''Tina: The Tina Turner Musical'' is a

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featuring the music of

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifyin ...

and depicting her life from her humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into a

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superstar. Directed by

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with a book by

Katori Hall Katori Hall (born May 10, 1981) is an American playwright and screenwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Hall's best known works include the hit television series ''P-Valley'', the Tony-nominated ''Tina (musical), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical'', and p ...

, Frank Ketelaar, and Kees Prins, the musical had its world premiere on 17 April 2018 at the

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. The

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production opened on 7 November 2019.

Synopsis

Act I

The musical opens with Tina preparing to go on stage, as she recites a Buddhist chant, '' nam myoho renge kyo''. In 1950s Nutbush Tennessee, a young Anna Mae Bullock sings exuberantly at a community church gathering ("

Nutbush City Limits "Nutbush City Limits" is a semi-autobiographical song written by Tina Turner which commemorates her rural hometown of Nutbush in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. Originally released as a single on United Artists Records in August 1 ...

"). Her mother Zelma is embarrassed at her loudness and reprimands her. Anna Mae's parents have a difficult relationship, and after being physically assaulted, Zelma walks out with her eldest daughter Alline. Anna Mae is left alone to be brought up by her grandmother, Gran Georgeanna. Some years later, Gran Georgeanna encourages Anna Mae to go to Memphis and record an album, and Anna Mae leaves to go join her mother and sister, Alline, in St. Louis ("

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"). In St. Louis, Alline gives Anna Mae a makeover and introduces her to the nightlife (" Shake a Tail Feather"). At a nightclub, Anna Mae sees

Ike Turner Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and ...

and his band, the

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(" The Hunter"). Anna Mae is encouraged to sing on stage with Ike ("Matchbox" (2018–2021)/"Blood Run Cold" (2021–present)). Realizing her potential, Ike persuades Zelma to let Anna Mae join his band ("

It's Gonna Work Out Fine "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" is a song made famous by Ike & Tina Turner in 1961 as a single issued on the Sue label. It was also included on their 1962 album ''Dynamite!''. The record is noted for being their first Grammy nominated song and their ...

"). Ike changes the name of the band to the "Ike and Tina Turner Revue", and gives her the stage name "Tina Turner". An attraction is sparked between Tina and Raymond Hill, the band's saxophonist. Although Tina enjoys performing with Ike and

The Ikettes The Ikettes, originally The Artettes, were a trio (sometimes quartet) of female backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Despite their origins, the Ikettes became successful artists in their own right. In the 1960s they had chart-toppe ...

, she becomes increasingly aware of his vicious temper and possessiveness ("

A Fool in Love "A Fool in Love" is the debut single by Ike & Tina Turner. It was released on Sue Records in 1960. The song is Tina Turner's first release with the stage name "Tina Turner" although she had been singing with Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm since ...

"). Ike is physically violent towards her, and leaves with a female stranger. While he is gone, Raymond confesses his love for Tina, despite her attempts to end the love affair (" Let's Stay Together"). The band is refused accommodation at a motel because of their race, with Ike telling the band that the new civil rights haven't changed people's attitudes. As the band sleeps in the bus, Ike tells Tina about his father who was brutally assaulted for having a relationship with a white woman. In addition, Ike is resentful that his first hit, "Rocket 88", was credited to someone else. He has Tina make a promise that she will never leave him, and asks Tina to marry him. Tina agrees, despite being pregnant with Raymond's child. As they are about to leave, two white police officers intimidate them and Ike is forced to pay them to avoid harm. Raymond finds out about the engagement, and after warning Tina about Ike, he leaves. Rhonda Graam is introduced as the band's new manager, and Tina reveals she is pregnant with Raymond's child ("

Better Be Good to Me "Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, recorded by singer Tina Turner for her solo studio album ''Private Dancer'' (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and re ...

