Meghan Dawson (Photo Provided).

“Louisiana born and fed.”

That’s the Instagram bio for actor, singer and dancer Meghan Dawson — an homage to the state, culture and spirit that has fueled her as she takes on her biggest stage role yet: Tina Turner. You read that right, Dawson is playing one of the most iconic performers in history in the musical dedicated to Turner’s legendary life in “TINA – The Tina Turner Musical,” which is playing a one-week engagement at Cadillac Palace Theatre from June 3 to 8.

When asked about how growing up in Gray, Louisiana, an hour southwest of New Orleans, helped shape her, she said, “I grew up with a lot of blues and bluegrass and country and rock and gospel— truly a gumbo mixing pot. Coming from all of those different types of music really lent itself for m

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