Aisha Jawando is a professional actor and singer based in London. She is currently appearing as Tina Turner in Tina The Musical, before which she played the role of Alline Bullock—Tina’s sister—in the musical’s world premiere. She played the role at a few performances but was chosen as a full-timer for the part on 8th October 2019.
Training:
She attended the Urdang Academy.
Theatre:
The title role in Cinderella at the Hackney Empire, Pillar in Legally Blonde in Monaco, Carmen in The Life at the Southwark Playhouse, part of the Original London Cast of Beautiful at the Aldwych Theatre, The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre, The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, Original London Cast of Fela! at the National Theatre, Martha Reeve in Original London Cast of Motown at Shaftesbury Avenue, and Ikette in Soul Sister in the UK tour and Savoy Theatre.
According to various reports, police were called to the Palace Theatre in Manchester after a fight broke out during a performance of Hamilton on Friday, November 24th.
Check out photos from the opening night of the UK and Ireland tour of HAMILTON at the Manchester Palace Theatre on Tuesday 21 November 2023!
All new production photos have been released for the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning HAMILTON, which currently plays at the Manchester Palace until 24 February 2024. Check out the photos here!
All new rehearsal photos have been released from the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the multi award-winning HAMILTON, which begins performances at the Manchester Palace Theatre from Saturday 11 November 2023.
Full Casting Announced for HAMILTON UK and Ireland Tour, opening at the Manchester Palace Theatre on Saturday 11 November 2023. Find out who is starring in the show and learn more about the upcoming tour here!
MUSICAL CON, the West End's official musical theatre fan convention, is back with over 70 West End stars joining fans at the ExCeL London on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2023.
Showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, MTFestUK is a unique festival that provides a platform for new and exciting musical theatre. This year the eight productions will be workshopped and presented in 'sharing' sessions, allowing audiences to come and support, explore, engage and enjoy new musical theatre in its earliest stages of development.
On Sunday 18th September 2022 at 7.00pm GMT (1900hrs), greats of the West End and Broadway join together for a unique night of musical theatre at REGENERATE: Lost Songs from the Musicals.
The hit West End production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL has released all new production photos of the new company. Check them out here!
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL today released rehearsal images for the new Company. From 29 June 2022 Aisha Jawando and new cast member Elesha Paul Moses will share the role of Tina, with Caleb Roberts joining to play Ike. Check out photos here!
The hit production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL today announces new casting for the critically acclaimed production which continues at the Aldwych Theatre as rehearsals begin for the new Company. From 29 June 2022 Aisha Jawando and new cast member Elesha Paul Moses will share the role of Tina, with Caleb Roberts joining to play Ike.
Learn all about MUSICAL CON including stars, activities and how to get tickets. Brand new for 2022, thousands of musical theatre fans and enthusiasts will come together under one roof for the first time for a weekend-long celebration of musicals at the iconic ExCeL London.
Tina- The Tina Turner Musical celebrates it's 1000th West End performance which took place today, Saturday 19 February 2022, at the Aldwych Theatre. Pictured in the center of the photo below is the current star of the West End production of the musical, Aisha Jawando (Tina), surrounded by the rest of the company. Tickets for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre can be booked up until 18 December 2022.
For one night only, The National Lottery brought the biggest shows from the world of musical theatre together in Manchester for a spectacular celebration that will be aired on BBC One this Saturday (29th January 2022).
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, renowned photographer Rankin and stars from the West End gathered in Piccadilly Circus today (Tuesday 7 December), as the famous Piccadilly Lights were lit up with striking portraits of people behind London’s world-leading theatreland.
The West End hit production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL today announces over 200,000 new tickets for sale which will be released later this week taking booking at the Aldwych Theatre to 18 December 2022.
Last night, guests and celebrities celebrated the opening night of BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre, with a pre-show drinks reception at the Corinthia hotel.
The concert was produced by Theatre Support Fund+ which was founded during the pandemic to raise monies theatre freelancers affected by the closure of theatres across the country. Find out how to watch the broadcast here!
The hit production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will re-open at the Aldwych Theatre on 28 July 2021 following over a year of shutdown across the West End.
From Jeff Whitty, the creator of Avenue Q, and the Scissor Sister's Jake Shears and John Garden comes ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY, THE MUSICAL based on Armistead Maupin's landmark series of novels about San Francisco in the 70s. The presentation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the premiere musical staging at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater in 2011.
Aisha Jawando has not appeared on Broadway.
Aisha Jawando has appeared on London's West End in 9 shows.
Aisha Jawando's first West End show was Fela! which opened in 2010
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