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Rousuck's Review: "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" at the Hippodrome

Zurin Villanueva (center) and the touring company of "Tina – The Tina Turner Musical," on stage at the Hippodrome Theatre through November 20. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)
Zurin Villanueva (center) and the touring company of "Tina – The Tina Turner Musical," on stage at the Hippodrome Theatre through November 20. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)

It's time again for a visit with Midday's peripatetic theater critic, J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom each week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage.

Zurin Villanueva in the lead role in "TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL" at the Hippodrome Theatre (Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade Photography)
Zurin Villanueva in the lead role in "TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL" at the Hippodrome Theatre (Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade Photography)

Today, she tells us about the North American touring company production of Pulitzer-Prize winning playwrightKatori Hall's 2019 Broadway hit, Tina: the Tina Turner Musical, currently in the middle of a 6-day run at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre.

The show, co-written by Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, is filled with Tina Turner's greatest hits, and portrays the singer's many challenges on her journey to becoming the Queen of Rock n Roll.

Acclaimed director Phyllida Lloyd leads the show's 30-member cast, with Zurin Villanueva and Naomi Rodgers sharing the title role. Music direction is by Alvin Hough, Jr.

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical continues at the Hippodrome Theatre through Sunday, November 20. Follow the show link for more information.

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J. Wynn Rousuck has been reviewing theater for WYPR's Midday (and previously, Maryland Morning) since 2007. Prior to that, she was the theater critic of The Baltimore Sun, where she reviewed more than 3,000 plays over the course of 23 years.
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