Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will completely blow you away! A roller coaster journey through the most incredible life of superstar Tina Turner with its extreme highs and lows, this performance is breathtaking and evokes a whole host of emotions.  

Almost as soon as the curtain rose, we were whisked away to the humble beginnings of the artist in Nutbush Tennessee, where Tina, as only a young girl, faced the rejection of her strong-willed mother and the separation of her family. In the next scene, teenage Tina emerged, where Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi began her stunning performance, which would last throughout the whole production.  With an awesome voice and vocal range, she passionately and powerfully led us through the story, capturing beautifully the essence of who Tina Turner was and her terrible struggle with physical abuse and racism. The show was so full of energy and spoke volumes through drama, music and voice.  I was amazed at how well the chaos of 10 years of life was portrayed as Tina (Elle) performed the song “I want to take you higher”. The highs were illuminated with the power of sound and movement and the lows were filled with a tangible quiet and starkness.

The whole cast, orchestra and creative team produced a stunning job of an awesome musical, originally written with Tina Turner herself. Filled with many of her hits of a career which spanned more than five decades, it appealed to people of all ages. Some particularly relating to her earlier songs of “River Deep Mountain High” and “Proud Mary” and others being taken back to hits like “What’s love got to do with it” and “Simply the Best” from the 80’s. It was visibly apparent that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the quality of sound and performance by their abundant cheers and claps. Finally, to finish the evening off perfectly, we were all treated to a “sing and dance along” and the auditorium was filled with an energy which reached the heights. Incredible!

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, discover the heart and soul behind the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll with TINA – The Tina Turner Musical.

Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi and Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy will share the iconic role of Tina Turner, alongside David King-Yombo as Ike Turner. Experience her inspiring story live on stage as this exhilarating celebration reveals the untold 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.

Presented in association with Tina Turner, written by Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Katori Hall (The Mountaintop) and directed by the internationally acclaimed Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!), this five-star show is “simply the best” (Daily Mail).

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical comes to the Lyceum Theatre from Tuesday 9 – Saturday 20 September. Tickets can be booked through the Box Office in person, over the phone on 0114 249 6000, or at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.