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BIO

KECIA LEWIS (Miss Liza Jane) made her Broadway debut at 18 years old in the original company of Dreamgirls, directed by Michael Bennett. Her other Broadway credits include The Gospel at Colonus (with Morgan Freeman), Big River, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (standby for Nell Carter), Once on This Island (OBC), The Drowsy Chaperone (OBC), Chicago, Leap of Faith (OBC), Cinderella (as Marie/Fairy Godmother) and most recently Children of a Lesser God (directed by Kenny Leon). Off Broadway she has starred in the title role of Mother Courage, The Skin of Our Teeth (Obie Award) Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center (Drama Desk award nomination), and Marie and Rosetta (Lortel & Drama League nominations/ Obie Award winner). Her work on the last season of MAD ABOUT YOU was loved by fans and critics alike. Further television credits include Guest Star and recurring roles on “Law & Order,” “Law & Order SVU” (recurring), “Madam Secretary,” “Royal Pains,” “Limitless,” “Conviction,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Blue Bloods,” “SMILF,” “The Blacklist,” “The Passage” (recurring), and the Hulu series, “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” (recurring). As a vocalist Kecia has performed in Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Russia. Kecia can also be seen on Amazon in “With Love” and HBO Max’s “And Just Like That...” Kecia can also be seen in Evan Parter’s The Independent alongside Brian Cox, Jodie Turner-Smith and John Cena which is now streaming on Peacock.

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STAGE CREDITS

Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Miss Liza Jane
Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen
[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2023
The Rose Tattoo The Rose Tattoo
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theater Company Broadway Revival, 2019
Assunta
Children of a Lesser God Children of a Lesser God
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2018
Mrs. Norman
The Skin of Our Teeth The Skin of Our Teeth
[Off-Broadway]
Theatre for a New Audience Off-Broadway Revival, 2017
Mrs. Antrobus
Marie and Rosetta Marie and Rosetta
[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Company World Premiere, 2016
Sister Rosetta Thorpe
New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes
[Off-Broadway]
2016 Return Engagement, 2016
Busker
Mother Courage and Her Children Mother Courage and Her Children
[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Off-Broadway Revival, 2015
Mother Courage
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2014
Marie, The Fairy Godmother
Leap of Faith Leap of Faith
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Ida Mae Robinson
Leap of Faith Leap of Faith
[Los Angeles]
World Premiere, 2010
Performer
Shrek the Musical Shrek the Musical
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
The Dragon
The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Trix
The Drowsy Chaperone
[Los Angeles]
US Premiere, 2005
Dessa Rose
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Dorcas/Field Hand/Gemina/Janet
Dorcas, et al.
Dorcas/Field Hand/Gemina/Janet
Dorcas, et al.
Once On This Island
[Broadway]
Reunion Concert, 2002
Asaka
Once On This Island
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1990
Once on This Island
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Ain't Misbehavin'
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Performer (Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe)
(St. Louis, MO (Regional))
(Standby)
To Whom It May Concern
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1985
Deloris

Movies

Shelter
[ 2014 ] Shelter Worker 1 Kecia Lewis-Evans
Shirley
[ 2020 ] Nurse
The Independent
[ 2022 ] Lynn James

TV Shows

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Arraignment Judge Constance Copeland
The Blacklist
Esi Jackson
Will Trent
[ 2023-2025 ] Odessa Shaw
Crutch
[ 2025-2025 ] Antoinette

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical

Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen

Drama League Awards - 2024 - Distinguished Performance

Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical

Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen


winner
The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical

Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen

Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award

Kecia Lewis, Marie and Rosetta


winner
Obie Awards - 2017 - Performance

Kecia LewisMarie and Rosetta and The Skin of Our Teeth

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

Kecia Lewis, Marie and Rosetta

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Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center Photo
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.
Lea Michele, Jane Krakowski, Darren Criss and More Set for MISCAST26 Photo
Lea Michele, Jane Krakowski, Darren Criss and More Set for MISCAST26
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2026

