Alicia Keys May Pop up when the National Tour of Her Musical 'Hell's Kitchen' Comes to Your Town

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ at Playhouse Square review: This show is on fire

Maya Drake, a recent high school graduate with little more than a 2024 episode of “Law & Order: SVU” to her credit, is a real find. She’s front and center as Ali, the inspired-by-Alicia Keys character in the new tour of “Hell’s Kitchen,” the jukebox musical built around the R&B star’s songs. Launched only days ago at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, this production of the Tony Award-nominated show is vibrant and colorful, rhythmic and soulful and b…

Alicia Keys may pop up when the national tour of her musical 'Hell's Kitchen' comes to your town

Alicia Keys' Broadway musical, “Hell's Kitchen,” is hitting the road for a national tour. The semi-autobiographical show, featuring Keys' music, will visit 28 cities across the South, Midwest and West through 2026.

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ review: Alicia Keys’ musical hits all the right notes at Playhouse Square

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The autobiographical jukebox musical can be a tricky needle to thread, trying to shoehorn a recording artist’s catalog into their life story. “Hell’s Kitchen,” the Broadway smash that launched its national tour at Playhouse Square on Oct. 10 and runs through Nov. 1, is different. That’s because the subject is Alicia Keys, one of the preeminent singer-songwriters of her generation. Her lyrics have always told stories — full of v…