Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Broadway’s New York musical celebrated a milestone-filled inaugural year with the icon Empire State Building lighting up in the signature blue and yellow colors of HELL’S KITCHEN and a VIP-attended performance on Wednesday, April 9, at the Shubert Theatre.

Throughout HELL’S KITCHEN’s first year on Broadway, the new musical celebrated several landmark achievements, including:

• 2025 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album
• Two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical
• Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
• Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
• Three Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical and Outstanding Projection and Video Design
• Through an ongoing partnership with Alicia Keys co-founded organization Keep A Child Alive (KCA), Hell’s Kitchen has donated $1,263,382 to date to provide aid for children across the globe. 
• “Kaleidoscope,” an original new song written for Hell’s Kitchen, became the anthem of the 2024 U.S. Open Tournament in a multi-layered collaboration with USTA and ESPN.
• Alicia Keys’ “No One” was certified Diamond with over 10 million U.S. sales and streams
• Alicia Keys and Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” was certified Diamond with over 10 million U.S. sales and streams, also celebrating its 15^thanniversary since it was released.

HELL’S KITCHEN, the award-winning Broadway musical created and inspired by 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, takes you on the journey of Ali – a 17-year-old girl full of fire.

Relatable, raw, and refreshingly fun, it’s a celebration of finding yourself, your purpose, and the people who lift you up. The music—a mix of Keys’ classics and new songs written exclusively for the show—and exhilarating choreography bring to life a story that speaks to you no matter where you’re from, where you’ve been, or where you’re going. Come experience where dreams begin: HELL’S KITCHEN. 

The cast is led by 9-time Grammy Award® nominee Durrell “Tank” Babbs, Tony Award® winner Kecia Lewis, Jade Milan, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Jessica Vosk. HELL’S KITCHEN is directed by five-time Tony Award® nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by four-time Tony Award® nominee Camille A. Brown, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award ® nominee Kristoffer Diaz – and the music of Keys, featuring new songs and her greatest hits.

It features Angela Birchett, Chad Carstarphen, Reid Clarke, Chloe Davis, Nico DeJesus, Badia Farha, Vanessa Ferguson, Gianna Harris, Jakeim Hart, Takia Hopson, Gabriel Hyman, Lindsey Jolyn Jackson, Eliazar Jimenez, Kelsee Kimmel, Jackie Leon, Raechelle Manalo, Benjamin H. Moore, Onyxx Noel, Susan Oliveras, Sarah Parker, Eric Parra, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, Amanda Reid, William Roberson,Niki Saludez, Nyseli Vega, Lamont Walker II and Oscar Whitney Jr.

The creative team for HELL’S KITCHEN includes, Tony Award® nominee Robert Brill (Scenic Design), Tony Award® winner Dede Ayite(Costume Design), Tony Award® winner Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Tony Award® winner Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Tony Award® nominee Peter Nigrini (Projection Design), Mia Neal (Hair and Wig Design), Michael Clifton (Makeup Design), Heidi Griffiths and Kate Murray(Casting), Danny Maly (Production Stage Manager), and Foresight Theatrical (General Management).

The music team of HELL’S KITCHEN includes orchestrations by Tony Award® winner Tom Kitt and Tony Award® nominee Adam Blackstone, arrangements by Alicia Keys and Adam Blackstone, music consulting by Tom Kitt and music direction by Lily Ling.