March 1, 2025
Tank is the most recent addition to Alicia Keys’ *Hell’s Kitchen*, however his run can be for a restricted time solely.
Tank is bringing his acclaimed musical skills to Alicia Keys’ Grammy and Tony Award-winning Hell’s Kitchen for a restricted 12-week run in the position of Davis.
The five-time Grammy nominee will take over the position from Brandon Victor Dixon, who originated the character and earned a Tony Award nomination for his efficiency. Dixon will give his last efficiency March 9.
“Stepping onto the Broadway stage is a dream come true,” Tank stated in a press release. “Music and performing have at all times been part of my journey, and now, I get to convey them collectively in an entire new means. The vitality of stay theater is unmatched, and I’m honored to affix this unimaginable forged and be a part of telling this highly effective story by means of Alicia Keys’ music. This transition is each thrilling and humbling, and I can’t wait to present audiences every thing I’ve acquired!”
Keys is one in all many artists who’ve labored with Tank all through his 25-year profession. His catalog options a few of R&B’s largest hits, together with 5 No. 1 singles: “Can’t Let It Present,” “I Deserve,” “Sluggish,” “See By way of Love,” and “Earlier than We Get Began.”
As a songwriter and producer, Tank has collaborated with trade giants similar to Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Aaliyah, Fantasia, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Hudson, amongst others. On the performing facet, Tank has held roles in Lifetime’s “Seven Lethal Sins: Lust,” HBO’s Togetherness,” VH-1’s “Hit The Flooring,” and BET’s “The New Version Story” and “The Bobby Brown Story,” amongst others.
Keys has expressed her pleasure for Tank to affix her award-winning musical, even when only for a restricted time.
“From songwriting to producing to performing, Tank brings so many skills to the desk as a multi-faceted artist,” she stated. “We’re thrilled he has chosen to make his Broadway debut at HELL’S KITCHEN and we will’t wait to indicate audiences the facility and vulnerability he brings to the position of “Davis.’”
Hell’s Kitchen is a jukebox musical that includes the music and lyrics of Alicia Keys, centered round a semi-autobiographical story impressed by her upbringing in Nineties Manhattan. Since its debut, the musical has earned widespread acclaim, receiving 13 Tony nominations and profitable two awards final 12 months.
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