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Hell's Kitchen synopsis



Jukebox musical Hell's Kitchen has Alicia Keys's music and lyrics and a book by Kristoffer Diaz. The semi-autobiographical program chronicles Keys's 1990s Manhattan childhood. Part of the 2023–24 season at The Public Theater, the musical played from October 24, 2023, to January 14, 2024. April 20, 2024 saw the show's Broadway premiere at the Shubert Theatre.

Theatre critics gave the initial Off-Broadway and Broadway runs high marks, hailing the musical as one of the best jukebox musicals ever, and Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean, and Kecia Lewis garnered accolades for their acting work. The shows were nominated for Drama League, Lucille Lortel, and Drama Desk Awards. The Broadway production and Stereophonic tied for the most nominations at the 77th Tony Awards, including Best Musical, with 13 nominations each.
Last Update:August, 10th 2024

Hell's Kitchen Lyrics

  1. Act I
  2. The Gospel
  3. The River
  4. Seventeen
  5. You Don't Know My Name
  6. Kaleidoscope
  7. Gramercy Park
  8. Not Even the King
  9. Teenage Love Affair
  10. Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
  11. Girl on Fire
  12. Perfect Way to Die
  13. Act II
  14. Authors of Forever
  15. Heartburn
  16. Love Looks Better
  17. Work on It
  18. Fallin
  19. If I Ain't Got You
  20. Pawn It All
  21. Like You'll Never See Me Again
  22. When It's All Over
  23. Hallelujah/Like Water
  24. No One
  25. Empire State of Mind

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