Aisha Jawando in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical at the Aldwych Theatre, London. Picture: Manuel Harlan
The West End production of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is now booking at the Aldwych Theatre until 18 December 2022.
Aisha Jawando (Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre, The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre) and former pop star Chanel Haynes (lead singer of New Orleans-based group Trin-i-tee) currently share the title role with Jammy Kasongo (Grand Hotel, Southwark Playhouse, Hair, The Vaults) continuing in the role of Ike Turner.
The cast also includes: Madeline Appiah as Tina’s mother Zelma, Joe Evans as record producer Phil Spector and lyricist Terry Britten, Irene Myrtle Forrester as Tina’s grandmother GG, Alice Bailey Johnson as Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Matt Mills as Tina’s father Richard Bullock, Posi Morakinyo as Tina’s first love Raymond Hill, Garmon Rhys as Tina’s Manager Roger Davies and Joseph Richardson as record company marketing manager Erwin Bach.
Ensemble members are Lori Barker and Daniella Bowen, Chris Grahamson who plays Carpenter, Paul Mukembo who plays Tina’s son Craig and Alex Okoampa who plays Tina’s son Ronnie, the Ikettes are played by Samara Casteallo, Mia Musak and Anu Ogunmefun and swings Derek Aidoo, Joshua Da Costa, Livvy Evans, Raquel Jones, DeeArna McLean, Michael Thomas, Saran Webb and Samuel J Weir.
The children’s cast from 26 January this year comprises: Maiya Eastmond, 11 years old from Lewisham, Zian Desole, 12 years old from Newham, and Maya Parks, ten years old from Bromley, who share the role of Young Anna Mae; Chenai Broadbent, ten years old from West Sussex, Amor Querico, 11 years old from Surrey and Tia Roche, 11 years old from Bedfordshire, share the role of Young Alline; Spencer Salami, eight years old from Lambeth, Jhobe Duncan, nine years old from Waltham Forest and Elias Agbodan George, ten years old from Havering share the role of Young Craig.
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 (The Mountaintop) with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, the show’s creative team includes choreographer Anthony van Last, 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. In November 2019 the Broadway production opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Angela Thomas
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