Arriving in Liverpool for the first time in the summer of 2025, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical are delighted to announce the full cast for the acclaimed hit production.
Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi and Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy will share the iconic role of Tina Turner, alongside David King-Yombo as Ike Turner. Martin Allanson will play Record Producer Phil Spector, with William Beckerleg as record company Marketing Manager Erwin Bach, Rushand Chambers as Tina’s father Richard Bullock, Claude East as Tina’s grandmother Gran Georgeanna (GG), Isaac Elder as Tina’s Manager Roger Davies, Georgia Gillam as Tina’s sister Alline Bullock, Letitia Hector as Tina’s mother Zelma Bullock, Kyle Richardson as Tina’s first love Raymond Hill, and Gemma Sutton as Ike and Tina’s manager Rhonda Graam.
Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi joins the U.K. and Ireland touring company having alternated the role of Tina Turner in the Stuttgart production of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical. Her other theatre credits include Moulin Rouge! Das Musical at the Musical Dome, Cologne, Starlight Express at the Starlight Express Theatre, Bochum, Sweet Charity at Nottingham Playhouse, Kiss Me, Kate at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS in France and the USA, The Lion King – Rhythm of the Pridelands and The Lion King, both in Paris, and West Side Story in Orléans. She was awarded the Trophée de la Comédie Musicale for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance as Rizzo in Grease at Théâtre Mogador. Elle’s television credits include Le Monde de Demain for Netflix and her film credits include Le Temps d’Aimer at Cannes Film Festival.
Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy joins the U.K. and Ireland touring company having alternated the role of Tina Turner in the original Australian production of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, playing to audiences in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. Her other theatre credits include U.K. and International Tours of Ghost the Musical, The Color Purple at Curve, Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome, Hairspray at the London Coliseum and the U.K. Tour of The Lion King. Jochebel’s film credits include Six Triple Eight for Netflix, and her television credits include Go Buster for Disney+ and Prime Video.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is the story of legendary artist Tina Turner, the twelve-time Grammy Award winning Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, the musical is an inspiring true story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender, and race to conquer the world against all odds.
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is choreographed by Anthony van Laast, with set and costume designs by Mark Thompson, musical supervision by Nicholas Skilbeck, lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Nevin Steinberg, projection design by Jeff Sugg, orchestrations by Ethan Popp, and wigs, hair and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates, casting by Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is produced by Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner… and is dedicated to the memory of Tina Turner, who sadly passed away in May 2023.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Tuesday 12th – Saturday 23rd August 2025
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/tina-the-tina-turner-musical/liverpool-empire/.