Tina, the Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, will tour upstate to Schenectady from July 30 to Aug 4.
The eight performances are part of the Keybank Broadway series at Proctors Theater. Tina just finished performances further north in Toronto at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre from June 18 to July 28.
The historical Proctors Theatre has been open since 1926 and first brought in large audiences by hosting continuous performances like they do today.
Tina first made its debut in London in 2018. Other international productions began to open in the following years. In 2019, Tina opened in Germany. It made its way to the Netherlands in 2020 and Spain in 2021. The show opened on Broadway in 2019 and was nominated for 12 Tony Awards that year and re-started in 2021 after the industry’s complete shutdown due to COVID-19.
The current North American tour has a talented cast led by Ari Groover and Zurin Villanueva who share the role of Turner herself. The musical was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall.
Tina tells the life story of the Grammy award winning artist. Tuner began her musical career as a duo with her then husband Ike Turner. The two rose to fame with their cover of “Proud Mary” in 1966. In 1976, Turner divorced her husband after years of abuse. She made her comeback in the 80’s with her solo album Private Dancer. The singer had decades of musical success until her recent death in 2023. A feature documentary TINA exploring the life and career of this esteemed singer is available to stream on HBO Max.
To buy tickets to Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, you can visit the Proctors website here.
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