Tina meets Ike 'Club Manhattan' - Tina Turner musical, Ruva Ngwenya, Tim Omaji, (Australian cast)

Ruva Ngwenya stars as Tina Turner, Tim Omaji stars as Ike Turner in the Australian premiere of, 'Tina, the Tina Turner musical', performing 'Club Manhattan' (Shake A Tail Feather', Rocket 88, She Made My Blood Run Cold') with cast on the Theatre Royal stage, Sydney.

This is a new musical featuring songs of Tina Turner (& others) telling the story of her humble beginnings born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush Tennessee, to her transformation into a global sensation, 12 Grammy Awards, inductee into the Hall Of Fame and the undisputed 'Queen of Rock n Roll'.

TOUR DATES
Sydney - Theatre Royal Sydney (Australian premiere) May - October 2023
Tickets: https://www.tinaturnermusical.com.au

__ CAST __
Ruva Ngwenya - Tina Turner
Tim Omaji - Ike Turner
Ibinabo Jack - Zelma Bullock
Deni Gordon - Gran Georgeanna (GG)
Nadia Komazec - Rhonda Graam
Jayme-Lee Hanekom - Alline Bullock / Ikette
Augie Tchantcho - Richard Bullock
Rishab Kern - Raymond Hill
Mathew Prime - Erwin Bach
Mat Verevis - Roger Davis
John O'Hara - Phil Spector / Terry Britten
Blake Erickson - John Carpenter / Martyn Ware
Emily Nkomo - Ensemble / Ikette
Rebecca Selley - Ensemble / Ikette
Tigist Strode - Ensemble / Ikette
Jenni Little - Ensemble / Toni
Abu Kebe - Ensemble / Ronnie
Tendai Rinomhota - Swing
Mia Dabkowski-Chandler - Swing
Noel Samuels - Swing / Assistant Dance Captain
Nicholas Eaton - Swing / Fight Captain
Gus Noakes - Swing

__ CREATIVES __
Executive Producers - Tina Turner & Erwin Bach
Book - Katori Hall
Book - Frank Ketelaar & Kees Prins
Director - Phyllida Lloyd
Choreographer - Anthony Van Laast
Set & Costume Designer - Mark Thompson
Musical Supervisor, Arrangements & Additional music - Nicholas Skilbeck
Lighting Designer - Bruno Poet
Sound Designer - Nevin Steinberg
Projection Designer - Jeff Sugg
Hair, Wigs & Makeup designer - Campbell Young
Orchestrator - Ethan Popp
Associate Director - Nicholai La Barrie
International Associate Choreographer - Simone Mistry-Palmer
Musical Supervision - Sebastian De Domenico
Associate Set Designer - Brian Webb
Costume Associate - Jack Galloway
Associate Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer - Harold Mertens and Wouter Somers
Associate Sound Designer - Simon Fox
Associate Projection Designer & Programmer - Mogzi
Resident Director - Leah Howard
Musical Direction - Christina Polimos
Resident Choreographer - Juliette 'Jet' Verne Blaikie
Casting Director - Mathew Bebbington
Consulting Casting Director - Lauren Wiley
International Casting - Pippa Ailien Casting
Intimacy & Fight Director - Nigel Poulton
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant - Cessalee Stovall
Australian Associate Sound Designer - Shelley Lee
Australian Associate Lighting Designer - Kathy Pineo
Technical Director - Cameron Flint
Producer - Paul Dainty AO TEG Dainty
Original Producer - Stage Entertainment

___ FILMED ___
Performed live on the Theatre Royal Sydney stage
filmed & edited by Elizabeth Partridge
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