Leading lady keeps 'Tina - The Tina Turner Musical' rolling despite thin plot. broadwaychicago ChicagoTheater
"Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical" -- ★ ★ ½ Wednesday's opening of"Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical" at the James M. Nederlander Theatre marked the national touring company's 200th performance.
Turner's life story is as inspiring as her talent is undisputed: Born Anna-Mae Bullock, the superstar-to-be -- abandoned by her mother, abused by her husband and dismissed by record executives -- perseveres to become one of music's most distinctive and beloved vocalists. Unfortunately"Tina" suffers from problems common to many jukebox musicals that shoehorn the hits into a narrative for which the songs are ill-suited.
Those aren't the only issues. The book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins is thin. The characters, lacking dimension, feel like caricatures.
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