Naomi Rodgers (left) and Zurin Villanueva (right) as ‘Tina Turner in TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2022
*”Tina- The Tina Turner Musical” has opened in grand style at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The crowd was filled with sentimental awe of the late Tina Turner and beaming in expectation of seeing her life re-imagined on stage.
Naomi Rodgers (who shares the leading role with Zurin Villanueva) was charged with emitting Tina Turner’s electricity, charm, infectious appeal, and fiery vocals on opening night. Much to the audience’s approval, the lady delivers.
Naomi Rodgers performing ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It” as ‘Tina Turner’ in the North American touring production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2022
“Tina-The Tina Turner Musical” is based on the book by Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, and Kees Prins. Boy oh boy does it spill the tea on Ms. Turner’s personal life. The revelation of her storied past involved domestic abuse, family trauma, financial woes, and a career slump. All of which Tina overcame, making her triumphant return even more endearing to her fans worldwide.
Tina Turner’s life and music was a love letter to the world. “Tina, The Tina Turner Musical” is a love letter to Tina. It’s a mesmerizing hangover and an insatiable infatuation with her style, her voice, her moves, and her immortal impact.
Tina Turner graced the planet from November 26, 1939 – May 23, 2023. Her life was like fire and ice.
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“Tina- The Tina Turner Musical” plays for three weeks in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre from June 13 – July 9, 2023, with tickets available at www.BroadwayInHollywood.com and www.Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 982-2787. The show will then play for two weeks in Costa Mesa at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts from July 11-23, 2023, with tickets available at www.scfta.org and by phone at 1-714-556-2787.
Zurin Villanueva performing “Higher” as ‘Tina Turner’ and the cast of the North American touring production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade, 2022
“Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” originally opened on Broadway on November 7, 2019, and was nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production reopened at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on October 8, 2021, following the 18-month industry-wide shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Broadway production ended performances Sunday, August 14.
Produced by Stage Entertainment and Ghostlight Records and featuring the original London cast, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical: Original Cast Recording is available worldwide on CD, both online and in stores. The CD features a 20-page booklet, which includes liner notes, synopsis, and production and studio photography. The album was recorded in February 2019 at Angel Studios and RAK Studios, produced by the show’s Music
Supervisor Nicholas Skilbeck and Kurt Deutsch and co-produced by Tom Kelly. To download or stream the album, or order the CD, please visit http://www.ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/riverdeep-tinaturnermusical. When she was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021, Tina Turner became one of only three women in the institution’s history to be inducted twice (she was initially inducted in 1991, alongside Ike
Turner).
The Emmy-nominated feature documentary “TINA” is now available to stream on HBO Max. A revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, “TINA” charts her improbable rise to early fame, her personal and professional struggles throughout her life, and her even more improbable resurgence as a global phenomenon in the 1980s. The feature documentary is from Academy Award-winning directors Dan Lindsay, T.J. Martin and Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn, together with Emmy-nominated producer Diane Becker.
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