The Guardian's review of I'm Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical, staged at Troubadour Wembley Park theatre in London, finds the jukebox show a missed opportunity despite a strong subject. Chaka Khan's eventful life – a soaring vocal range, Black Panther activism alongside Fred Hampton and a turbulent personal history – offers rich material, but the nearly three-hour production struggles to do it justice, with the reviewer judging it a "sprawling and uneven show".

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke stars as Khan, delivering an energetic performance but lacking the vocal power to match Khan's originals, particularly on the ballad Through the Fire, where three additional singers are used to compensate. The first half races through Khan's early life at a frenetic pace, padded with celebrity impersonations, while the second half, covering her 1980s rise as "Queen of Funk", loses momentum and shifts focus to her charity work rather than her artistry, leaving key emotional moments, such as a reunion with her estranged daughter, failing to land.