"). As they continue touring, Tina becomes increasingly isolated from Ike as he begins taking drugs and sleeping with other women. She continues performing with Ike and his band, even while pregnant and eventually giving birth to two children, Craig and Ronnie, and still keeps performing despite Ike's infidelities, increasing violence, and demands of Tina's health ("

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"). The Ikettes leave the band because of Ike's behavior, and unsuccessfully try to convince Tina to leave as well. They introduce her to a Buddhist chant ''nam myoho renge kyo'', to help give her strength. Rhonda admits to Tina she is only staying to help protect Tina and begs Tina to leave Ike, but she refuses because of her children. Ike and Tina meet with

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, who offers them a recording deal. Ike is angered when Phil wants to record Tina as a solo artist. Phil guides Tina through a song he wrote for her, and Tina begins to find her "voice" ("

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"). Despite the success of her new single, Ike is dismissive of Tina's ability as a solo artist. During an argument, Ike assaults her son, Craig. Tina threatens to leave Ike, but he apologizes and begs for her forgiveness ("

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"). Tina overdoses and is sent to a hospital, but is forced to check out for a performance ("

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"). Zelma tells Tina that she must teach Ike a lesson. Tina and Ike get into another violent fight, causing Tina to run away. Bruised and bleeding, she asks a hotel clerk for a room to stay, using only her stage name as a promise to pay later since she doesn't have any money ("

I Don't Wanna Fight "I Don't Wanna Fight" is a song by American singer and actress Tina Turner, released in April 1993, by Parlophone. The track was co-written by British singer Lulu, her brother Billy Lawrie, and Steve DuBerry. The song was first offered to sing ...

").

Act II

Divorced from Ike, Tina is in debt and forced to perform in Las Vegas bars with the help of Rhonda, now her manager. They're struggling to make ends meet because no record label wants to sign a black woman who's nearing forty years old, and Ike has claimed copyright over all songs from the "Ike & Tina Revue", preventing her from singing the songs she's known for ("

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"). As they drop off a demo tape at Capitol Records, they meet Roger Davies, a young Australian music producer who is a fan of Tina. Roger watches Tina perform in Las Vegas ("

Disco Inferno "Disco Inferno" is a song by American disco band the Trammps from their 1976 studio album of same name. With two other cuts by the group, it reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart in early 1977, but had limited mainstream ...

"), and becomes her manager. Despite being upset about being put aside, Rhonda understands Tina needs to try something new. Tina tells Rhonda she needs her more as a sister, and Rhonda promises to stand by Tina's side (" Open Arms"). When Tina arrives in London, she meets Erwin Bach, who was sent to pick up Tina at the airport. Tina struggles with Roger's advice as she wants to reinvent herself. Tina feels lonely and isolated, and dreams of Ike watching her (" I Can't Stand the Rain"). Erwin comes to her hotel room and comforts her, and they share a kiss. While preparing for a showcase for the record label, Tina becomes upset at Roger's instructions and does not want to be anyone's puppet. Tina prepares her Buddhist mantra to calm herself, and has visions of her younger self and Gran Georgeanna encouraging her ("

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"). Despite the showcase's success, the record label refuses to sign Tina because of her age, gender, and race. Furious, Roger quits the label and decides to promote her himself in the United States. Erwin declares his love for her and asks her to stay in London with him, but Tina rejects him. Tina successfully performs in New York City (" What's Love Got to Do with It?"). Capitol Records begs her to sign with them, but Tina agrees only on her own terms. Alline arrives with news Zelma is dying. Tina visits Zelma at the hospital, who admits she struggled raising Tina. Ike also visits, and Zelma encourages them to reconcile. Tina is hurt her mother can't see Ike's abusive behavior, and Ike refuses to apologize. Tina and Alline mourn their mother ("

We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a song written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten. It was recorded by American singer Tina Turner for the soundtrack album to the 1985 film '' Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'', which starred Mel Gibson a ...

"). Tina realizes she is surrounded by people who form her own version of a family. Riding high, Tina prepared for a concert in front of 180,000 people in Brazil. Roger and Tina share excitement. Erwin suddenly appears, having flown to be with her. They reconcile and share a kiss. Tina ascends the stairs for the concert ("

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"). Encore: Tina and her band perform a mini-concert of "Nutbush City Limits" and "Proud Mary".

Principal casts

Notable replacements

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* Ike Turner: Ashley Zhangazha, Jammy Kasongo, Caleb Roberts, Okezie Morro,

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Broadway * Tina Turner: Nkeki Obi-Melekwe * Ike Turner: Nick Rashad Burroughs 1st North American tour * Ike Turner: Roderick Lawrence

Musical numbers

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" (

) - Richard, Young Tina and Company *"

" (

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) - Tina, Gran Georgeanna and Company *" Shake a Tail Feather" (Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, Andre Williams) - Alline, Tina, Ikettes and Company *" The Hunter" (

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, C. Wells,

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) - Ike and Ronnie *"Matchbox" (

) - Ike, Tina and Company *"

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, Sylvia McKinney) - Zelma, Ike, Tina, Alline, Ikettes and Company *"

" (I. Turner) - Tina and Ikettes *" Let's Stay Together" (

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, Willie Mitchell, Jackson) - Raymond and Tina *"

" (

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Nicky Chinn Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international record c ...

