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Hell's Kitchen opens six-night run at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids

Hell's Kitchen opens six-night run at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids

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Alicia Keys's Tony-winning musical played six nights at DeVos Performance Hall in September and continues its North American tour.

November 3rd, 2026: Rochester engagement opens

Overview

Updated 4 days ago

Alicia Keys's Hell's Kitchen played six nights at DeVos Performance Hall in September, the first stop on its North American tour. The tour closed at Shea's Buffalo Theatre on November 1 and is now at Rochester's West Herr Auditorium Theatre through November 8.

Tickets went on sale November 2 for the Boston run at Citizens Opera House, and the tour is scheduled for Syracuse's Landmark Theatre November 10-15. Ovation Rights bought the Broadway production's economic interests on October 13; no payout figure was published. Houston's Hobby Center engagement is scheduled for March 5-14, 2027.

Why it matters

West Michigan audiences saw a Tony-winning Broadway show at home, without the trip to Chicago or New York.

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Key Indicators

2,404
Seats per performance
Listed full-house capacity for each show.
6
Performances in the run
One show each night from September 15 through September 20.
14,424
Seats available across the run
Capacity multiplied by the six scheduled performances. Attendance figures were not published.

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People Involved

Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Composer and lyricist of Hell's Kitchen
Her musical's national tour is in Rochester through November 8.
 Kristoffer Diaz
Kristoffer Diaz
Book writer of Hell's Kitchen
Wrote the show's book for Broadway and the tour
MB
Myia Ann Butler
Ali in the Hell's Kitchen North American tour
Plays Ali on the North American tour, now at Rochester's West Herr Auditorium Theatre through November 8.

Organizations Involved

DeVos Performance Hall
DeVos Performance Hall
Performing arts venue
Hosted Hell's Kitchen for six nights in September 2026

A 2,404-seat theater inside DeVos Place convention center in downtown Grand Rapids.
Broadway Grand Rapids
Broadway Grand Rapids
Theater presenter
Presented Hell's Kitchen as part of its 2026-27 season

Local presenter that books touring Broadway productions into DeVos Performance Hall.

Timeline

April 2024 November 2026

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  1. Rochester engagement opens

    Latest Tour

    The tour began its run at West Herr Auditorium Theatre, scheduled through November 8.

  2. Boston tickets go on sale

    Announcement

    Tickets for the tour's run at Citizens Opera House in Boston went on sale as part of the Broadway In Boston 2026-27 season.

  3. Buffalo engagement closes

    Tour

    The tour finished its week at Shea's Buffalo Theatre, where it played October 27 through November 1.

  4. Buffalo engagement opens

    Tour

    The tour opened its Shea's Buffalo Theatre run, which continued through November 1.

  5. Houston premiere announced

    Announcement

    The Hobby Center announced a limited engagement of Hell's Kitchen for March 5-14, 2027, as part of its 2026-27 Broadway season.

  6. Ovation Rights buys Hell's Kitchen revenue rights

    Business

    Ovation Rights acquired the economic interests the original Broadway production company held, giving original investors an earlier return of capital. The announcement did not give a payout figure.

  7. Tour Announces Second-Year Cast

    Announcement

    BroadwayWorld reported that Myia Ann Butler and Emily Kristen Morris join the Hell's Kitchen tour as Ali and Jersey, starting with the Toronto stop in the tour's second year.

  8. Grand Rapids run ends

    Performance

    Final scheduled performance of the six-night run.

  9. Grand Rapids run begins

    Performance

    Six-night run opens at DeVos Performance Hall with about 2,404 seats per show.

  10. Broadway production closes

    Closing

    The show ended its run at the Shubert Theatre in New York in February 2026.

  11. Hell's Kitchen wins two Tony Awards

    Awards

    The show wins two Tony Awards, according to the tour's listing.

  12. Hell's Kitchen opens on Broadway

    Premiere

    Alicia Keys's musical begins performances at the Shubert Theatre in New York.

Scenarios

1

Hell's Kitchen sells out all six Grand Rapids shows

Deadline passed (Sep 21, 2026)

Discussed by: No public forecast; checkable on DeVos Performance Hall's ticketing page

Demand stays strong through the run. The venue's ticketing page shows all six dates sold out before or during the week, and Broadway Grand Rapids points to full houses in its season wrap-up. That outcome would signal that Grand Rapids can support more six-night runs of recent Tony-winning musicals.

2

Run completes with unsold seats on some nights

Deadline passed (Sep 21, 2026)

Discussed by: No public forecast; partial houses are typical for mid-size tour stops

Ticket sales are solid but not full. Several performances keep available seats until showtime, and the run finishes without a clean sellout. That is a common outcome for a Broadway tour in a 2,400-seat regional hall, and it does not necessarily hurt the economics of the stop.

3

Hell's Kitchen returns to Grand Rapids in a later season

Unlikely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: No public forecast; would appear in Broadway Grand Rapids' season announcement

Strong ticket sales and positive local coverage lead Broadway Grand Rapids to book a return engagement in a future season. The show would appear in the presenter's season lineup rather than as an extension of the current run. Return bookings are less common than one-and-done tour stops.

4

Hobby Center sets dates for its Hell's Kitchen run

Likely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: No public forecast; the Hobby Center's season calendar is the place to check

The Hobby Center scheduled Hell's Kitchen for March 5-14, 2027, as part of its 2026-27 Broadway season. The dates appear on the tour's published route.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

April 2024 - 2025

Hell's Kitchen on Broadway (2024-2025)

Hell's Kitchen opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 20, 2024. Alicia Keys wrote the music and lyrics, Kristoffer Diaz wrote the book, and the show earned 13 Tony nominations, winning two.

Then

Maleah Joi Moon and Kecia Lewis won Tonys for their performances; the show closed in 2025.

Now

The production's reputation carried it onto the national touring circuit.

Why this matters now

The Grand Rapids run is part of that tour, giving the show a second life outside New York.

January 2014 - October 2019

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014-2019)

Beautiful told the early story of Carole King in New York, using her song catalog. It opened on Broadway in 2014 and ran nearly six years.

Then

Jessie Mueller won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical, and the show became a road favorite.

Now

It showed that a jukebox musical built around a singer-songwriter's life can sustain long national tours.

Why this matters now

Hell's Kitchen is following the same path, using a Broadway award pedigree to draw audiences in mid-size markets like Grand Rapids.

Sources

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DeVos Performance Hall Broadway.org / The Broadway League BroadwayWorld Revue WM Grand Rapids Magazine Broadway Journal AllHipHop Shea's Performing Arts Center Ovation Rights AD HOC NEWS Grand Rapids Theater Buffalo Rising Fox Rochester (WUHF) WHAM This is CNY BroadwayWorld BroadwayWorld