Cast and audience members took to the Twitter universe after The Who’s Pete Townshend made a surprise curtain call at the end of Tommy at the Avon Theatre on Wednesday night.

“#sf Tommy was brilliant - rock music, colour, lights - fantastic!! Pete Townshend for curtain call was over the top!!!” tweeted Mimi Price, CEO of the Stratford-Perth YMCA.

“Best part of the night, watching the audiences faces when Pete Townshend walked out on the stage for our company bow," tweeted Nick Nesbitt, a member of the cast.

"Got to bow with Pete Townshend last night and then hang out and talk with him. So cool!" tweeted Matt Armet, also a cast member.

Tommy is based on music by The Who and is directed by Des McAnuff.

Later, Townshend attended a party at McAnuff’s home.

“Pete Townsend has been with us the past few days participating in rehearsals and attending performances of TOMMY. It was great for all of us to get his sage input. He was tremendously supportive, very enthusiastic of the work of music director Rick Fox and what we’ve taken to calling the Amazing Journey band, and he kindly socialized with the cast and company on two different occasions,” McAnuff said in a statement from the Festival.

Townshend’s visit included meeting the production’s smallest Tommys, Adrienne Enns and Arden Couturier.

Tommy open May 30 and runs until Oct. 19.

brian.shypula@sunmedia.ca