百老匯之搖滾音樂劇《The Who’s Tommy》(1993)取材自英國搖滾團體「The Who」1969 年所發行專輯《Tommy》。本文是2011 年於台灣製作演出該劇之報告。音樂劇在本地近年成為表演藝術重要趨勢，本文探討此一經典劇目於異地上演時所需考慮之因素。2011 年於台灣製作之版本，主要目的除了忠實呈現該劇精神，希望亦能反映同時期台灣歷史之特殊性以及與原劇背景之相似性，使台灣的本地觀眾能更深入欣賞與了解該劇。因此該製作維持原劇本年代1941-1963，而將地點設定為無具名的台灣城市，此設計使得日據時代末期之歷史風情得以呈現，並能喚起現存最老一代台灣人的記憶。

The Who’s Tommy (1993) is a rock musical adaptation of the 1969 rock operaalbum Tommy by British band The Who. This document is a report on a 2011production of The Who’s Tommy in Taiwan. Musical theater is a new genre ofperforming arts for Taiwan, and this paper discusses various issues to take intoaccount when choosing a standard musical to be performed in a country whereEnglish is not the primary language. The initial goal of the production beingdiscussed was to give Taiwan something from western culture that it could call itsown. The Tommy story, originally set in London during the time period 1941-1963, was therefore altered to be set in an unknown city in Taiwan during the sametime period. The alteration enabled the story to include forgotten historical eventsand cultural facts, and issues of interest from Taiwan’s oldest living generations.