See Who's Starring in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway | Playbill

Broadway News See Who's Starring in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway

Alicia Keys' new musical begins performances March 28 at the Shubert Theatre.

Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Kecia Lewis

The principal cast of the Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen will reprise their performances from the musical's 2023 Off-Broadway world premiere for the upcoming Broadway bow. Inspired by the Grammy winner's life and featuring a score of her songs, the musical begins previews March 28 at the Shubert Theatre ahead of an April 20 opening night.

Newly announced for the Broadway cast are Shoshana Bean (Wicked) as Jersey, Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton) as Davis, Kecia Lewis (Ain't Misbehavin') as Miss Liza Jane, Chris Lee (Hamilton) as Knuck, and Maleah Joi Moon as Ali. Lee and Moon will each make their Broadway debuts. 

Hell's Kitchen features music and lyrics by Keys, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, and choreography by Tony nominee Camille A. Brown. Tony nominee Michael Greif is at the helm. The work had its world premiere in fall 2023 at the Public, and closed January 14 after a five-week extension. Read the reviews here.

The production also features music supervision by Adam Blackstone, orchestrations by Tom Kitt and Blackstone, arrangements by Keys and Blackstone, music consulting by Kitt, and music direction by Lily Lang. 

READ: Alicia Keys Has Been Working on Her Musical Hell's Kitchen For a Decade

Inspired by Keys' own life, the musical follows 17-year-old Ali and her mother, sharing a cramped apartment near Times Square. Ali wants to live out her NYC dream, but Mom is scared her daughter will repeat her own mistakes.

READ: Women on Fire: Shoshana Bean and Maleah Joi Moon Fearlessly Lead the Alicia Keys Musical.

The full creative team includes scenic designer Robert Brill, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer Gareth Owen, projection designer Peter Nigrini, hair and wig designer Mia Neal, makeup designer Michael Clifton. Casting is by Heidi Griffiths and Kate Murray, and general management is by Foresight Theatrical. Danny Maly is the production stage manager. 

Hell's Kitchen is produced by AKW Productions. Aaron Lustbader serves as executive producer. 

Visit HellsKitchen.com

Photos: Production Images of The Public Theater's Hell's Kitchen

 
Today’s Most Popular News:
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!