For more than a decade, Alicia Keys has been quietly developing a musical inspired by her own turbulent adolescence growing up among artists in New York City.
Now that musical, “Hell’s Kitchen,” is almost ready for viewing: It will be staged this fall at the Public Theater, the downtown nonprofit where “A Chorus Line” and “Hamilton” were born.
The show will feature some of Keys’s best known songs, as well as new material she has written for the musical.
“This is a major, major turning point in my journey.”“Hell’s Kitchen” doesn’t precisely track the events of Keys’s own life, but there are strong parallels.
(Ali, like Keys, is transformed by a passion for piano.)
Persons:
Alicia Keys, “ Hamilton ”, Keys, ”, Ali
Organizations:
Public Theater
Locations:
New York City, Manhattan Plaza