L-R Elesha Paul Moses (Tina Turner), Caleb Roberts (Ike Turner) and Aisha Jawando (Tina Turner). Picture: Chris Skarratt
The West End production TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will welcome new cast members to the Aldwych Theatre for performances from 29 June 2022.
Current lead Aisha Jawando (Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre, The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre) will share the title role with newcomer Elesha Paul Moses (Whitney: Queen Of The Night and Tina: What’s Love Got To Do With It, international tours) while Caleb Roberts (Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre, She Ventures and He Wins, Young Vic) will step into the role of Ike Turner.
The new cast will include: Paula Kay as Tina’s mother Zelma, with Charis Alexandra as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, and George Jennings as Tina’s manager Roger Davies. Irene Myrtle Forrester will continue as Tina’s grandmother GG, while previous ensemble member Kelly Hampson will step into the role Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam, and Gregory Haney will play Tina’s father Richard Bullock.
Cordell Mosteller will join the production as Tina’s first love Raymond Hill, ensemble member Chris Grahamson will step into the role of record producer Phil Spector and lyricist Terry Britten, and Joseph Richardson will continue as record company marketing manager Erwin Bach.
Ensemble members include Megan Armstrong and Vanessa Dumaty, with Thomas Sutcliffe as Carpenter, Turrell Barrett-Wallace as Tina’s son Ronnie, and Joey James as Tina’s son Craig. The Ikettes will be played by Karis Anderson, Marie Finlayson and Natorii Illidge and swings Lauren Allan, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Joshua Da Costa, Miles Anthony Daley, Livvy Evans, Imogen Rose Hart, Jaz Robinson, Brad Veitch, Saran Webb and Samuel J Weir. Final adult and children’s casting will be announced at a later date.
Currently booking to 18 December 2022, the critic and crowd-pleasing production received its world premiere at the Aldwych Theatre in April 2018 where it broke all box office records. Written by award-winning writer Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, the show’s creative team includes choreographer Anthony van Laast; set and costume designer Mark Thompson; musical supervisor Nicholas Skilbeck; lighting designer Bruno Poet; sound designer by Nevin Steinberg, projection designer Jeff Sugg; and orchestrator Ethan Popp.
Angela Thomas
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