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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
, there’s a small line at the bottom: “Please note that Tina Turner does not appear in this production.” Given that Turner turned 83 last November and retired from performing at 69, the caveat hardly seems necessary. Then again, given the high-octane performance of Zurin Villanueva in the title role at Wednesday’s opening, one might be reasonably confused. Through 4/2: Tue and Thu-Fri 7:30 PM, Wed 2 and 7:30 PM, Sat 2 and 8 PM, Sun 2 PM; also Sun 3/19 7:30 PM; James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W.
In short order, she’s singing onstage with Ike, gets her new name, is pregnant by another man in Ike’s band, then has another son with Ike, and finally escapes her husband’s escalating coke-enhanced violent rages by running across a highway to a hotel with 36 cents to her name.
That’s a problem I had throughout the show. When it focuses on the music , it’s of course amazing. But flat dialogue bogs down the space between the songs and doesn’t enlarge our understanding of one of the true musical goddesses of the era. We know her story.
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