The TINA Turner Musical, Broadway (2019 - 2022)
From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock'n Roll, Tina Turner didn't just break the rules, she rewrote them. TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, presented in association with Tina Turner herself, reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race.
The musical was basically the idea of Tina's husband Erwin Bach and the project began in 2015, as Tina first met the Dutch producer Joop van den Ende in The Netherlands. It received it's world premiere on April 17, 2018 at London’s Aldwych Theatre, with Adrienne Warren playing the role of Tina Turner. It subsequently has broken all box office records in the West End. One year later, it opened also in Hamburg, Germany and in Autumn 2019, Adrienne Warren recreated her celebrated performance in New York on Broadway.
After three very successful weeks of previews, the musical premiered on November 07 in attendance of Tina, her husband Erwin and many celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Whoopie Goldberg. At the end of the performance, Tina appeared on stage together with the entire cast and thanked everyone for the great show.
For the Broadway show, they changed the setlist and replaced the song The Hunter with Rocket 88 and added the Ike Turner track „She Made My Blood Run Cold“.
The producers of the musical announced that starting September 13, the musical will roll across North America with a 40 city tour with opening night in Providence (Rhode Island). The show at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre will have it’s final performance on August 14.
Writer: Katori Hall
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Producer: Tali Pelman
Choreographer: Anthony van Laast
Orchestration: Ethan Popp
Venue: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York (Broadway)
Opening Night: November 07, 2019
Closing Night: August 14, 2022
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Act I
- Etherland / Sound of Mystic Law
- Nutbush City Limits
- Don't Turn Around
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Rocket 88 / Matchbox
- She Made My Blood Run Cold
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine
- A Fool In Love
- Let's Stay Together
- Better Be Good To Me
- I Want To Take You Higher
- River Deep, Mountain High
- Be Tender With Me Baby
- Proud Mary
- I Don't Wanna Fight
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Act II
- Private Dancer
- Disco Inferno
- Open Arms
- I Can't Stand The Rain
- Tonight
- What's Love Got To Do With It
- We Don't Need Another Hero
- (Simply) The Best
- Finale: Nutbush City Limits / Proud Mary
Tina Turner: Nkeki Obi-Melekwe / Kayla Davion (alternate) Ike Turner: Daniel J. Watts Previously: Adrienne Warren
„It's really important to me to have the chance to share my full story. This musical is not about my stardom. It is about the journey I took to get there. Each night I want audiences to take away from the theatre that you can turn poison into medicine“.
Tina Turner
Images by Walter McBride, WireImage / Bruce Glikas, Filmagic
More important, as far as pure entertainment is concerned, this story comes with songs that can thrill an audience when rendered as Turner sang them; at this, the musical “Tina,” directed by Phyllida Lloyd, happily succeeds. In a performance that is part possession, part workout and part wig, Adrienne Warren rocks the rafters and dissolves your doubts about anyone daring to step into the diva’s high heels.
The New York Times
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To witness my story on the Broadway stage, created by the most talented artists, has been an incredible coda to a storied career. Looking back on opening night on Broadway almost three years ago and remembering the love and support I received from my friends and the Broadway community is an experience I will not soon forget. For this Nutbush, TN native, it was a homecoming long overdue and it has been an honor and a privilege to share this story with audiences across the globe.
Tina Turner when she announced 'Musical On Tour'