Maya Drake

Interview: JonAvery Worrell, Knuck in HELL'S KITCHEN at The Fox Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - Jan 2, 2026

The first national tour of the Tony and Grammy Award winning HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit Broadway musical from Alicia Keys, is set to ignite Atlanta’s Fox Theatre from January 6–11 as part of the 2025/2026 Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season. To celebrate this electrifying new musical, I caught up with JonAvery Worrell, who stars as Knuck, to talk about his journey from Georgia to the stage, the heart of HELL’S KITCHEN, and what it means to perform for his hometown crowd.

Interview: Dana Zell of Children’s Musical Theater San Jose
by Marina Kennedy - Dec 26, 2025

We had the opportunity to interview Dana Zell who has served as the Managing Director of CMT for the past 10 years.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Fisher Theatre
by Emily Schenk - Dec 18, 2025

The national touring cast of Hell‘s Kitchen arrives at The Fisher Theatre. Hell’s Kitchen features pop hits from Grammy Award-winning Alicia Keys. Hell‘s Kitchen is a story of a young girl growing up in Manhattan trying to chase her dreams, find love, and navigate the city.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
by Jarrod Michael - Dec 18, 2025

Set against the grit, rhythm, and unmatched energy of 1990s New York City, Hell’s Kitchen translates Alicia Keys’ personal narrative and iconic catalog into a timeless coming-of-age story rooted in one of the city’s most well-known and misunderstood neighborhoods.

HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour is Coming to The Fabulous Fox
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2025

Hell's Kitchen, the Broadway musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, will bring its North American tour to The Fabulous Fox. Hell's Kitchen is directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - Nov 13, 2025

HELL’S KITCHEN, the Alicia Keys jukebox musical now making its Chicago premiere as part of the first national tour, has a messy storyline wrapped in slick packaging. While the show is loosely based on Keys’s childhood in Manhattan, the storytelling is generic, and the songs are often awkwardly incorporated into the book. Admittedly, Kristoffer Diaz’s book is weak. It’s a flimsy vehicle for Keys’s song catalog. Huge Alicia Keys fans might enjoy hearing her biggest hits performed by musical theater actors, but the plot around them doesn’t hang together.

HELL’S KITCHEN Opens At The James M. Nederlander Theatre For Three-Week Chicago Engagement
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

HELL’S KITCHEN, the 13-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical featuring the songs of Alicia Keys, is now playing at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago through November 30, 2025.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Key Bank State/Playhouse Square/Cleveland
by Roy Berko - Oct 17, 2025

Normally, juke-box musicals, which are scripts created from pre-conceived music, have songs shoe-horned into what is generally an acceptable, but less-than well-written story (think MOULIN ROUGE! and MAMMA MIA!).

HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour is Coming to the Fox Theatre This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2025

HELL'S KITCHEN – the hit Broadway musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys – will play a limited one-week Atlanta engagement. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

HELL'S KITCHEN To Play Limited Engagement In Chicago This November
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2025

Tickets are now on sale for HELL’S KITCHEN, Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical, coming to Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre November 11–30, 2025. The North American Tour will star Maya Drake as Ali, with Kennedy Caughell and Roz White featured in principal roles.