Stage Entertainment has announced that singer, TV presenter and The X Factor star Fleur East is joining the West End company of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical this summer.
Fleur will play selected performances at the Aldwych Theatre in London from 24 June to 13 September 2025. Initial performance dates include 25 June, 28 June (matinee), 30 June, 2 July, 7 July, 9 July, 10 July (evening), 14 July and 16 July, with further dates to be announced.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical stars Karis Anderson as Tina Turner, currently sharing the role with Zoe Birkett, who joined the show last June and will be performing until 21 June 2025.
The musical also stars Rolan Bell as Ike Turner, with Mark Anderson as Phil Spector/Terry Britten, Jonathan Carlton as Erwin Bach, Grace Wylde as Alline Bullock, Irene Myrtle Forrester as Tina’s Grandmother, Daniel Haswell as Richard Bullock, Harry Harrington as Roger Davies, Emma Hatton as Rhonda Graam, Maddison Tyson as Raymond Hill and Carole Stennett as Zelma. Charlotte St. Croix is Standby Tina Turner.
Casting for 24 June onwards is to be confirmed.
The musical has also extended its run in London, and is now playing until 10 January 2026.
Fleur East came second in the 2014 series of ITV talent show The X Factor, and in 2022 she was a contestant on BBC talent show Strictly Come Dancing. She also presents Strictly: It Takes Two, and Hits Radio Breakfast Show.
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical recently celebrated its 7th birthday in London, and last October welcomed its 2 millionth visitor.
Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of Tina Turner’s hits, including River Deep, Mountain High, We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Proud Mary, The Best and What’s Love Got To Do With It, the show charts the rise of the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by 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, wigs, hair and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates, casting by Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG and fight direction by Kate Waters.
Stage Entertainment’s Tali Pelman said in a statement: “I am a huge admirer of Fleur, who has always struck me as an extraordinary woman; an exceptional talent who, like Tina Turner, will not allow herself to be defined by others. Fleur’s generosity, optimism, kindness and determination are all qualities that are truly Tina. She is a natural, and we are thrilled she has decided to make her stage debut in our musical. I am tremendously excited that our journey together has begun!”
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is now playing at the Aldwych Theatre, booking until 10 January 2026.
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