Hell’s Kitchen Broadway Cast Interview and Performance
Broadway Hell’s Kitchen cast members Kennedy Caughell (Jersey) and Desmond Sean Ellington (Davis) join WGUC Host Megan Lavilla at the Cincinnati Public Radio studio to discuss Alicia Keys’ powerful new musical, inspired by her life, music, and community.
Kennedy and Desmond share how Hell’s Kitchen explores themes of family, home, and connection, while reshaping what Broadway storytelling can look like. They explain why the show feels like an entirely new kind of theatrical work, one that’s helping shift the culture of Broadway theater and may even require new terminology.
Caughell, known for her Broadway roles in Beautiful, Wicked, and Frozen, and Ellington, fresh off his Broadway debut after performances in Hamilton, reflect on what it means to bring this deeply personal, community-driven story to audiences.
Kennedy Caughell and Desmond Sean Ellington perform a stunning live rendition of “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys in the Cincinnati Public Radio studio. The two cast members of the Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen (part of the Broadway in Cincinnati season), who portray Alicia’s parents, share this powerful performance for only the second time ever, following its debut on The Today Show.
