Was meant to post on the Broadway board:
The question is not if this will transfer but when. This is a big fat capital H hit. I’m sure they’re just trying to find theatres, think of logistics, schedules, timing - maybe some smart commercial negotiations. It’s a story audiences will want to see. Songs audiences want to hear. It’s executed in an incredibly entertaining manner. If I could invest $$$ in this show I would.
Warren is giving a performance so good and so important for the show I hope they are doing everything they can to help her sustain a long run and road to Broadway. Her Tina consists of very carefully crafted impersonations of Tina’s spoken voice, sung voice, dancing - and changes throughout the course of the show from early Tina to later Tina. Her vocal performance is so good it feels better than the real thing at times. She is working so damn hard I just don’t know how this kind of performance could last for a year run. But you can tell she absolutely is loving every moment of it and is not taking anything for granted - crying at curtain call. She must be having the time of her life it’s so nice to see.
Don’t look too closely or you’ll find flaws in everything except the lead performance. Yes, at times you might feel some of the jukebox songs are slightly tenuously related to the story (but somehow given the context of the show, story and characters it can get a free pass). Yes, sometimes you’ll see awful projections and cheap sets. Yes, sometimes the story and characters are written in such a way you have to wonder how much of the specific details are 100% true and whether this show is a bit of a counselling dump for the real Tina Turner. But it’s hard to believe anyone, even After Eight, would not have a good time at the theatre.
Without a strong lead the show will probably fall apart though.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
