{"id":205962,"date":"2026-03-25T20:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/205962\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:45:08","slug":"alicia-keys-broadway-musical-opens-tonight-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/205962\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical opens tonight in Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ACredit: Marc J Franklin<\/p>\n

A new Broadway musical inspired by the life and music of Alicia Keys opens the first of 15 Tampa shows tonight. <\/p>\n

\u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen,\u201d which runs through April 4 at the Straz Center, tells a loosely autobiographical story of Keys\u2019 upbringing in 1990s Manhattan. <\/p>\n

The musical follows Ali (Maya Drake, pictured), a 17-year-old navigating a complicated relationship with her mother while trying to figure out what independence and creativity actually look like. <\/p>\n

The show leans into that \u201990s New York backdrop, pairing it with a score made up of both new songs and familiar hits from Keys\u2019 catalog, including \u201cFallin\u2019,\u201d \u201cNo One\u201d and \u201cGirl on Fire.\u201d <\/p>\n

Directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by Camille A. Brown and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, the production has earned a New York Times Critic\u2019s Pick.<\/p>\n

Tickets start at $65 for \u2018Hell\u2019s Kitchen,\u2019 running March 25-April 4 in Tampa.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\/<\/p>\n

This article appears in Mar. 19 \u2013 25, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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