LEGENDARY queen of rock ‘n’ roll, Tina Turner, will be the subject of a new theatrical biographical musical being developed in London by Netherlands-based Stage Entertainment.

    The show’s working title is “Tina: The Musical.”

    Playwright Katori Hall, who won acclaim for the Martin Luther King drama “The Mountaintop,” among other plays, is working with Dutch writers Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins on the project, with Phyllida Lloyd attached to direct.

    While Lloyd is well-known for her bold takes on the classics, such as an all-female Shakespeare trilogy starring Harriet Walter, the director’s biggest stage success has been the Abba jukebox musical “Mamma Mia!,” a global blockbuster that she also directed for the big screen.

    Turner joined the creative and producing teams Friday in London for a workshop presentation of the piece, for which no timeline has been announced. Adrienne Warren, a Tony nominee this year for “Shuffle Along,” is playing Turner in the workshop.

    “We have been working on the musical for over a year now, and today I am delighted to be able to share our news as we begin the next chapter of our journey,” said Turner in a statement.

    Turner’s life was portrayed on the screen in the 1993 biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” starring Angela Bassett, which traced her difficult emergence from an abusive marriage to Ike Turner, clearing the path for her rise to superstardom as a solo artist in the 1980s.

    Her combined album and single sales are estimated at 180 million copies worldwide.

    An unrelated stage musical based on Turner’s life and career, called “Soul Sister,” was produced in London’s West End in 2012.

    (SD-Agencies)