) - Tina and Company *"

" (

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) - Tina, Alline and Ikettes *"

" (

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) - Tina and Company *"

" (Knight, Hammond,) - Ike, Tina, Alline, Ikettes, Ronnie and Richard *"

" (

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) - Tina, Ike, Alline and Ikettes *"

" (

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, Billy Lawrie,

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) - Tina and Company ;Act II *"

" (

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) - Tina *"

" (Leroy Green,

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) - Tina and Company *" Open Arms" (

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, Colette van Sertima, Ben Barson) - Rhonda, Tina and Company *" I Can't Stand the Rain" (Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller) - Tina, Ike and Company *"

" (

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) - Young Tina, Gran Georgeanna, Tina and Roger *" What's Love Got to Do with It?" (

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) - Tina, Ikettes, Ronnie and Raymond *"

" (Britten, Lyle) - Tina and Company *"

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" replaced "The Hunter" and "She Made My Blood Run Cold" was included after "Matchbox"''. ''Beginning in 2021, the same change was made to the West End production.''

Background

On 16 December 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

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for over a year. The creative team of the musical consists of Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins as writers of the book,

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.

Productions

West End (2018–2025)

The show began previews on 21 March 2018 at the

, officially opened on 17 April.

Adrienne Warren Adrienne Warren is an American actress, singer and dancer. She made her Broadway debut in the 2012 musical '' Bring It On'', and in 2016 received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination for her performance in '' Shuffle Alo ...

played the title role, with Jenny Fitzpatrick alternating in the role in some performances. The production was nominated for three

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, including Best Musical. After Warren's departure, the title role has been played by Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Chanel Haynes, Aisha Jawando, Elesha Paul Moses, Kristina Love, Karis Anderson, and

. It was announced in May 2025 that the show would be closing on 13 September 2025.

Germany (2019–2024)

The first non-English production opened in March 2019 at the Stage Operettenhaus in

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, Germany. In March 2023, the German production was transferred to the Apollo Theater Stuttgart. The musical closed in Stuttgart on September 22nd, 2024.

Broadway (2019–2022)

The show began on

in previews at the

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on 12 October 2019 and officially opened on 7 November 2019. Warren reprised the title role in the Broadway production, with direction by Phyllida Lloyd and choreography by Anthony van Laast. The show was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the

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and resumed performances on 8 October 2021. In June 2022, it was announced that the production would close on 14 August 2022 after 27 previews and 482 regular performances.

Netherlands (2020–2023)

On 9 February 2020, the show opened at the Beatrix theater in Utrecht, the Netherlands. After the suspension of the show a little more than a month after its opening, performances resumed on 14 July 2021. The show closed in February 2023.

Spain (2021–2023)

A Spanish production ran from 30 September 2021 to January 8 2023 at the Teatro Coliseum in

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First North American tour (2022–2024)

On 11 September 2022, the show embarked on a North American tour opening at the

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(PPAC) in

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, and closing on 4 August 2024 at the Proctor's Theatre in

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Australia (2023–present)

An Australian production opened in May 2023 at the

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Second North American tour (2024–present)

A non-equity tour kicked off on 24 September 2024, at the E. J. Thomas Hall in

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starring

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finalist Jayna Elise.

UK and Ireland tour (2025–present)

An UK and Ireland tour started on 6 March 2025, at the

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Critical response

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 ''

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'' described the "whirlwind performance" of Warren as "astonishing", and concluded on the production: "As bio-musicals go, this is as good as it gets." Similarly Dominic Cavendish of ''

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'' described Warren's performance as a "tour de force" and considered the show "slickly choreographed, beautifully designed and roof-raisingly well-sung".

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in '' Echoes'' noted "the production plays fast and loose with catalogue chronology... it's a crowd-pleasing decision meaning all the solo mega-hits aren't squeezed into the final act, but simultaneously it derails the dramatic reveal of Tina's 80s rock'n'roll reinvention," while concluding "it's so resounding joyous you don't care."

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of the

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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". Stephen Dalton of ''

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'' 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."

Awards and nominations

Original West End production

Original Broadway production

References

External links

*
Internet Broadway database
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