Theater

How Ali Louis Bourzgui of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ Became Broadway’s Breakout Star

‘DREAM COME TRUE’

Ali Louis Bourzgui, 24, is making a star-making Broadway debut in “The Who’s Tommy.” He talks rocking out, Tonys, being Muslim, diversity, and why he loves to take the subway home.

A photo illustration of Ali Louis Bourzgui.
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