SHOWTIME: TINA – The Tina Turner Musical with Giovanni Adams

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🎭 TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

📍Princess Theatre, Melbourne

🗓️ Now playing - until 9 February 2025

🎟️ tinathemusical.com.au
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TINA: The Tina Turner Musical celebrates the life and legacy of one of music’s most iconic performers. The Australian production brings the electrifying story of Tina Turner to life, showcasing her rise from humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to global superstardom as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll."

This powerful musical delves into Tina's struggles with personal and professional adversity, including her tumultuous relationship with Ike Turner, her groundbreaking solo career, and her inspiring journey to reclaim her voice and independence. Packed with Tina’s chart-topping hits such as "Proud Mary," "What's Love Got to Do with It," and "Simply the Best," the show delivers a soulful soundtrack that resonates with audiences.

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and featuring a stellar Australian cast, the production combines dynamic choreography, stunning set design, and Tina’s signature style to capture her indomitable spirit. This is more than a tribute; it’s a celebration of resilience, empowerment, and the enduring power of music. TINA is an unforgettable theatrical experience that honors a legend and inspires audiences to follow their dreams, no matter the odds.

Giovanni Adams
Giovanni Adams is an NAACP Award-winning actor and playwright. He is thrilled to be making his Australian premiere in TINA.

He last appeared in Tiny Beautiful Things at Pasadena Playhouse and as Watson in Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 at South Coast Repertory. He originated the role of Colis in Kemp Powers’ Little Black Shadows at South Coast Rep and was in the world premiere of Powers’ One Night in Miami (Rogue Machine Theatre; LA Drama Critics Circle Award and NAACP Theatre Award for Best Ensemble, 2013).

He has participated in the Pacific Playwrights Festival, Bay Area Playwrights Festival and the Writer’s Workshop Retreat at Center Theatre Group to help develop new works. His other stage credits include Mount Misery (Cutting Ball Theater), The Recommendation and Bela Lugosi’s Dead (IAMA Theatre Company) and Miss Julie and King Lear (Yale Repertory Theatre).

He wrote and directed Gayme On, premiering at Outfest 2021. His solo play Love is a Dirty Word premiered in Los Angeles and received an NAACP Theatre Award as well as LA Stage Alliance Ovation and LA Drama Critics Circle awards recognition, 2016. He wrote and starred in a short film adaptation of the play called 2 Black Boys, which premiered at Outfest Fusion, 2020.

His film and television credits include Perry Mason, Nina, Criminal Minds, Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous, Grey’s Anatomy, and Gary UnMarried.

Adams has lectured on personal essay writing and storytelling at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi and received his BA from Yale University.