Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you've never felt before – Hell's Kitchen, a new musical from 16-time Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys, whose songs and experiences growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway.
Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, Ali is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. Set to the rhythm of the 90s, Hell's Kitchen is a love story between a mother and daughter. It's about finding yourself, your purpose, and the community that lifts you. Come remember where dreams begin.
The “powerhouse cast” (Variety) is led by Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, Chris Lee, and Maleah Joi Moon. Hell's Kitchen is directed by four-time Tony Award® nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz – and the music of Keys, featuring new songs and her greatest hits.
Maleah Joi Moon will not appear in performances on the following dates:
2hr 35min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Musicals, Broadway, Award winners, Must-See, Stars on Stage, Holiday, Jukebox, History, Biography
Ages 12+. Children under 4 are not permitted.
March 28th, 2024
By: Kristoffer Diaz
Songs by: Alicia Keys
Director: Michael Greif
Choreography: Camille A. Brown
Cast list: Maleah Joi Moon (as Ali), Donna Vivino (as Jersey), Brandon Victor Dixon (as Davis), Kecia Lewis (as Miss Liza Jane), Phillip Johnson Richardson (as Knuck)
Design: Robert Brill
Costumes: Dede Ayite
Lighting: Natasha Katz
Sound: Gareth Owen
Other info: Projection design by Peter Nigrini, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, orchestrations by Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, arrangements by Alicia Keys and Blackstone, music consulting by Kitt
Accommodations for patrons who are blind, deaf, partially sighted, and/or have hearing loss; partial wheelchair access, handrail access
Hell’s Kitchen, the powerful musical from Grammy Award-winning musician Alicia Keys, is the most Tony Award-nominated musical of 2024 with 13 nods, starring 2024 Tony winners Maleah Joi Moon and Kecia Lewis. Plus, see Tony nominee Shoshana Bean before her final performance on December 1! Get Hell’s Kitchen tickets on TodayTix.
Inspired by Alicia Keys' experiences in the city and named for the Manhattan neighborhood where she grew up, Hell’s Kitchen takes audiences into the concrete jungle where the 16-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter's own dreams were made. Meet 17-year-old Ali, living with a single mother in a small apartment where music fills the streets and the windows open up to a kaleidoscopic, artistic world.
As Ali falls for a bright young drummer, befriends a wise piano teacher, and clashes with her protective single mother, she learns hard truths about life, love, and freedom — but she also learns what great dreams her future can hold.
Keys’ greatest hits and new songs make up the soundscape of the city in Hell’s Kitchen. Hailed as “a sparkling story with iconic music and absolute powerhouse vocals” by Variety, Hell’s Kitchen is a show as vibrant as New York itself.
Keys earned five Grammy Awards for her 2001 debut album (which featured the hit single “Fallin’”), racked up another four with her second album (which featured “If I Ain’t Got You”), and earned her latest in 2024. She is a classically trained pianist, but Keys' music incorporates a variety of influences, including soul, R&B, pop, and hip-hop. With more than 90 million records sold worldwide, she is one of the bestselling music artists in the world.
Her collaborators on the Hell’s Kitchen musical are just as notable. Bookwriter Kristoffer Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his play The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, and choreographer Camille A. Brown is a three-time Tony Award nominee, including for the 2022 revival of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Director Michael Greif is a five-time Tony nominee for directing musicals, including the Lower East Side-set Rent.
Hell’s Kitchen in New York will inspire you. Get in an “Empire State of Mind” with Hell’s Kitchen on Broadway.
Please note
The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services. No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary. All items are subject to inspection & must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles.
Hell's Kitchen is at New York's Shubert Theatre, which is located at 225 West 44th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, 10036.
Hell's Kitchen runs for 2hr 35min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Ages 12+. Children under 4 are not permitted.
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Hell's Kitchen tickets start at $50.
Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz wrote Hell's Kitchen. Keys's existing pop hits and new songs make up the score, and Diaz makes his Broadway debut with the script.
Michael Greif directs Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. He also staged the 2023 Off-Broadway premiere, and the show is one of three new Broadway musical's he's directing in spring 2024, alongside The Notebook and Days of Wine and Roses.
The Alicia Keys songs in Hell's Kitchen include "No One," "Fallin'," "If I Ain't Got You," and "Empire State of Mind." More than 20 songs make up the score, from major hits to deep cuts to previously unreleased music.
Hell's Kitchen is not recommended for very young children. The show contains strong language as well as some themes of sex and violence.
Hell's Kitchen is an energetic, vibrant coming-of-age story that shows us the city not just through Alicia Keys's music, but through her eyes: as a place filled with art and opportunity. Even the most jaded local is bound to walk out believing there's nothing they can't do now that they're in New York.
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