How Dawnn Lewis' Portrayal of Tina Turner's Mother in Tina Got the Approval of the Legend Herself
Dawnn Lewis knows her character in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is hard to love. Lewis currently plays Zelma Bullock, Tina Turner's mother, in the Broadway bio-musical about the rock 'n' roll legend. A complicated figure who survived spousal abuse but sided with Ike in Turner's own abusive marriage, Zelma has audiences feeling conflicted every night. Dawnn Lewis in "Tina." (Photo: Manuel Harlan) "They love m…