TINA - Adrienne Warren schedule- Page 3
TINA - Adrienne Warren schedule
BWAY Baby2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/14
#50
Posted: 1/23/20 at 4:18am
I just never understood the problems people feel with the book of Tina. It is a straight up biography of Tina's life- nothing more- nothing less. Her life is filled with some dizzying ups and downs- like most lives- and the book of the show recounts her rise to stardom- and some of her challenges. There is nothing wrong with the book of this show, IMO- just seems like everyone is piling on. The book of Ain't Too Proud- or any other jukebox musical- does exactly the same thing- and if people think Tina's life story is a bore- I just do not understand that.
#51
Posted: 1/23/20 at 8:23am
BWAY Baby2 said: "I just never understood the problems people feel with the book of Tina. It is a straight up biography of Tina's life- nothing more- nothing less. Her life is filled with some dizzying ups and downs- like most lives- and the book of the show recounts her rise to stardom- and some of her challenges. There is nothing wrong with the book of this show, IMO- just seems like everyone is piling on. The book of Ain't Too Proud- or any other jukebox musical- does exactly the same thing- and if people think Tina's life story is a bore- I just do not understand that."
I’ve always wanted a TIna Turner musical and I know every well that’s she’s had a hell of a life. On my end, I found quite a few awkward transitions and a lot of hacky, cheesy dialogue, some of which was (or at least sounded like) it was lifted directly from “What’s Love Go To Do With It” (the movie).
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#52
Posted: 1/23/20 at 8:29am
BWAY Baby2 said: "I just never understood the problems people feel with the book of Tina. It is a straight up biography of Tina's life- nothing more- nothing less. Her life is filled with some dizzying ups and downs- like most lives- and the book of the show recounts her rise to stardom- and some of her challenges. There is nothing wrong with the book of this show, IMO- just seems like everyone is piling on. The book of Ain't Too Proud- or any other jukebox musical- does exactly the same thing- and if people think Tina's life story is a bore- I just do not understand that."
100% agreed. I thought the book was just fine and worked for the show.
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#53
Posted: 1/25/20 at 4:43pm
I am kinda speechless over how many additional performances Adrienne is missing, per that (headache inducing) notice that ACL posted.
Yikes...
#54
Posted: 1/25/20 at 4:52pmHow was that a headache? Adrienne deserves a vacation. Have you seen the show? It’s crazy what she does on that stage. She gives 100 percent. She seems to have a good track record. Hell, give that girl anything she wants
#55
Posted: 1/25/20 at 5:11pm
WiCkEDrOcKS said: "I am kinda speechless over how many additional performances Adrienne is missing, per that (headache inducing) notice that ACL posted.
Yikes..."
Girl... what? Adrienne is scheduled to do six a week. Some of her missed performances this week were planned. Overall, she hasn’t missed a lot. AND... she hurt her ankle??? She deserves days off to heal her ankle! Come on now.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#56
Posted: 1/25/20 at 7:06pm
How can you look at a FOUR PARAGRAPH LONG alternate schedule and not think it’s a headache...?
And yes, I have seen the show.
UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#57
Posted: 1/25/20 at 7:29pm
WiCkEDrOcKS said: "How can you look at a FOUR PARAGRAPH LONG alternate schedule and not think it’s a headache...?
And yes, I have seen the show. "
How? Quickly look at the dates and if it doesn't apply to me, quickly move on to the next paragraph. Rinse and repeat. Easy peasy.
If you got a headache from that, I sure hope you hire someone to do your taxes... or fill out any sort of application... or tell you what the weekend schedule is for NYC subway work or really read anything with instructions longer than two sentences.
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
#58
Posted: 1/25/20 at 7:43pmY’all, that Adrienne in/out paragraph is confusing as hell by design to make it difficult to find out who’s on, encouraging people to just buy a ticket anyways. Don’t die on the hill that the language on the Tina site is crystal clear/immediately legible. It’s not, in any way.
UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#59
Posted: 1/25/20 at 8:16pm
VotePeron said: "Y’all, that Adrienne in/out paragraph is confusing as hell by design to make it difficult to find out who’s on, encouraging people to just buy a ticket anyways. Don’t die on the hill that the language on the Tina site is crystal clear/immediately legible. It’s not, in any way. "
The applicable dates are literally in the first sentence of every paragraph. If someone is not planning to go during those dates, they can quickly move on to the next paragraph. How freaking hard is that to do? And how is "on X dates so and so is scheduled to perform the role of Tina" confusing as hell by design? Knowing how people complain when the advertised star is out, if they weren't this specific and transparent, people would bitch about that. Look, I know pissing and moaning about every little thing is the official sport of this board but come on, this is not really that complicated.
Yankees02
Understudy Joined: 5/31/17
#60
Posted: 1/25/20 at 8:34pm
Knock on wood for now, I bought tickets when they went on sale for February 18th. So hoping to see Adrienne and she stays healthy
#61
Posted: 1/25/20 at 10:44pm
Regardless of whether you see Warren, Nkeki or Kayla, it's not affecting ticket sales. Weeknight performances have seen a slight drop in prices, but it's still a hot ticket and is still selling out. the average theatergoer seeing this show doesn't really care who's playing the lead and I don't think Warren's name is above the title anyways.
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#62
Posted: 1/25/20 at 10:58pm
“ Look, I know pissing and moaning about every little thing is the official sport of this board but come on, this is not really that complicated.”
Well, if the official sport of this board was being unnecessarily nasty, obnoxious, and rude, you’d take gold.
UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#64
Posted: 1/28/20 at 11:11pmShe was on tonight and the playbill was back to the normal listing of her doing 6/8 shows. No Wednesday Matinee and no Saturday matinee. She had an ankle brace on, but her movements all seemed full out and fine. She was phenomenal. I wish I could say the same for the rest of the show :/
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#65Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 1/29/20 at 2:00pm
I saw Nikkei & Adrienne. Night and day. I left at intermission w/Nikkei performing. She screamed her songs. Warren did not.
On Nov 21, I had the misfortune of 3 understudies in the leads. Saw it again with the main leads. Much better.
I noticed when Gideon Glick filled in for 1 or 2 weeks for Jonathan Groff, the playbill was modified to show Gideon playing Seymour. There was no white insert for him. Perhaps patrons are griping enough that playbill is now altering it, something they should do in Ticketmaster for Tina. Telecharge did that for Little Shop w/Gideon. It's also posting that Christian Borle won't be in on several weeks. Getting info from Ticketmaster is impossible.
#66Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 1/29/20 at 3:16pm
Possibly an unpopular opinion but I have seen both Adrienne and also Kayla Davion. I found both of them to be extremely impressive but I actually enjoyed Davion's performance a little better. If you end up catching one of her shows you aren't seeing any less of a performance IMO.
Can't comment on Nikkei but I did see Jenny Fitzpatrick (Tina alternate) London about a year and a half ago when Warren was on vacation and she was also great.
#67Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 1/29/20 at 3:41pm
BroadwayLuv2 said: "Possibly an unpopular opinion but I have seen both Adrienne and also Kayla Davion. I found both of them to be extremely impressive but I actually enjoyed Davion's performance a little better. If you end up catching one of her shows you aren't seeing any less of a performance IMO.
Can't comment on Nikkei butI did see Jenny Fitzpatrick (Tina alternate) London about a year and a half ago when Warren was on vacation and she was also great."
Good to hear, thanks for sharing. Since you've clearly seen it a few times at least, might I ask what you thought of the show beyond it's casting? Book/direction?
#68Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 1/29/20 at 5:13pm
DiscoCrows said: "BroadwayLuv2 said: "Possibly an unpopular opinion but I have seen both Adrienne and also Kayla Davion. I found both of them to be extremely impressive but I actually enjoyed Davion's performance a little better. If you end up catching one of her shows you aren't seeing any less of a performance IMO.
