Keys and Pulitzer Prize-finalist playwright Kristoffer Diaz deliver their exhilarating coming-of-age musical HELL’S KITCHEN to The Public this fall with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, path by musical theatre large and Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Hire, Subsequent to Regular, Pricey Evan Hansen) and Music Supervisor and Co-Orchestrator Adam Blackstone. HELL’S KITCHEN is an unforgettable new present that includes unique, new music in addition to the soulful, iconic hit songs of New York’s personal Alicia Keys. It explores many societal points going through younger individuals about id, belonging and discovering your self within the concrete jungle and elsewhere, navigating life and love.
In a cramped residence hanging off the facet of Occasions Sq., 17-year-old Ali is determined to get her piece of the New York dream. Ali’s mom is simply as decided to guard her daughter from the identical errors she made. When Ali falls for a gifted younger drummer, each mom and daughter should face laborious truths about race, defiance, and rising up. Ali feels trapped, till the sound of a neighbour enjoying piano opens the door to an sudden friendship and a radically completely different future.
The Public Theater’s Creative Director Oskar Eustis and Government Director Patrick Willingham introduced the line-up at this time for The Public’s 2023-24 Season at their landmark Astor Place residence on 425 Lafayette Avenue with an revolutionary and dynamic slate of latest productions and ongoing mission-driven programming. Eustis known as HELL’S KITCHEN “an astonishing, ground-breaking musical by one of the beloved and sensible artists that New York has ever produced.”
The solid of HELL’S KITCHEN will embrace Shoshana Bean (Jersey), Chad Carstarphen (Ray/Ensemble), Reid Clarke (Ensemble), Chloe Davis (Ensemble), Nico DeJesus (Ensemble), Brandon Victor Dixon (Davis), Timothy L. Edwards (Ensemble), Badia Farha (Understudy), Vanessa Ferguson (Tiny/Ensemble), David A. Guzman (Ensemble), Crystal Monee Corridor (Crystal/Ensemble), Gianna Harris (Understudy), Chris Lee (Knuck), Jackie Leon (Jessica/Ensemble), Kecia Lewis (Miss Liza Jane), Raechelle Manalo (Ensemble), Maleah Joi Moon (Ali), Onyxx Noel (Understudy), Sarah Parker (Ensemble), William Roberson (Understudy), Niki Saludez (Ensemble), Mariand Torres (Maria/Ensemble), Donna Vivino (Understudy), and Lamont Walker II (Riq).
The inventive workforce of HELL’S KITCHEN will embrace scenic design by Robert Brill, costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Gareth Owens, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, and projection design by Peter Nigrini.
