TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Original London Cast Recording Now Available For Download & Streaming
STAGE ENTERTAINMENT and GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS have announced that TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Original London Cast Recording is now available for digital download and streaming. A physical CD is planned for release later this spring. The album was recorded in February 2019 at Angel Studios and RAK Studios, produced by the musical’s Music Supervisor Nicholas Skilbeck and Ghostlight Records founder Kurt Deutsch, and co-produced by Tom Kelly. To order or stream the album, please visit HERE.
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is choreographed by Anthony van Laast, with set and costume designs by Mark Thompson, musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Nevin Steinberg, projection design by Jeff Sugg and orchestrations by Ethan Popp.
The critically acclaimed production received its world premiere in April 2018 in London and subsequently has broken all box office records at the Aldwych Theatre, where it is now booking to December 2019. Adrienne Warren, who plays Tina Turner in the show in the West End, will recreate her celebrated performance on Broadway in Autumn 2019.
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, presented in association with Tina Turner herself, reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race. The German premiere of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL began performances earlier this month at the Stage Operettenhaus in Hamburg.
SECOND YEAR COMPANY DETAILS
Starting April 15, 2019, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will lead the cast in the title role with Ashley Zhangazha as Ike Turner. They are joined by Maria Omakinwa who will play the role of Tina’s mother Zelma, Aisha Jawando who will play the role of Tina at some performances each week, Irene-Myrtle Forrester as Tina’s Grandmother GG, Howard Gossington as Record Producer Phil Spector and Lyricist Terry Britten, Francesca Jackson as Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam, Ava Brennan as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Jammy Kasongo as Tina’s father Richard Bullock and Tina’s first love Raymond Hill, Edward Bourne as record company Marketing Manager Erwin Bach and Oscar Batterham as Tina’s Manager Roger Davies.
Ensemble members are Daniella Bowen, Chloe Chambers, Joelle Dyson, Lejaun Sheppard, Kibong Tanji, Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli, Cameron Bernard Jones who also plays Tina’s son Craig and Ashlee Irish who plays Tina’s son Ronnie and Joseph Richardson, and swings Gavin Alex, Derek Aidoo, Joshua Da Costa, Amandla Elynah, Hannah Jay-Allan, Angela Marie Hurst, Leisha Mollyneaux and Samuel J. Weir.
The children’s cast are Athea Andi, 11 years old from Richmond upon Thames, Navaeah Hoath, 11 years old from Bromley and Fayth Ifil, 11 years old from Swindon, who share the role of Young Anna Mae, Perola Da Cunha, 11 years old from Hackney, Jasmine Djazel, 9 years old from Wandsworth and Teri Ofon, 12 years old from Surrey, who share the role of Young Alline and Romell Barrocks-Bedeau, 9 years old from Lamberth, Riotafari Gardner, 8 years old from Brent and Myles Grant, 8 years old from Hertfordshire, and who share the role of Young Craig.
PRAISE FOR TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
“Warren is a 24-carat, all singing, all dancing, bona fide star.” – BBC News
“Phyllida Lloyd’s musical is a heady celebration of triumph over adversity, with an astonishing turn by Adrienne Warren.” – The Guardian
‘This joyful, lungs-bursting show is simply the best!” – The Telegraph (*****)
“Phyllida Lloyd’s production is a rollicking rollercoaster ride, delivered with stylistic verve and fireball energy by a high-caliber cast and crew.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“This is a great show that is going to be a hit and its star, Adrienne Warren, is, as someone once sang, simply the best.” – The Times
“TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL” TRACK LIST
- Etherland
- Nutbush City Limits
- Don’t Turn Around
- Shake a Tailfeather
- The Hunter
- Matchbox
- It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
- A Fool in Love
- Let’s Stay Together
- Better Be Good to Me
- Higher
- River Deep – Mountain High
- Be Tender with Me Baby
- Proud Mary
- I Don’t Wanna Fight
- Private Dancer
- Disco Inferno
- Open Arms
- I Can’t Stand the Rain
- Tonight
- What’s Love Got to Do with It
- We Don’t Need Another Hero
- (Simply) The Best
- Finale, Nutbush City Limits / Proud Mary
TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is produced by Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner. Adrienne Warren is appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange programme between American Equity and UK Equity. To purchase tickets and find out more about TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL please follow www.tinathemusical.com
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has become the leading independent force in Original Broadway Cast Recordings – building a library of over 200 records over the past 19 years, featuring some of the most successful Broadway musicals and solo albums by Broadway’s brightest stars. Founded by Grammy Award winner Kurt Deutsch, Ghostlight has won Grammy Awards for The Band’s Visit, The Book of Mormon, In the Heights and Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. Ghostlight has also released solo albums from Patti LuPone, Kelli O’Hara, Sutton Foster, Billy Porter, and more. The label continues to support the new generation of musical theatre composers and has developed extensive relationships with Jason Robert Brown, Michael John LaChiusa, and David Yazbek, as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pasek & Paul, Tom Kitt, Joe Iconis, and Shaina Taub. Ghostlight Records is part of the Arts Music division at Warner Music Group. www.GhostlightRecords.com