Hell's Kitchen: Musical cast
Hell's Kitchen cast
Music by Alicia Keys and others Book by Kristoffer Diaz
Cast and Covers.
Music by Alicia Keys, others contribute vibrant textures.
Book by Kristoffer Diaz.
Principal Players 2025.
- Maleah Joi Moon as Ali.
- Shoshana Bean as Jersey.
- Kecia Lewis as Miss Liza Jane.
- Brandon Victor Dixon as Davis.
- Chad Carstarphen as Ray.
- Vanessa Ferguson as Tiny.
- Rema Webb as Crystal.
- Jakeim Hart as Junio / Q.
- Nyseli Vega as Millie.
- Lamont Walker II as Riq.
- Chris Lee as Knuck.
- Jackie Leon as Jessica.
Standbys and Understudies.
- Donna Vivino standby for Jersey.
- Gianna Harris understudy Ali, Jessica, Tiny.
- Jade Milan understudy Ali, Jessica, Tiny.
Cast Stability Timeline.
The principal roster stayed intact for over one year. Key milestones below outline when changes finally arrived.
Unchanged Stretch.
- October 2023 – December 2024: Original company premiered at The Public Theater, then transferred to Broadway without a single replacement.
First Departures.
- January 5 2025: Phillip Johnson Richardson stepped in as Knuck, covering Chris Lee during medical leave.
- March 9 2025: Brandon Victor Dixon played his final Davis; departure announced a month earlier.
Recent Re-casts.
- June 3 2025: Christopher Jackson assumed Davis, marking the show’s first principal swap.
- December 12 2024: Jessica Vosk replaced Shoshana Bean as Jersey, ending the original female lead quartet.
Thus, 2023 and 2024 remained cast-steady; turnover began only as the musical settled into its second Broadway spring.
Last Update:July, 27th 2025
Hell's Kitchen Lyrics: Song List
- Act I
- The Elevator Prologue
- The Gospel
- The River
- Seventeen
- You Don't Know My Name
- Miss Liza Jane Plays Piano for the First Time
- Kaleidoscope
- Gramercy Park
- Not Even the King
- Teenage Love Affair
- Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
- You Play These Notes
- Girl on Fire
- Perfect Way to Die
- Act II
- Heartbroken
- Price, Bonds, and Scott
- Authors of Forever
- Heartburn
- Love Looks Better
- Work on It
- Fallin
- If I Ain't Got You
- Pawn It All
- Like You'll Never See Me Again
- When It's All Over
- Hallelujah/Like Water
- No One
- All We Can Do is Play
- Empire State of Mind