The team behind the hit Broadway musical based onTina Turner’s life and career are mourning the late singer and musician after herdeath at age 83.
“Tina Turner’s contribution as an iconic music artist and performer, her influence on fellow artists and her inspiration to generations who followed her, is legendary,” the statement reads, alongside a portrait of Turner.
“Through her life story and her music, Tina Turner inspired and taught so many people around the world to find strength from within,” the statement continues. “This is a loss that will be deeply felt. Words can’t express our feelings, so we look to one another to share the love, respect andkindness that she shared with us.”
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The musical, which remains in production on tour following its closing date on Broadway back in August, received 12 nominations at the 74thTony Awards.Adrienne Warren, who originated the musical’s lead role as Turner in its West End inception and original Broadway run, won best actress in a musical at the show,
A statement on the production’sofficial websiteshares that performances of the musical “will continue as planned” after the icon’s death. The touring musical is currently in production at the Eccles Center Salt Lake City through June 4, with performances planned around the country until Aug. 4, 2024.
“Our love, thoughts, and prayers are with Erwin Bach and Tina’s family,” the production added in its statement on Instagram Wednesday. “TINA: The Tina Turner Musical is a true celebration of this exceptional woman, and in our mourning we continue to celebrate her life, her talent and her joy.”
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Turner died Wednesday, May 24 after a long illness at her home near Zürich in Switzerland, her publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed in a statement.
Tina Turner and Adrienne Warren in 2019.Walter McBride/WireImage
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Turner, who had lived in Switzerland since 1994 with her husband Erwin Bach, had battled a number of serious health problems in the years prior to her death, including a stroke, intestinal cancer and total kidney failure thatrequired an organ transplant. She earned her Swiss citizenship in 2013.
source: people.com
