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.
Tina, which opened tonight at the Lunt-Fontanne, is, surprisingly, pretty good. Warren, its star, is spectacular. She sings beautifully and she dances ecstatically. She nails that raspy, growling, wide-vowelled Tina voice. (There is, one notices, something a little Cher-y about Tina's drawl.) And she does the whole thing with a focused ferocity that demonstrates how little Anna Mae Bullock could grow up to a legend. Warren's 'River Deep-Mountain High,' late in Act One, makes you stop, take notice, and settle in for whatever else she has to offer.
Better than Broadway's reigning, mostly enjoyable and definitely money-making example of the genre - the Temptations biomusical Ain't Too Proud - Tina, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and crammed with one recognizable song after another from Turner's five-decade career, opens with one of the best scene-setters I've encountered in a genre that usually leaves me cold, and ends with a mini-concert finale that for sheer out-of-your-seat excitement blows away any Broadway challenger.
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 |
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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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