TINA - Adrienne Warren schedule

GreasedLightning said: "Per TINA’s website: “Adrienne Warren will perform as Tina Turner Tuesday through Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will perform as Tina Turner on Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will also perform on Sunday, November 24th, December 22nd and June 7th. Due to the nature of live theater, we are unable to guarantee the presence of any particular cast members at a specific show.”"

Thanks for this info! My friends in London told me that Nkeki is the better Tina, so I'm glad I know her dates.

So based on what I'm seeing on social, Adrienne was out last night due to her injured ankle, and Kayla Davion made her Tina debut last night.

I'm grabbing stubhub tickets to an evening show tonight, either this or Jagged Little Pill. Do you guys think/have an inkling as to whether or not she'll be on tonight?

BroadwaySusie said: "I was told by the box office that Adrienne Warren will not be performing tonight (12/19). Asked if I can get my tickets exchanged and was told that it’s final sale. And because 2 actresses share the role she’s part of an ensemble. "

Gotcha! I bit the bullet and grabbed Jagged Little Pill from the LTC TKTS booth earlier today anyways. Glad I went with that option, I am sure Tina is a perfectly enjoyable show with or without Adrienne, but all the buzz around her was really what was pushing me to go see it. Hoping to see her next spring, and I absolutely wish her the best in her recovery.

I was at the Wednesday matinee and saw Nkekio as Tina and she absolutely killed it! Totally different performance than Ms. Warren, both brilliant. I think stage management wanted to give Nkekio a breather and made Kayla's debut happen much sooner! I am looking forward to seeing Kayla in January.

Nkekio did perform tonight (Thursday 12/19), according to her IG, Adrienne will be back Friday.

Updated On: 12/20/19 at 12:43 AM

WestEndGal said: "Kayla is super talented, I’m glad she’s had her moment to shine a little earlier than originally planned <3

I do get the disappointment if people don’t get to see Adrienne though, because she’s made that role her own. Saw her in a London and she just blew me away!"

I’ll always understand someone being disappointed if the actor they were looking forward to seeing is out I get it. It has nothing to do with not appreciating the understudy. I get that too

But what I don’t get is the hostility you get from some people who have no concept that the actors are people and things come up that you can’t predict all the time. People get sick, injured, etc The worst moment I personally remember was this screaming patron who went off on a full two minute rant when Kat McPhee missed her show the first time she was at Waitress. The man ended with so please give me one good reason she is not here today. I said...her father died. He said (no joke) well I’m very sad for her but I spent a lot of money for these tickets so she should be here. I mean how do you answer people like that?

Looks like Warren has some additional dates coming up where she'll be out. The weekend of January 24 - 26 plus February 11 & 12. Noticed this when looking at tickets for this winter. Guess that's why some of these dates have $59 tickets available.



"Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will perform as Tina Turner for the matinees on Sunday December 22nd, Sunday December 29th, Sunday January 19th, Sunday January 26th, Sunday February 16th, Sunday May 24th, and Sunday June 7th. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will also perform the evening performances on Friday January 24th, Saturday January 25th, Tuesday February 11th, and Wednesday February 12th.

Kayla Davion will perform as Tina Turner for the matinees on Saturday January 25th and Wednesday February 12th."

KathyNYC2 said: "WestEndGal said: "Kayla is super talented, I’m glad she’s had her moment to shine a little earlier than originally planned <3

I do get the disappointment if people don’t get to see Adrienne though, because she’s made that role her own. Saw her in a London and she just blew me away!"

I’ll always understand someone being disappointed if the actor they were looking forward to seeing is out I get it. It has nothing to do with not appreciating the understudy. I get that too

But what I don’t get is the hostility you get from some people who have no concept that the actors are people and things come up that you can’t predict all the time. People get sick, injured, etc The worst moment I personally remember was this screaming patron who went off on a full two minute rant when Kat McPhee missed her show the first time she was at Waitress. The man ended with so please giveme onegood reason she is not here today. I said...her father died. He said (no joke) well I’m very sadfor her but I spent a lot of money for these tickets so she should be here. I mean how do you answer people like that?"

Wow, some people are so consumed by their own entitlement - how can you not have empathy and understanding for an actor whose dad has just died and therefore is obviously gonna miss some shows because of it! And Kat McPhee has proven to be a really reliable performer which makes that attitude even worse!


The times I do have a bit of sympathy for the audience is when star names are heavily advertised and miss loads of shows and you start to wonder whether they’re really sick or not. I remember Dove Cameron missed a quite a few of her Light in the Piazza shows earlier this year in London (and she wasn’t even scheduled to do that many shows) and recently there has been a bit of a furore with the “All Star Les Mis” staged concerts when Alfie Boe (a big star in the uk) missed a ton of shows, and apparently he has a reputation for unreliability.

The team at the Lunt Fontanne is the absolute worst on Broadway. I left a ticket for my friend at the box office—she was running late— and went she arrived to the box office, they denied having a ticket for her. Long story short, she never was allowed in. It took multiple visits and phone calls to the theater to be refunded my money. It was a nightmare!

Updated On: 1/10/20 at 09:30 PM