A musical celebrating the life and hits of Tina Turner is going on the road and it’s coming to Bristol this spring. Tina – The Tina Turner Musical follows the journey of the woman once known as Anna Mae Bullock from from humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee to eventually becoming global megastar Tina.
The show has already been a hit in London’s West End where it’s now in its sixth year at the Aldwych Theatre, breaking box office records along the way. The musical has also been a success across the world, with eight productions taking Tina’s story to Broadway and across North America, Germany, Spain, Netherlands and Australia.
The musical’s first UK and Ireland tour will start in March and take in 20 venues, arriving at Bristol Hippodrome from Tuesday, April 8 until Saturday, April 26.
For the tour, Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi and Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy will share the role of Tina Turner, alongside David King-Yombo as Ike Turner. Elle previously alternated the role of Tina Turner in the Stuttgart production while Jochebel was alternate Tina in the Australian version.
Martin Allanson will play record producer Phil Spector, with William Beckerleg as record company Marketing Manager Erwin Bach, Rushand Chambers as Tina’s father Richard Bullock, Claude East as Tina’s grandmother Gran Georgeanna (GG), Isaac Elder as Tina’s Manager Roger Davies, Georgia Gillam as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Letitia Hector as Tina’s mother Zelma Bullock, Kyle Richardson as Tina’s first love Raymond Hill, and Gemma Sutton as Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam.
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Chloe Angiama, Chizaram Ochuba-Okafor and Ava Wallace-Corbett will play young Anna Mae Bullock, and Shaniyah Abrahams, Lily Bunn and Mariah Martinez are young Alline/Young Craig.
Producers say: “Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, the musical is an inspiring true story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender, and race to conquer the world against all odds.”
Tickets are on sale at the Bristol Hippodrome website here.