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The queen of rock 'n' Roll wants Broadway to be part of her kingdom.
"Tina", a new musical based on the life and career of Tina Turner, will debut in New York in the fall of 2019. A number of elements have yet to come together, including casting, the performance dates and one the show will play, but it seems that the singer of "Proud Mary" will become the last artist to have a jukebox music based on her catalog. It's a competitive genre. "Girl From North Country," a musical with songs by Bob Dylan, has just opened its doors to critical critics of the Public Theater and is considering a Broadway engagement. "The Cher Show," a look at the pop icon, is participating in Broadway from December. And "Is not Too Proud", a show based on the R & B anthems of The Temptations, also plans to debut on the Great White Way. Not to mention longtime favorites such as Jersey Boys and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which continue to draw crowds. "Tina" is already on the bill in London.
"Giving life to this musical on stage and working with this team has been so important to me that I feel it's in many ways a highlight of my career," Turner said in a statement.
Turner's life and his tumultuous and violent marriage with Ike Turner inspired the 1993 film entitled "What does love have to do with that?". His songs include "Better to be good to me", "A crazy lover" and "River Deep – Mountain High."
The transfer of "Tina" to Broadway will be directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, the choreography is by Anthony van Laast, with sets and costumes by Mark Thompson, musical supervision, additional music and arrangements by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting of Bruno Poet, sound of Nevin Steinberg, projection project of Jeff Sugg and orchestrations of Ethan Popp.
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