November 19, 2010 - While "Jersey Boys," "Rock of Ages" and "Mamma Mia" continue to do business around the world, theater producers have largely put the brakes on jukebox musicals, effectively shunting them into theater limbo.
August 27, 2009 - Pete Townshend is writing a new musical in the style of "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia," according to his blog on The Who's website. Several of the more conventional songs from the piece, entitled "Floss," also will be featured on an upcoming Who album scheduled for release in 2010.
October 31, 2008 - Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller will perform Nov. 7 at the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, CA, as part of Best Buy's "In The Attic" series, which presents unique collaborations in intimate and informal settings, according to a press release.
January 3, 2007 - In addition to a previously announced keynote address by The Who's Pete Townshend, the roster of panels and interviews for the 2007 edition of the South by Southwest ( SXSW) music festival in Austin, TX, will also feature David Byrne and Emmylou Harris.
February 2, 2006 - Pete Townshend used his online diary to address rumors that previously stated plans for a Who tour and album in 2006 had gone awry, asserting that the band would indeed roll out a world tour and new recording later this year.
December 29, 2003 - Pete Townshend said in an interview published over the weekend in U.K. newspaper The Observer that he considered committing suicide when he found out he was under investigation for possessing child pornography.
September 23, 2003 - After years of talk about the potential of new material from The Who, group members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are laying out plans for the first Who studio album since 1982's "It's Hard."
August 12, 2003 - Rockers Godsmack issue an acoustic album on Nov. 18 featuring unplugged renditions of songs previously recorded by the band, as well as new tracks.
June 26, 2003 - Pete Townshend will soon release the latest disc in his live "Signature" series--which was taken from a stop on his 1993 "Psychoderelict" tour.
While "Jersey Boys," "Rock of Ages" and "Mamma Mia" continue to do business around the world, theater producers have largely put the brakes on jukebox musicals, effectively shunting them into theater limbo. 
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