Alicia Keys‘ musical “Hell’s Kitchen” is heading to Broadway in the spring.
The musical, which aspects music and lyrics by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, made its world premiere at the Public Theater on Oct. 24 and is for the time being working there by Jan. 14. “Hell’s Kitchen” will switch to the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, with previews initiating March 28 and opening night time on April 20.
The first price synopsis reads, “In a shrimp house putting off the facet of Times Square, 17-year-feeble Ali is interested to gain her part of the Novel York dream. Ali’s mother is staunch as certain to provide protection to her daughter from the similar errors she made. When Ali falls for a talented younger drummer, each and every mother and daughter must face laborious truths about bustle, defiance, and rising up. Ali feels trapped, until the sound of a neighbor taking half in piano opens the door to an surprising friendship and a radically various future.”
“Perfect issues steal time and for 13 years, I’ve been dreaming, growing and finding inspiration for a musical in conserving with my experience rising up in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is impressed by my lifestyles, nevertheless it indubitably’s now not a biographical fable. It’s a fable about household relationships and id: Who are we? Who will we wish to be? Who are we changing into?” Keys stated in a command. “The rating aspects new songs that I’m truly excited to gain out into the enviornment alongside many of my album releases that you realize nevertheless you’ve by no technique heard love this – rearranged and reinterpreted.”
The Broadway solid has yet to be announced. The Off-Broadway production at the Public Theater contains Shoshana Bean, Maleah Joi Moon, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, Chris Lee and Vanessa Ferguson.
“Hell’s Kitchen” aspects music consulting by Tom Kitt, music supervision by Adam Blackstone, choreography by Camille A. Brown and route by Michael Greif. The ingenious team also contains scenic dressmaker Robert Brill, costume dressmaker Dede Ayite, lights dressmaker Natasha Katz, sound dressmaker Gareth Owen, projection dressmaker Peter Nigrini, and hair and wig dressmaker Mia Neal. The Broadway production of “Hell’s Kitchen” is produced by AKW Productions, with Aaron Lustbader serving as govt producer.
