After a magnificent run that brought Alicia Keys’ music and life story to the Great White Way, Hell’s Kitchen has announced its final curtain call.
The Broadway musical, featuring a score built from Keys’ iconic songs and inspired by her upbringing in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, is scheduled to close at the Shubert Theatre on February 22, 2026, after nearly 800 performances on Broadway.
Original cast member Brandon Victor Dixon will return to the role of Davis beginning January 27 and perform through the final show. Dixon, a Tony Award nominee for his earlier run in the role, was among the standout performers during the musical’s Broadway tenure.
Hell’s Kitchen hit the stage at the Shubert Theatre in April 2024, after a successful Off-Broadway premiere at The Public Theater in 2023. The show quickly became one of the season’s most talked-about new musicals, earning 13 Tony Award nominations and taking home two wins, including Best Leading Actress and Best Featured Actress.
Financially and culturally, the production made a significant impact. Over its Broadway run, the musical grossed more than $100 million in ticket sales, a milestone that underscores both its commercial appeal and audience resonance. The show also raised over $1.5 million for charity.
Though ticket grosses began to trend downward later in the run, Hell’s Kitchen remained a fixture on Broadway for almost two years, providing consistent work for more than 200 cast and crew members and drawing diverse audiences hungry for storytelling that reflected their culture and experiences.
The musical’s narrative, centered on a 17-year-old Ali navigating family, identity, and artistic ambition, resonated deeply with audiences precisely because it offered a perspective that is rarely seen on Broadway in such fullness: a Black coming-of-age story rooted in real neighborhood texture and soulful music.
With choreography by Camille A. Brown and direction by Michael Greif, the show wove Keys’ catalog, including hits that helped define generations, into a narrative that felt both personal and universal.
Hell’s Kitchen isn’t vanishing after the final bow. The production is already on a multi-year U.S. tour and is slated for international productions in countries including South Korea, Germany, and Australia.
Photo Credit: Hell’s Kitchen/Marc J. Franklin
