It's simply the best! 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.
This new stage musical, reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, abuse, gender, and race. Featuring a book by Katori Hall, direction by Phyllida Lloyd, and unbelievable performances, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical will leave you tapping your toes and exhilarated by a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience.
There is Tina Turner's music, of course, which is a big improvement on Cher or Summer's. In Act 1, Warren doesn't sound as if she quite has the chops; her vocals are a little too genteel, but that's only an illusion. By the time she delivers 'Private Dancer,' this actor-singer captures the most expressive bray ever heard from a human being. Phyllida Lloyd has been acclaimed for her all-female stagings of Shakespeare. With 'Tina,' she returns to being the plodding director of 'Mamma Mia!' Lloyd shows just how difficult it is to make a musical number work when it begins, ends or is interrupted with Ike punching Tina. Much of 'Tina' takes place in the 1960s and '70s. Even so, that's no excuse to have so many Lava Lamp projections (by Jeff Sugg) in one show. It's Broadway, not someone's basement.
About 35 minutes into Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, I began to feel very protective toward the title subject. I battled the urge to jump onto the Lunt-Fontanne stage and angrily defend Tina from all the torture and humiliation going on. Call it patriarchal, call it white saviorism, but I found the great singer's treatment despicable. And I don't mean the years of physical and emotional abuse Tina suffered at the hands of husband and bandmate Ike Turner. No, the comeback queen of rock and the phenomenal actress playing her-Adrienne Warren-were trapped in a needlessly shoddy, demoralizing dud.
| 2019 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2021 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| 2022 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
| 2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Adrienne Warren |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical | Mark Thompson |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical | Bruno Poet |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair Design | Campbell Young Associates |
| 2020 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Adrienne Warren |
| 2020 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Adrienne Warren |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Anthony Van Laast |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Mark Thompson |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Daniel J. Watts |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Katori Hall |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Anthony Van Laast |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Mark Thompson |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Phyllida Lloyd |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Bruno Poet |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Ethan Popp |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Daniel J. Watts |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Myra Lucretia Taylor |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Adrienne Warren |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Mark Thompson |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Nevin Steinberg |
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