This fall, the Windy City prepares to welcome a bold, vibrant new chapter in musical theater: Hell’s Kitchen , the stage work created by Alicia Keys , will arrive at the James M. Nederlander Theatre from November 11 to November 30. Though Keys will not perform in the production herself, her voice echoes throughout, from chart-topping hits to fresh, deeply personal compositions written for the show.

Inspired by Keys’s own upbringing in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, the musical is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story that centers on Ali, a 17-year-old girl seeking her identity, her voice and her purpose. Set against the gritty yet hopeful backdrop of 1990s New York, the production introduces Ali’s world: a protective mother, a mentor in her piano-playing neighbor

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