Maya Drake

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Hollywood Pantages
by Evan Henerson - Jun 3, 2026

As substantial as its built-in assets are, the two-time Tony Award winner, musical is lacking in other areas. Book writer Kristoffer Diaz has crafted an exciting leading character, and an even more interesting supporting player. Alas, he has also included a rather perfunctory family triangle that gums up the play’s second act

HELL'S KITCHEN Tickets To Go On Sale To Open Portland's Broadway Season
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 30, 2026

AKW Entertainment and producers of the Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical HELL’S KITCHEN have announced that tickets will go on sale for the Portland engagement that premieres at the Keller Auditorium.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 8, 2026

Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two. This touring production allows the rest of the country to experience a brief taste of New York City’s pulsing rhythms set to the music and reflections of Alicia Keys teen years in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.

HELL'S KITCHEN Will Make Canadian Premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical HELL'S KITCHEN will make its Canadian premiere at Toronto's CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, featuring music by Alicia Keys and a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz.

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts
by Tessa Nelson - Apr 21, 2026

Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts tells a perfectly coherent story—it’s just not a very interesting one. An overprotective mother badgers her daughter to stay safely in her apartment and away from the glitz, glamour, and danger of those pernicious New York City Streets; a father forges an emotional and artistic connection with his daughter, but is only there for her inconsistently; a young, naïve girl is looking for love in all the wrong places.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Mar 27, 2026

I walked in knowing only a handful of the songs, and it made no difference. Hell’s Kitchen at the Straz is driven by feeling, character, and raw honesty. The music meets you where you are.

HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour is Coming to ATG San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2026

The North American tour of Hell's Kitchen is coming to ATG San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre, Hell's Kitchen is directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, and features the music of Alicia Keys.

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - Feb 18, 2026

Inspired by the music and upbringing of Alicia Keys. Hell’s Kitchen follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion, and her place in the world. Along the way, we meet her dynamic family, a musical mentor who changes her life, and the neighborhood that helps her grow up.

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 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.

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.

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 Roundup: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour is Now Underway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2025

The National Tour of Hell's Kitchen is now underway! The Broadway musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, will visit more than 30 cities in its first year. Read the reviews for the tour of Hell's Kitchen here!

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.

Complete Cast & Route Set For HELL'S KITCHEN Tour; Serena Williams Joins Producing Team
by Joshua Wright - Sep 8, 2025

Complete casting and routing has been announced for the national tour of Hell's Kitche. Serena Williams will join the production as a producer. Performances begin October 10, 2025 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio.

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.