The end of award season is always something to celebrate for those who work on Broadway, a release of a lot of pent up energy and excitement.
To memorialize the moment, step into the Tony Award after parties for Hell's Kitchen and Water For Elephants through the photo gallery below. Held downtown at Mercer Labs and at Jazz at Lincoln Center, respectively, they were certainly a pair of wild, wild parties.
Company of Water For Elephants
Taylor Colleton, Sean Stack, and Samantha Gershman
Isabelle McCalla
Grant Gustin and LA Thoma Gustin
Gabriel Olivera, Nicolas Jelmoni, Charles South, and Joe De Paul
Christopher Fitzgerald, Paul Alexander Nolan, and Keely Hutton
Antione Boissereau, Jessica Stone, and Sean Stack
Alex Royer and company of Water For Elephants
Alicia Keys and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and Roy Nachum
Alicia Keys and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and Maleah Joi Moon at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and Terria Joseph at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Alicia Keys and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Terria Joseph at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Taraji P. Henson, Alicia Keys, and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Taraji P. Henson, Alicia Keys, and guests at Hell's Kitchen's Tony Awards after-party at Mercer Labs
Hell's Kitchen, the new Alicia Keys jukebox musical, opened on at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway April 20. The musical features music and lyrics by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, and stars Tony winners Maleah Joi Moon and Kecia Lewis.
Inspired by the 15-time Grammy winner's life, the story centers on 17-year-old Ali and her mother, sharing a cramped apartment near Times Square. Ali wants to live out her NYC dream, but Mom is scared her daughter will repeat her own mistakes. Along the way, a wise piano teacher opens Ali's eyes to the power of music, and the legacy of her artistic birthright.
Water for Elephants officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre. Based on Sara Gruen's acclaimed novel, the high flying musical features a book by Rick Elice (Peter and the Starcatcher) and music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co. (The Tale of Despereaux). Tony nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo) directs.
The work tells the story of a man who runs away from his life, only to find himself caught up in a traveling circus and an increasingly tangled web of love and lies. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can truly begin again at any age.
