In the past few years and months, Alicia Keys has been busy working - putting up her next piece of art. Now, "Hell's Kitchen," a musical with Key's new songs, is heading to Broadway.
Alicia Keys 'Hell's Kitchen' Musical Opening Date
According to Variety, Alicia Keys' musical, "Hell's Kitchen," is heading to Broadway after it has since been running at The Public Theatre off-Broadway since Oct. 24, 2023.
After it finishes its stint there until Jan. 14, 2024, "Hell's Kitchen" will then relocate to the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, as the Tony-winning musical "Some Like It Hot" closes its doors.
Alicia Keys 'Hell's Kitchen' musical opening date will be on Apr. 20, 2023, but it will begin its previews as early as Mar. 28, 2023.
In a statement, Keys expressed her excitement in announcing the project's relocation to Broadway.
"Good things take time and for 13 years, I've been dreaming, developing and finding inspiration for a musical based on my experience growing up in Hell's Kitchen, NYC. 'Hell's Kitchen' is inspired by my life, but it's not a biographical story," she clarified.
According to the Grammy-winning singer, "Hell's Kitchen" is about "family relationships and identity" - "Who are we? Who do we want to be? Who are we becoming?"
Keys wrote the music and the lyrics but the book was written by acclaimed and award-winning playwright Kristoffer Diaz.
"The score features new songs that I'm really excited to get out into the world alongside many of my album releases that you know but you've never heard like this - rearranged and reinterpreted," Keys explained.
As of this writing, the Broadway cast for Alicia Keys' "Hell's Kitchen" hasn't been announced yet, but the Off-Broadway production currently stars Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, Chris Lee, Vanessa Ferguson, and Maleah Joi Moon.
What Is Alicia Keys' 'Hell's Kitchen' About?
"In a cramped apartment hanging off the side of Times Square, 17-year-old Ali is desperate to get her piece of the New York dream. Ali's mother is just as determined to protect her daughter from the same mistakes she made," the synopsis read. When Ali falls for a talented young drummer, both mother and daughter must face hard truths about race, defiance, and growing up. Ali feels trapped, until the sound of a neighbor playing piano opens the door to an unexpected friendship and a radically different future."
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