Alicia Keys Staging High-Budget Musical Inspired by Her Life in New York

Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" will be staged at the Public Theater this fall
The musical is inspired by Keys' own adolescence growing up among artists in New York City
The show features a cast of 20 and has the biggest budget of any show the Public has ever done
The Public Theater's new season will also include plays by Suzan-Lori Parks, Itamar Moses, Mary Kathryn Nagle, and Ife Olujobi
The Public will not be presenting its previously annual Under the Radar Festival of experimental work