The touring production of the 2019 Broadway musical plays through Sunday at the San Diego Civic Theatre
The two women who play music legend in the show arriving in San Diego July 25 say they feel a responsibility to raise their game in her absenceThanks to movies and books about Turner’s tumultuous life and long career, “Tina” doesn’t break a lot of new storytelling ground with its book by Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins. Instead, the script plants little nuggets about Turner’s life that pop up in unexpected places.
The show begins with a mysterious chant that’s later revealed as the anxiety-reducing Buddhist mantra that Turner recited for decades. The book also cleverly uses songs Turner recorded in the ‘80s and ‘90s — like 1984’s “Private Dancer” and covers of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” and The Trammp’s “Disco Inferno” — to represent much earlier periods in her life. Turner fans need not worry they’ll miss any of her most famous songs — they’re all in there, and more.
Within minutes, the show blazes through Anna Mae’s childhood trauma of being abandoned by both parents, who couldn’t handle her loudness or fiery energy. Then she’s suddenly a teen in St. Louis meeting libertine bandleader Ike Turner , who would control, beat and steal from her for the next 16 years. The show’s second act focuses on her gradual musical comeback as a solo artist with the help of Australian manager Roger Davies and future husband, German record marketer Erwin Bach .
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