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I, Tina: My Life Story is a 1986 autobiography by Tina Turner, co-written by MTV news correspondent and music critic Kurt Loder. It was published by William Morrow and Company, and was reissued by Dey Street Books in 2010.
Sep 1, 1986 · Tina Turner, Kurt Loder. The popular recording star recounts her modest beginnings, her rise to fame with Ike Turner, the heartaches of disappointment that led her to strike out on her own, and her sweep of the Grammy Awards in 1985. 236 pages, Hardcover. First published September 1, 1986.
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Act I
The musical opens with Tina preparing to go on stage, as she recites a Buddhist chant, nam myoho renge kyo. In 1950s Nutbush Tennessee, a young Anna Mae Bullock sings exuberantly at a community church gathering ("Nutbush City Limits"). Her mother Zelma is embarrassed at her loudness and reprimands her. Anna Mae's parents have a difficult relationship, and after being physically assaulted, Zelma walks out with her eldest daughter Alline. Anna Mae is left alone to be brought up by her grandmoth...
Act II
Divorced from Ike, Tina is in debt and forced to perform in Las Vegas bars with the help of Rhonda, now her manager. They're struggling to make ends meet because no record label wants to sign a black woman who's nearing forty years old, and Ike has claimed copyright over all songs from the "Ike & Tina Revue", preventing her from singing the songs she's known for ("Private Dancer"). As they drop off a demo tape at Capitol Records, they meet Roger Davies, a young Australian music producer who i...
Notable replacements
West End 1. Tina Turner: Chanel Haynes, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Aisha Jawando,Kristina Love 2. Ike Turner: Ashley Zhangazha, Jammy Kasongo, Caleb Roberts, Okezie Morro Broadway 1. Tina Turner: Nkeki Obi-Melekwe 2. Ike Turner: Nick Rashad Burroughs North American tour 1. Ike Turner: Roderick Lawrence
Songwriters in parenthesesIn the Broadway production "Rocket 88" replaced "The Hunter" and "She Made My Blood Run Cold" was included after "Matchbox". Beginning in 2021, the same change was made to the West End production.On 16 December 2016 a workshop presentation was held with Tina Turner in attendance, announcing that a biographical musical about Tina's life had been in development by Stage Entertainment for over a year. The creative team of the musical consists of Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins as writers of the book, Phyllida Lloydas the direct...
West End
The show began previews on 21 March 2018 at the Aldwych Theatre, officially opened on 17 April. Adrienne Warren played the title role, with Jenny Fitzpatrick alternating in the role in some performances. The production was nominated for three Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best Musical. After Warren's departure, the title role has been played by Chanel Haynes, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Aisha Jawando,and Elesha Paul Moses.
Germany
The first non-English production opened in March 2019 at the Stage Operettenhaus in Hamburg, Germany.In March 2023, the German production was transferred to the Apollo Theater Stuttgart.
Broadway
The show began on Broadway in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on 12 October 2019 and officially opened on 7 November 2019. Warren reprised the title role in the Broadway production, with direction by Phyllida Lloyd and choreography by Anthony van Laast. The show was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed performances on 8 October 2021.In June 2022, it was announced that the production is slated to close on 14 August 2022 after 27 previews and 482 regular per...
The musical received generally positive reviews from the critics, with particular praise reserved for Adrienne Warren in the title role as Tina Turner. Michael Billington of The Guardian described the "whirlwind performance" of Warren as "astonishing", and concluded on the production: "As bio-musicals go, this is as good as it gets." Similarly Domi...
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Jun 22, 2010 · From small town Nutbush, Tennessee to Hollywood stardom, to global icon. In her life Tina Turner saw it, suffered it, and survived it all. In I, Tina--the inspiration for the Academy Award-nominated motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It--the legend tells her story how she lived it.
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About the author (1987) Tina Turner was one of the world's most beloved performers, with a career spanning 60 years. She has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and won 12 Grammys, including 3...
