About the Show

A stage musical tracing Chaka Khan’s life and music across five decades.

The musical follows the life and career of Chaka Khan, tracing her rise from emerging performer to international music icon. Spanning five decades, the production explores key moments in her personal and professional life, including her relationships, artistic collaborations, and struggles away from public view.

The show features songs associated with Khan’s career, including “I Feel for You,” “Ain’t Nobody,” “Sweet Thing,” and “Through the Fire.” The production stars Alexandra Burke (Sister Act, The Bodyguard, Chicago) and includes portrayals of artists connected to Khan’s life and work, such as Joni Mitchell, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Steve Winwood. The musical runs for a limited season at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

Critic Reviews (7)

"Perhaps, trying too hard to be Every Woman means this show has no real identity at all."
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"I’m Every Woman boasts an exceptionally talented cast whose extraordinary vocal performances consistently honour Chaka Khan’s remarkable catalogue."
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"The cartoonish cameo appearances by Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Miles Davis and others are traducingly awful."
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"This disappointing musical sounds less like an affair played on a jukebox and more a set of tunes assembled by someone learning to scratch: the melody occasionally judders into life, but it jumps along without coherence."
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"In its current form, I'm Every Woman is a muddled affair that isn't befitting of Chaka Khan herself or the jukebox musical genre it longs to be a part of."
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“Heartfelt but clumsy”
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"It's an entertaining tribute that captures the scale of Chaka Khan's legacy, even if it doesn't always capture the depth of the woman herself."
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