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Alicia Keys' musical love letter to New York, Hell's Kitchen, is officially open on Broadway as of April 20. Previews began March 28 at the Shubert Theatre, with  directing, and choreography by . Read the reviews here.

Hell's Kitchen features music and lyrics by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz. Inspired by the 15-time Grammy winner's life, the story centers on 17-year-old Ali and her mother, Jersey, sharing a cramped apartment near Times Square. Ali wants to live out her NYC dream, but Mom is scared her daughter will repeat her own mistakes. 

鈥滻 want Hell's Kitchen to be a truthful and honest display of the diversity that I experienced as a kid, that we experienced as a kid," Keys says on the opening night carpet. "I wanted you to be able to see so many different people, from so many different places and backgrounds and see鈥攆ind yourself there. I wanted it to be raw, and truthful, and genuine, and pure."

Hear the cast and creatives sound off on what makes a real New Yorker in the video below. 

The cast of Hell's Kitchen is led by Shoshana Bean as Jersey, Brandon Victor Dixon as Davis, Kecia Lewis as Miss Liza Jane, Chris Lee as Knuck, and Maleah Joi Moon in her Broadway debut as Ali.

"I love that we are redefining, disrupting, rewriting," says Bean. "It's about freedom of discovery, and not feeling restricted or constricted, or that there's some kind of a limit or a cap on what you can explore. And gratefully, in this show, with this creative team and this cast, I feel like I have the ultimate freedom."

"The thing I'm enjoying the most is how we've had so many diverse audiences so far," adds Lewis, who plays Liza, Ali鈥檚 piano teacher who inspires a love of music in the  teen. "All kinds of age groups, and people from all over the world, we've had people already flying in from other countries. And so for all of them to have this experience, and be so jazzed, and lifted, and inspired by it, what else is there if you're going to do a Broadway show?"

Check out photos from opening night in the gallery below.

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Photos: Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen Opening Night

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The cast also includes as Ray, as Tiny, as Q, as Jessica, as Millie, as 'Riq, and as Crystal, alongside ensemble members , , , , , , , and .

Rounding out the company are understudies , , , , , and Oscar Whitney Jr.; and swings , , , and . serves as standby for Jersey.

Most of the cast members are reprising their performances from the musical's 2023 Off-Broadway premiere at , with only Webb, Vega, and Hopson new for the Broadway run. Casting is by and .

Greif reassembled his complete Off-Broadway creative team for the Broadway bow. The music team includes music director and orchestrators Adam Blackstone and with arrangements by Keys and Blackstone. The creative team also includes scenic designer , costume designer , lighting designer , sound designer , projection designer , hair and wig designer Mia Neal, and makeup designer . is general manager, and serves as production stage manager.

AKW Productions is producing the Broadway run, with serving as executive producer. Co-producers include ROC Nation, , , , , , John Gore Organization, , , , , , , , and The Public Theater.

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