Location

Multiple Cities

Theatre

Multiple Theatres

Run Time

2 Hours and 30 Minutes, including one intermission

Location

Multiple Cities

Theatre

Multiple Theatres

Run Time

2 Hours and 30 Minutes, including one intermission

"I’ve got all this music inside me, and I’m just trying to figure out how to let it out without losing myself."

— Ali

Hell’s Kitchen Tour 2025 VIDEOS

SYNOPSIS

Set to the electrifying soundtrack of Alicia Keys, Hell’s Kitchen is a powerful coming-of-age musical about finding your voice, your purpose, and your place in the world. Inspired by Keys’ own teenage years in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, this vibrant new work pulses with rhythm, romance, and raw emotion. At the heart of the story is Ali, a 17-year-old girl with big dreams and a bigger heart, who feels trapped between her overprotective mother and the chaotic city outside their apartment. When she meets a gifted young drummer named Knuck and a wise piano teacher who recognizes her talent, Ali begins to see her life—and her music—through new eyes. As she navigates first love, independence, and the pull between safety and self-discovery, Ali learns that growing up means taking risks and claiming your own song. Featuring some of Alicia Keys’s biggest hits—including “Fallin’,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “Empire State of Mind”—alongside new, original music, Hell’s Kitchen is a thrilling, soulful celebration of identity, resilience, and the unstoppable power of music to set us free.

Hell’s Kitchen Tour 2025

CAST

Maya Drake - Ali
Kennedy Caughell - Jersey
Desmond Sean Ellington - Davis
Roz White - Miss Liza Jane
JonAvery Worrell - Knuck

RELEASE DATES

Oct/10/2025

Creatives

Music by Alicia Keys
Lyrics by Alicia Keys
Book by Kristoffer Diaz
Music orchestrated by Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone
Music arranged by Alicia Keys and Adam Blackstone
Musical Director: Lily Ling

Directed by Michael Greif
Choreographed by Camille A. Brown

Scenic Design by Robert Brill
Costume Design by Dede Ayite
Lighting Design by Natasha Katz
Sound Design by Gareth Owen
Projection Design by Peter Nigrini
Hair and Wig Design by Mia Neal
Make-Up Design by Michael Clifton

Musical Supervisor: Adam Blackstone
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