Tina (musical)

Tina
The Musical
Book Katori Hall
Frank Ketelaar
Kees Prins
Basis Songs
by Tina Turner
Premiere 17 April 2018 (2018-04-17): Aldwych Theatre, London
Productions 2018 West End

Tina: The Musical is a jukebox musical featuring the music of Tina Turner, and depicting her life from her youth in Nutbush, Tennessee, through her tumultuous relationship with Ike Turner, and comeback as a rock 'n roll star in her 40s. The musical has a book by Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, and is directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The West End production began preview performances at Aldwych Theatre on March 21, 2018, and opened on April 17, 2018.[1] The show's original actors include Adrienne Warren as Tina and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Ike.

Development

On December 16, 2016 a workshop presentation was held with Tina Turner in attendance, announcing that a biographical musical about Tina's life had been in development by Stage Entertainment for over a year.[2] The creative team of the musical consists of Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins as writers of the book, Phyllida Lloyd as the director, Mark Thompson as set and costume designer, Anthony van Laast as choreographer and Nicholas Skilbeck as musical supervisor. Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins wrote the early draft of the book, with Katori Hall taking over partway through development.[3]

Productions

The show began previews on March 21, 2018 at the Aldwych Theatre, officially opened on 17 April, and is booking to February 16, 2019.[4]

on September 21, 2018 it was announced that the show will open at the Stage Operettenhaus in Hamburg, Germany.

It was announced on October 3, 2018 that the show will open on Broadway in Fall 2019.

Cast

Character West End (2017)
Tina Turner Adrienne Warren
Ike Turner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Zelma Bullock Madeline Appiah
Gran Georgeanna Lorna Gayle
Phil Spector / Terry Britten Tom Godwin
Rhonda Graam Francesca Jackson
Alline Bullock Aisha Jawando
Richard Bullock / Raymond Hill Natey Jones
Erwin Bach Gerard McCarthy
Roger Davies Ryan O’Donnell
Craig Hill Kit Esuruoso
Carpenter / Martyn Ware Jason Langley
Ronnie Turner Baker Mukasa

Musical Numbers

Critical reception

The musical received generally positive reviews from the critics, with particular praise reserved for Adrienne Warren in the title role as Tina Turner. Michael Billington of The Guardian described the "whirlwind performance" of Warren as "astonishing", and concluded on the production: "As bio-musicals go, this is as good as it gets."[5] Similarly Dominic Cavendish of The Daily Telegraph described Warren's performance as a "tour de force" and considered the show "slickly choreographed, beautifully designed and roof-raisingly well-sung".[6] Will Gompertz of the BBC criticised the script as "rather disappointingly two-dimensional", but thought the musical "elegantly staged" with Warren a "24-carat, all singing, all dancing, bona fide star".[7] Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter noted that while its grand finale contains "stilted, corny elements", "the production becomes a full-blooded rock show that is "roof-raising" and "life-affirming", with a climax that "swept the crowd to its feet. Pure button-pushing melodrama, maybe. But irresistibly uplifting entertainment, too."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical". LondonTheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ↑ "TINA TURNER MUSICAL IN DEVELOPMENT". OfficialLondonTheatre.com. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ↑ Brown, Mark (2018-03-05). "Katori Hall, writer of Tina Turner musical, on #MeToo, diversity and inclusion". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  4. ↑ "West End production of TINA extends bookings to February 2019". BestofTheatre.co.uk. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. ↑ Billington, Michael (17 April 2018). "Tina review – whirlwind Turner tribute leaves you breathless". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Cavendish, Dominic (18 April 2018). "Tina The Musical at Aldwych, review - this joyful, lungs-bursting show is simply the best". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ↑ Gompertz, Will (21 April 2018). "Will Gompertz reviews Tina: The Musical at London's Aldwych Theatre". BBC.
  8. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (17 April 2018). "'Tina': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
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