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Friday, October 25, 2024
Broadway's Hell's Kitchen Donates $1 Million to Keep a Child Alive Nonprofit
Playbill: Broadway's Hell's Kitchen has announced it has raised $1 million dollars for Keep a Child Alive (KCA), a nonprofit organization co-founded by Alicia Keys. The production has donated $1 for every ticket sold to date in partnership with KCA.
2 comments:
Felix Eisenberg
said...
I thought this article was super inspiring. It’s actually crazy that we can see prominent people in our industry doing these types of charitable gifts. Alicia Keys' message that this is “just the beginning” stood out to me because 1 million dollars is a lot of money, and the fact that shes so focused on her cause really warms my heart. It shows the musical is focused on making an ongoing impact, not just entertainment. I also like that the partnership with KCA will continue throughout the Broadway run, making the donations feel just more meaningful. The overall story of Hell’s Kitchen just seems interesting; I saw it after I graduated high school, and it was truly a great experience. The entire cast just brings something new to the stage, and it's honestly such an art piece. I really appreciate what Alicia Keys is doing, and I think this can lead a path for my shows and producers to do the same in the future.
It is amazing for (Theatre) to be able to raise such an amount and be able to share that with the rest of the world to make it a better place. $1 million is not a small amount of money. What I am more curious about is is this part of why this theatrical production is taking place? Like is part of their mission statement so to speak being to make that type of difference in the world. Not only through storytelling, but also through fundraising and being able to help donate to charities. never really thought much about this production, I don't find it something that would speak to me initially. But regardless, it is wonderful to hear about a show partnering with such a good cause. Charities can often have a hard time raising money, so to have a partnership that's continuous and will allow for more of a difference to be made as a wonderful thing. For that donation to be built into each ticket cost is a wonderful idea. I do wonder how often this has been done before and partnerships have been made with other charities for other shows, and I wonder if this is something we will see more of. Now granted I don't think That ticket prices need to be more expensive, but I don't think one dollar is what's going to make that line get crossed.
2 comments:
I thought this article was super inspiring. It’s actually crazy that we can see prominent people in our industry doing these types of charitable gifts. Alicia Keys' message that this is “just the beginning” stood out to me because 1 million dollars is a lot of money, and the fact that shes so focused on her cause really warms my heart. It shows the musical is focused on making an ongoing impact, not just entertainment. I also like that the partnership with KCA will continue throughout the Broadway run, making the donations feel just more meaningful. The overall story of Hell’s Kitchen just seems interesting; I saw it after I graduated high school, and it was truly a great experience. The entire cast just brings something new to the stage, and it's honestly such an art piece. I really appreciate what Alicia Keys is doing, and I think this can lead a path for my shows and producers to do the same in the future.
It is amazing for (Theatre) to be able to raise such an amount and be able to share that with the rest of the world to make it a better place. $1 million is not a small amount of money. What I am more curious about is is this part of why this theatrical production is taking place? Like is part of their mission statement so to speak being to make that type of difference in the world. Not only through storytelling, but also through fundraising and being able to help donate to charities. never really thought much about this production, I don't find it something that would speak to me initially. But regardless, it is wonderful to hear about a show partnering with such a good cause. Charities can often have a hard time raising money, so to have a partnership that's continuous and will allow for more of a difference to be made as a wonderful thing. For that donation to be built into each ticket cost is a wonderful idea. I do wonder how often this has been done before and partnerships have been made with other charities for other shows, and I wonder if this is something we will see more of. Now granted I don't think That ticket prices need to be more expensive, but I don't think one dollar is what's going to make that line get crossed.
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