The honorees and initial performers have been revealed for MCC Theater's Miscast26, the one-night-only musical spectacular featuring Broadway stars performing songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast.
Video: Watch Yolanda Adams Sing 'Authors of Forever' in HELL'S KITCHEN Photo
Video: Watch Yolanda Adams Sing 'Authors of Forever' in HELL'S KITCHEN
by Michael Major - Jan 23, 2026

Watch Yolanda Adams perform “Authors of Forever” in an exclusive clip from Hell’s Kitchen on Broadway. See the video and catch Adams in the show through this weekend.
Carolee Carmello, Kecia Lewis and Kate Baldwin To Perform At The New York City Gay Me Photo
Carolee Carmello, Kecia Lewis and Kate Baldwin To Perform At The New York City Gay Men's Chorus Annual Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 21, 2026

The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus has announced the first performers and honorees for Harmony, its annual gala benefit at the Edison Ballroom. The event will feature Broadway performers including Carolee Carmello, Kate Baldwin, and Kecia Lewis.
Illinois Conservatory For The Arts To Host A NIGHT OF BROADWAY Benefit Gala Photo
Illinois Conservatory For The Arts To Host A NIGHT OF BROADWAY Benefit Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2026

Illinois Conservatory for the Arts will present its annual A Night of Broadway benefit gala on February 21, 2026, in Naperville. The concert will feature performances by Eden Espinosa, Joaquina Kalukango, Kecia Lewis, Michael Longoria, Samantha Pauly, and Christine Sherrill.
Video: Yolanda Adams Recalls First Meeting with HELL'S KITCHEN Creator Alicia Keys Photo
Video: Yolanda Adams Recalls First Meeting with HELL'S KITCHEN Creator Alicia Keys
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 23, 2025

Grammy winner Yolanda Adams recently made her Broadway debut in Hell's Kitchen. On a visit to TODAY with Jenna & Friends, she shared how starring in the show is a return to her theatrical roots and recalled her first meeting with creator Alicia Keys. Watch the interview now.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 16, 2025 - TITANIQUE Broadway Run Announced and M Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 16, 2025 - TITANIQUE Broadway Run Announced and More
by - Dec 16, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 16, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Video: Kecia Lewis Takes Final Bow in HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway Photo
Video: Kecia Lewis Takes Final Bow in HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway
by Michael Major - Dec 15, 2025

Kecia Lewis played her final performance in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway, celebrating the end of her Tony-winning run. Watch the video of Lewis, who won a Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards the role of 'Miss Liza Jane'
Photos: Red Bucket Follies Raises Record $7,344,304 for Broadway Cares Photo
Photos: Red Bucket Follies Raises Record $7,344,304 for Broadway Cares
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025

This year’s Red Bucket Follies took place at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The annual variety show celebrated 55 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies that participated in the fall #RedBuckets.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Woolly Mammoth Announces New AD, RSC Faces ‘financial peri Photo
Industry Pro Newsletter: Woolly Mammoth Announces New AD, RSC Faces ‘financial peril’
by Alex Freeman - Dec 8, 2025

This week’s stories highlight a theater landscape in motion, with notable leadership shifts, community celebrations, and major institutional changes shaping the field. Helen Shaw’s appointment as Chief Theater Critic at The New York Times marks a significant moment in arts journalism, while audiences worldwide engage with the newly opened voting for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards. Onstage, Broadway prepares for star-studded fundraising at Red Bucket Follies, and regional companies navigate both exciting transitions and unexpected setbacks. Internationally, major UK institutions confront financial challenges and ambitious renovations, reflecting a moment of both reckoning and renewal across the global arts community.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 8, 2025- Go Inside WICKED: FOR GOOD With An Easte Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 8, 2025- Go Inside WICKED: FOR GOOD With An Easter Egg Exclusive
by - Dec 8, 2025

8Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 8, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Video: Ne-Yo Takes His First Bow in HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway Photo
Video: Ne-Yo Takes His First Bow in HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway
by Michael Major - Dec 5, 2025

Ne-Yo officially made his Broadway debut last night in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. Watch a video of him taking his first bow in the production now! The cast also includes Amanda Reid, Kecia Lewis, Yolanda Adams, and more.
Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff and More to Join RED BUCKET FOLLIES Photo
Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff and More to Join RED BUCKET FOLLIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2025

Red Bucket Follies will transform six weeks of fundraising into two afternoons of one-of-a-kind songs, skits and dances created by Broadway’s best. Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff and more are set to join.
Listen: HELL'S KITCHEN Release Holiday Song 'Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Chri Photo
Listen: HELL'S KITCHEN Release Holiday Song 'Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas”
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 21, 2025

Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen has dropped a new holiday song, “Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas,' an original mash-up of the holiday classic “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and Alicia Keys’ “The Gospel.” Check it out now!
Video: Yolanda Adams Says HELL'S KITCHEN Broadway Debut is a 'Bucket List' Moment Photo
Video: Yolanda Adams Says HELL'S KITCHEN Broadway Debut is a 'Bucket List' Moment
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - Nov 20, 2025

Grammy-winning gospel icon Yolanda Adams is heading to Broadway! The four-time Grammy Award winner will step into the role of Miss Liza Jane in Hell’s Kitchen. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge sat down with Yolanda to discuss her Broadway debut.
Listen: Durrell 'Tank' Babbs Shares New Single 'Control' Photo
Listen: Durrell 'Tank' Babbs Shares New Single 'Control'
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 19, 2025

R&B star Durrell “Tank” Babbs, back on Broadway for a limited run in Hell's Kitchen, has released his latest single, 'Control.' The track samples Janet Jackson’s hit “Control,” written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Check it out now.
HELL'S KITCHEN to Release Holiday Song 'Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas Photo
HELL'S KITCHEN to Release Holiday Song 'Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen will release a new holiday song, “Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas,' featuring cast members Amanda Reid, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Jessica Vosk.
Ne-Yo Make Broadway Debut as 'Davis' in HELL’S KITCHEN Photo
Ne-Yo Make Broadway Debut as 'Davis' in HELL’S KITCHEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2025

Ne-Yo will make his Broadway debut in Hell's Kitchen. Nearly a decade after the recording artist won audiences over as The Tin Man in NBC’s “The Wiz Live!,” Ne-Yo steps onto the Broadway stage for the first time in the role of “Davis.”
Video: Durrell 'Tank' Babbs and Amanda Reid Perform 'If I Ain’t Got You' From HELL' Photo
Video: Durrell 'Tank' Babbs and Amanda Reid Perform 'If I Ain’t Got You' From HELL'S KITCHEN
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 17, 2025

As part of a new Broadway-themed episode of the Tamron Hall Show, Hell's Kitchen stars Tank and Amanda Reid took the stage to perform a reimagined version of “I Ain’t Got You” from the hit Broadway musical. Watch it now!
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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 8, 2025- THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES First Look and More
by - Nov 10, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 8, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kecia Lewis been in?

Kecia Lewis has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Kecia Lewis been in?

Kecia Lewis has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Kecia Lewis been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for Hell’s Kitchen, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical (The Lortels) for Hell's Kitchen, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Marie and Rosetta, Performance (Obie Awards) for Marie and Rosetta and The Skin of Our Teeth and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (The Lortels) for Marie and Rosetta.

What awards has Kecia Lewis won?

Kecia Lewis has received several prestigious awards for her performances. She won the Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Hell's Kitchen. She also earned the Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hell's Kitchen. Additionally, she received the Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical at The Lortel Awards for Hell's Kitchen. Kecia Lewis was honored with the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Hell's Kitchen. Furthermore, she received an Obie Award for her performances in Marie and Rosetta and The Skin of Our Teeth.

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