The musical which is based on the life of Tina Turner will soon become the longest running show at the Aldwych Theatre.
Producer Tali Pelman said ‘Like the woman herself, Tina the musical
is beloved, and we are honoured that audiences have adopted this
inspirational celebration of her extraordinary life as a long-running
West End musical.’
The show stars Karis Anderson and Elesha Paul Moses sharing the role of Tina and Okezie Morro as Ike Turner. With Mark Anderson as Record
Producer Phil Spector and Lyricist Terry Britten, Jonathan Carlton as
record company Marketing Manager Erwin Bach, Vanessa Dumatey as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Irene Myrtle Forrester as Tina’s Grandmother, GG, Earl Gregory as Tina’s father Richard Bullock, Harry Harrington as Tina’s Manager Roger Davies, Emma Hatton as Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam, Jairus McClanahan as Tina’s first love Raymond Hill and Carole Stennett as Tina’s mother Zelma.
Ensemble members are Lauren Allan as Toni, Turrell Barrett-Wallace as
Tina’s son Ronnie, Joey James as Tina’s son Craig, Zara MacIntosh as
Lorraine and Thomas Sutcliffe as Carpenter, the Ikettes are played by
Morgan Broome, Amara Campbell and Abiola Efunshile and swings are
Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Jenna Bonner, Ana Cardoso, Junior Delius, Livvy Evans, Ewan Grant, Imogen Rose Hart, Llewellyn Jamal, Amy Punter, Ellie Seaton and Samuel J Weir.
Children’s casting includes Janai Bartlett, Shyanne Ononiwu and Ezmai
Robinson as Young Anna Mae Bullock, Melody Caruana, Tamilore Lawson and Tahlia Olarewaju as Young Alline Bullock and Ayden Beale, Ezra Williamson and Jamal Watson-Ramsay as Young Craig.
Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups.
He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.