- - Alicia Keys’ Broadway Musical “Hell’s Kitchen” to Close After Nearly 2 Years

Dave QuinnJanuary 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM

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Alicia Keys and the cast of 'Hell's Kitchen' at the 2024 Tony Awards

Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen is preparing to say goodbye.

After nearly two years on the boards and almost 800 performances, the Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning show will end its run at the Shubert Theatre in New York City on Sunday, Feb. 22.

For the final weeks, Tony nominee and original cast member Brandon Victor Dixon will return to the production and to the role of Davis. He begins Jan. 27 and will remain through the rest of the show's run.

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Brandon Victor Dixon at the opening of 'Hell's Kitchen' in April 2024

Inspired by Keys’ own upbringing in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, the coming-of-age musical follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl finding her voice through music, mentorship and community. Its story is set to a score blending Keys’ greatest hits — including "If I Ain't Got You," "Fallin'," "You Don't Know My Name," "No One," "Teenage Love Affair" and "Empire State of Mind" — with new songs written exclusively for the stage.

Keys, who won her 17th Grammy for the musical’s cast recording, has been a regular presence at the musical, and even marked her first time ever singing on a Broadway stage back in September when she kicked off a series of post-show "encore" concerts.

The show has has grossed over $100 million on Broadway, and drawn presidents, Supreme Court justices, athletes and global superstars to the theater throughout its run. It's also raised more than $1.5 million for charity in partnership with TodayTix Group.

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The original cast of 'Hell's Kitchen' on Broadway

Hell's Kitchen opened in April 2024 after premiering Off-Broadway in October 2023 at The Public Theater in New York City.

The musical — directed by Michael Greif, with a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz and choreography by Camille A. Brown — was nominated for 13 Tony Awards in 2014, including Best Musical. It won two awards, both for performance: one from lead actress Maleah Joi Moon and another for supporting actress Kecia Lewis.

Currently, the show is led by Amanda Reid, Kelsee Kimmel, four-time Grammy Award winner Yolanda Adams, three-time Grammy Award winner NE-YO and Lamont Walker II.

The company features Angela Birchett, Chad Carstarphen, Reid Clarke, Nico Dejesus, Mykhel Duckett, Vanessa Ferguson, Lulu Oro Hamlett, Jakeim Hart, Takia Hopson, Gabriel Hyman, Lindsey Jolyn Jackson, Eliazar Jimenez, Jackie Leon, Parris Lewis, Raechelle Manalo, Miki Michelle, Benjamin H. Moore, Onyxx Noel, Susan Oliveras, Amma Osei, Sarah Parker, Eric Parra, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, William Roberson, Niki Saludez, Mariand Torres, Maggy Van Den Heuvel, Nyseli Vega, Keenan D. Washington and Oscar Whitney Jr.

Though the Broadway curtain is set to fall, Hell’s Kitchen will continue its life on the road with a multi-year national tour and upcoming international productions in South Korea, Germany and Australia.

Tickets for Hell's Kitchen are on sale now.

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