BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Adrienne Warren has all the right moves for turning into Tina Turner in Broadway musical Shuffle Along

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Adrienne Warren stood in front of the microphone. Something about the way she moved her feet was familiar. Then she started singing the Diane Warren/Albert Hammond song Don’t Turn Around.

‘If you want to leave,’ she sang, ‘I won’t beg you to stay.’

It was uncanny. The Virginia-born Ms Warren was becoming Tina Turner before my eyes — and giving a masterclass in heartbreak.

Warren, who was nominated for a Tony award for her role in the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, portrays Turner in the musical Tina, which begins previewing at the Aldwych Theatre on March 21.

a8cbbd6d6a881a58ca2bc1ff4d5ebfcb BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Adrienne Warren has all the right moves for turning into Tina Turner in Broadway musical Shuffle Along

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