The song mashes a holiday classic with an Alicia Keys original
Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen releases a new holiday song, “Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas,” via Alicia Keys Records/Interscope Records. Featuring four-time Grammy winner and newly added Hell’s Kitchen cast member, Yolanda Adams, “Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas” also features cast members Amanda Reid, Phillip Johnson Richardson, and Jessica Vosk. Produced by Adam Blackstone, “Hell’s Kitchen’s A Merry Little Christmas” is an original mash-up of the holiday classic “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and Alicia Keys’ “The Gospel.”
Gospel legend Yolanda Adams joins the award-winning cast of Hell’s Kitchen on Broadway in a limited engagement, taking over the role of Miss Lisa Jane for Tony winner Kecia Lewis, with both performers alternating in the role through December 16th. Lewis will give her final performance on December 13th, after which Adams takes over exclusively through January 25, 2026.
Hell’s Kitchen is a multi-award-winning Broadway musical that was created and inspired by Alicia Keys. The play is directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by four-time Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, and the music of Keys, featuring new songs and her greatest hits.
The current cast is led by Jessica Vosk, Babbs, Tony Award winner Kecia Lewis, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Jade Milan.
The company also features Angela Birchett, Chad Carstarphen, Reid Clarke, Chloe Davis, Nico DeJesus, Badia Farha, Vanessa Ferguson, Gianna Harris, Jakeim Hart, Takia Hopson, Gabriel Hyman, Lindsey Jolyn Jackson, Eliazar Jimenez, Kelsee Kimmel, Jackie Leon, Raechelle Manalo, Benjamine Moore, Onyxx Noel, Susan Oliveras, Sarah Parker, Eric Parra, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, William Roberson, Niki Saludez, Nyseli Vega, Lamont Walker II and Oscar Whitney Jr.
Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you’ve never felt before – Hell’s Kitchen, a new musical from Keys, whose songs and experiences growing up in New York inspire a story made for Broadway.
Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, Ali is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. Set to the rhythm of the 90s, Hell’s Kitchen is a love story between a mother and daughter. It’s about finding yourself, your purpose, and the community that lifts you. Come remember where dreams begin.
The creative team for Hell’s Kitchen includes, Tony Award nominee Robert Brill (Scenic Design), Tony Award winner Dede Ayite (Costume Design), Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Tony Award winner Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Tony Award nominee Peter Nigrini (Projection Design), Mia Neal (Hair and Wig Design), Michael Clifton (Makeup Design), Heidi Griffiths and Kate Murray (Casting), Danny Maly (Production Stage Manager), and Foresight Theatrical (General Management).
The music team of Hell’s Kitchen includes orchestrations by Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, arrangements by Alicia Keys and Adam Blackstone, music consulting by Tom Kitt and music direction by Lily Ling.
Hell’s Kitchen began performances on Thursday, March 28, 2024, and opened on Saturday, April 20, 202,4 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre at 225 West 44th Street.
