If Goodman Theatre’s production of “The Who’s Tommy” opens on Broadway next year (a transfer expected but not officially confirmed), it received a memorable send-off Monday at the 55th annual Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony recognizing excellence in Chicago-area theater during the 2022-2023 equity season.

Goodman’s record-breaking production — the highest grossing in the theater’s 98-year history — received nine Jeff Awards, more than any other production, and won every category in which it was nominated.

“Tommy” received awards for large musical, director Des McAnuff, ensemble (shared with Court Theatre’s “The Gospel at Colonus”), lead performer Ali Louis Bourzgui, sound designer Gareth Owen, lighting designer Amanda Zieve, choreographer Lorin Latarro, music director Rick Fox and projection designer Peter Nigrini.

Former Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls received a directing award for his adaptation of…