Broadway battle. Broadway star Kecia Lewis has a bone to pick with legend Patti LuPone. Lewis, 59, released a six-minute Instagram video on Saturday where she called out LuPone, 75, for how she’s allegedly treated the production of “Hell’s Kitchen,” which Lewis stars in as Miss Liza Jane. The Tony Award winner said her “open … Read more
Gordon Ramsay scared everyone on the set of “Hell’s Kitchen,” according to former contestants who are speaking out about the sharp-tongued chef’s on-set aggression. Addressing what it was like behind the scenes of the popular cooking competitive show, several ex-stars — including winners Michael Wray and Ariel Malone — spilled about the intense kitchen environment in Vice TV’s “Dark Side … Read more
They weren’t outsiders on Sunday night. In a neck-and-neck race, the fantastic new musical “The Outsiders” ultimately took home the coveted Best Musical trophy at the Tony Awards, honoring the best of Broadway, at Lincoln Center. Most pundits (not me!) predicted Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical piece “Hell’s Kitchen,” which is also a fun night out, would … Read more
It’s not just the humidity that has Midtown Manhattan sweating bullets — it’s the Tony Awards! While several races on Broadway’s biggest night are all but wrapped up, the most coveted prize, Best Musical, is going right down to the wire. Nobody is totally sure if “Hell’s Kitchen” or “The Outsiders” takes it. More From … Read more
This girl is finally on fire. Theater review HELL’S KITCHEN Two hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission. At the Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th Street. The Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” which opened Saturday night on Broadway following a rocky run last fall at the Public Theater, has greatly improved now that it’s only … Read more
To watch “Hell’s Kitchen,” the new off-Broadway musical by Alicia Keys that opened Sunday night at the Public Theater, is to experience euphoria followed by enormous frustration over and over again. How can we not feel elated being there for the star-is-born moment of actress Maleah Joi Moon, who makes an earth-shaking professional debut as … Read more