Can't comment on Nikkei butI did see Jenny Fitzpatrick (Tina alternate) London about a year and a half ago when Warren was on vacation and she was also great."
Good to hear, thanks for sharing. Since you've clearly seen it a few times at least, might I ask what you thought of the show beyond it's casting? Book/direction?"
I really love the show. I think it's hard to go wrong with Tina's story as it's very dramatic and ultimately very inspiring I think. There are a few songs I would personally cut for timing reasons as I do feel like it's a little long (end of Act1 song. The song with Tina & her manager).
I think the book is fine and don't thin it's as bad as other's have said on the boards, I particularly really like the scene with Tina when her Mom is in the hospital. I really like how this show doesn't shy aware from the heaviness or darker parts of her of the story. I don't think it has the chance to win best new musical or anything but I think it's a quality show that is very enjoyable to watch.
Zion24
Broadway Star Joined: 3/27/19
#69Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 2/2/20 at 10:16pm
adrienne warren was in for todays matinee, and in fine voice. i am no expert by any means, but i do not quite understand how she manages to sing like that however many times a week- not to mention dance and stay centerstage the entire show (she was performing in an ankle brace). during that closing number, i was watching her run up and down those steps mid-breath, mid-belt, and it didnt seem real. kudos to her.
rest of the show was a hot mess, but i guess some people like these sorta biomusicals? it reminded me alot of Beautiful: a rock star turned into a saint, with cringe-worthy dialogue scenes of one-dimensional characters used to piece the incredible music catalog together. I thought Katori Hall missed many opportunities to make it more interesting (the racism she faced, her role as a somewhat absent mother) but with Adrienne Warren singing that music, i guess no one bothered.
#70Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 2/2/20 at 11:02pm
After seeing the show a couple of weeks ago, I can see why Adrienne does 4 shows a week. Her voice is going through such a workout. Even while she's speaking, her voice is very low to mimic Tina. And she's phenomenal!
Zion24
Broadway Star Joined: 3/27/19
#71Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 2/2/20 at 11:38pm
disneybroadwayfan22 said: "After seeing the show a couple of weeks ago, I can see why Adrienne does 4 shows a week. Her voice is going through such a workout. Even while she's speaking, her voice is very low to mimic Tina. And she's phenomenal!"
just wanna clear this up: she is NOT doing 4 shows a week. she does all shows except Wed and Sat matinees i believe. lets nip this rumor before it lives any further- she doesnt do two shows a day. And in all honesty, is that even possible?
#72Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 2/3/20 at 12:18am
No, Nikkei is on Friday evenings too. I have the most recent playbill.
Updated On: 2/3/20 at 12:18 AM
Zion24
Broadway Star Joined: 3/27/19
#73Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 2/3/20 at 12:35am
i have today's, and it says nothing of the sort. she does six shows a week. lets stop this nonsense here and now.
#74Adrienne Warren schedule
Posted: 2/16/20 at 5:24pm
The past few weeks the playbills cast information for the role of Tina Turner was changed. I went on 2/11 and the playbill showed Nkeki performing 4 shows, but I knew that was just for the one week because Adrienne was doing press out of the country. They adjust the playbill as needed, because it is not listed on the understudy board or was their an insert in the playbill. It was a Tuesday evening and the only was I knew was by checking during intermission, because when the curtain went up...that wasn't Adrienne!
But also at the show on 2/11, Nkeki was getting sicker throughout Act 1, I have seen her at her best and this was very disheartening to see. My heart when out for her. At the end of intermission it was announced the Kayla Davion would perform Act 2. The audience reaction was actually disappointing. Of course my friend and I applauded as soon as the curtain went up. After "Private Dancer" the audience was in love with Ms. Davion. She killed it! Absolutely brilliant performance!
