TINA: Musical

The TINA Turner Musical - London
(2018 - 2021)

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

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. One year later on December 16, Tina was in London for the first workshop presentation of the show. In 2017, at the launch party in October, Tina announced that Adrienne Warren will be playing the role of Tina Turner. To promote the musical, she was also guest at the Jonathan Ross Show on October 28 with her first full length interview in years. The musical received it's world premiere on April 17, 2018 at London’s Aldwych Theatre, attended by Tina Turner together with her husband Erwin and many celebrities. It subsequently has broken all box office records in the West End. After one year of sold out shows, a new cast was introduced on April 15, 2019 with Nkeki Obi-Melekwe playing the role of Tina, while Adrienne Warren will recreate her celebrated performance on Broadway in Autumn 2019.

Writer: Katori Hall
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Producer: Tali Pelman
Choreographer: Anthony van Laast
Orchestration: Ethan Popp
Venue: Aldwych Theatre, London (UK)
Laurence Olivier Awards: Best new musical (nominated) / Best actress with Adrienne Warren (nominated) / Best actor with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (won)

    Act I
  1. Etherland / Sound of Mystic Law
  2. Nutbush City Limits
  3. Don't Turn Around
  4. Shake A Tail Feather
  5. The Hunter
  6. Matchbox
  7. It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  8. A Fool In Love
  9. Let's Stay Together
  10. Better Be Good To Me
  11. I Want To Take You Higher
  12. River Deep, Mountain High
  13. Be Tender With Me Baby
  14. Proud Mary
  15. I Don't Wanna Fight
    Act II
  1. Private Dancer
  2. Disco Inferno
  3. Open Arms
  4. I Can't Stand The Rain
  5. Tonight
  6. What's Love Got To Do With It
  7. We Don't Need Another Hero
  8. (Simply) The Best
  9. Finale: Nutbush City Limits / Proud Mary
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Photos by Craig Sugden, Johan Persson

„I asked myself what’s next? I knew I was finished with stage performance - all of me had changed. But this is big and in order to make it as good as possible I must be involved“.

Tina Turner

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Tina Turner: Adrienne Warren, Jenny Fitzpatrick (alternate) / Nkeki Obi-Melekwe / Aisha Jawando, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe (alternate) Ike Turner: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith / Ashley Zhangazha

Tina Turner is a star, and so is Adrienne Warren, who unleashes something volcanic from within herself while channeling the Queen of Rock & Roll. Though Warren shines consistently, the vehicle for her bright performance, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, hits several road bumps while charting the icon’s life from childhood through her Eighties comeback.

Rolling Stone Magazine


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