Had to share this moment in the same room, with the same people I was with when we got the news—we won! So grateful for my HK family.
Thank you @recordingacademy ! GOD IS GOOD YALL 🙏🏾💙
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: KECIA LEWIS 🎙️
We’re excited to welcome @therealkecialewis back to the MUSE/IQUE stage for our next show of the 2026 season—celebrating over three seasons of performances with us!
Kecia is celebrating 40-plus years as a dynamic storyteller on stage and screen. Best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Ms. Liza Jane in Alicia Keys’ Hell's Kitchen, Ms. Lewis' career both on and off Broadway has garnered her Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards. She can currently be seen as a series regular opposite Tracy Morgan on Crutch, streaming on Paramount Plus.
Experience Kecia’s stunning vocals live at “The Sun Rises in Harlem” this June 2 and 3 at @thehuntingtonlibrary and June 7 at @skirball_la ! Reserve your seats at the link in our bio.
📸 Haoyuan Ren @haoyuanren
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the artists for our next program The Sun Rises in Harlem!
@therealkecialewis is celebrating 40-plus years as a dynamic storyteller on stage and screen. Best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Ms. Liza Jane in Alicia Keys’ Hell's Kitchen, Ms. Lewis' career both on and off Broadway has garnered her Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards. She can currently be seen as a series regular opposite Tracy Morgan on Crutch, streaming on Paramount Plus.
From Duke Ellington, to Cab Calloway, to Bessie Smith, MUSE/IQUE examines the evolution of jazz music and how Black artists reflected evolving modern life through a flourishing of art. See Kecia live June 2, 3 & 7! Reserve your seats at the link in our bio.
Enjoying this Broadway opening season to the fullest 🤎✨ So grateful to watch my friends SHINE on these stages.
Last week I caught a preview of @joeturnerbway —absolutely FANTASTIC. Huge congratulations to this incredible cast & crew. I know sir August Wilson is proud of you ALL👏🏾
📸: @bruglikas@broadwaybruce_
One of the most meaningful and joyous opening nights of theater I’ve had in a long time was on Tuesday night ✨🎭 The re-imagined @catsjellicleball is an experience not to be missed! 🐱💫 This cast is brilliant and all are true TRIPLE threats (IYKYK) 🔥👏🏽
Congratulations to my sister @lachanze_productions for producing yet another HIT 👑💥 @qween_jean for those MAGICAL costumes 🧵✨ and my friends @zhailon and Billy Rauch for your BRILLIANT co-direction 🎬🌟
And big love to @andre_deshields , @thekennethard , @dudney_jr , @phumzile_sojola , and the ENTIRE CAST ❤️🙌🏽🎉
#catsthejellicleball
@therealkecialewis followed with a breathtaking performance of “Authors of Forever” from Hell’s Kitchen.
The title says everything.
Our students are writing their own futures through dedication, artistry, and opportunity. Illinois Conservatory for the Arts exists to provide the training, mentorship, and scholarship support that allows those stories to unfold.
Because of this evening, more students will have access to transformative arts education.
Music Director / Orchestrator: Matthew Croft
#IllinoisConservatoryForTheArts #ANightOfBroadway #KeciaLewis #HellsKitchenBroadway #Naperville #BroadwayVoices #ArtsAccess
