Actress Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy on stepping into the role of the legendary singer for the hit musical about the star’s life that is coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
‘When they offered the role to me, I said no’: Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy in the starring role of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Photo: Johan Persson
In an hour or so, Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy will look completely unrecognisable. There will be the make-up, the array of glitzy clothes and the gravity-defying heels, of course – but “the crowning” is what will really transform her.
“That’s what they call that moment within the Tina Turner musical sphere – putting on that iconic wig,” she laughs, throwing her long braids over her shoulder. “It does feel like you are putting on a crown, and that was what people saw Tina Turner as with that blonde, bombshell, spiky hair: a queen.” She nods. “The first time, it felt like an out-of-body experience: ‘Wow, this is me becoming Tina Turner.’ It was an emotional moment.”
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