Tina Turner On The Return Of Her Tony Award-Winning Musical And Receiving Her Flowers: 'I Don't Dwell On Recognition'

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Tina Turner, thanks to the success of 1993’s What’s Love Got To Do With It, starring Angela Bassett. But audiences who get a chance to watch the “Queen of Rock n’ Roll’slife unfold on the stage will learn there’s more to Turner’s journey than they ever knew before.TINA – The Tina Turner Musical has officially reopened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Nkeki Obi-Melekwe starring in the title role.

Since its world premiere in 2018, the production which opened on Broadway November 7, 2019 and is written by Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall along with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, has been nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.As the curtain opens once again on this work of art, we got a chance to talk with Turner about what it means for her story to have such impact on screen and stage and why what’s most important to her is that people find hope in her journey.Katori Hall described the experience of bringing your story to life as “kismet” to us.

What has it felt like for you to have your story be told over and over again on the stage? What do you hope audiences take away from seeing your life on Broadway? TINA TURNER: We learn from stories, and the more often they’re told, the more we learn.

I used to question why anyone would be interested in my life. I said no to the musical, no to the book, no to everything, until I realized that my life is a story, and it’s bigger than me.