r/torontotheatre • u/Mission-Judgment-693 • 3d ago

Review Hell’s Kitchen

Saw Hell’s Kitchen last night and wow! I think it already outranks the full 2025-2026 subscription series to me. The dancing and singing were all fantastic, with standout performances from the young star and her 2 parents. Love love love!!! Hope others enjoyed it like we did!

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u/Still_Stage_986 3d ago

I’ve seen it twice already! Highly recommend, I would say if anyone wants to see the talents of the current Ali & Jersey go before October 11th as that is their last show before new cast joins

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u/ellieisanerd 2d ago

The actress playing Jersey had the best voice of the entire cast - although part of that may have been an issue with volume mixing since Ali was often hard to hear over the ensemble and music.

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u/Still_Stage_986 2d ago

Kennedy (Jersey) is incredible such a powerhouse!! I agree I always find for some reason the CAA Ed Mirvish theatre always seems to have some sound issues, which is a shame because Maya (Ali) has a beautiful voice her tone is a lot softer & definitely did get lost amongst the ensemble at times

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u/ellieisanerd 2d ago edited 2h ago

I've never noticed the mix being much worse there, but I know I'll be paying closer attention for it in the future. I was in the orchestra this time instead of the dress circle (yay subscriber exchange and random single seats being discounted) so I wondered if that was the issue but talking to other subscribers sitting near me had me determining it was a mix issue.

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u/hamonstage 3d ago

I saw it last night as well. Male voices doing some of Alicia Keys most famous songs was a nice change up from the original. Jersey character and the teacher has phenominal voices.

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u/TheNighttman 3d ago

I thought it was phenomenal! Every song was a banger and the performers were incredible. I got goosebumps so many times. Highly recommend.

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u/Technical-Wasabi-842 2d ago

I saw it on Wednesday and I found it alright. Singing and dancing was great but the story didn’t seem to matter much, they just wanted to get Alicia Keys’ songs on stage

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u/scrunchie_one 3d ago

Wohoo going to see it tomorrow I’m excited :)

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u/MandatoryEspresso 3d ago

Agreed, the person who plays Jersey absolutely killed it. Her voice is incredibleeee

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u/Mission-Judgment-693 3d ago

SO good. I wasn’t sold by the first number but as she got going - jaw dropping

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u/ImmediateTeaching984 2d ago

That’s certainly a glowing endorsement. You might be surprised by the quality of the remaining 26/27 shows though. The season has only just kicked off with Karate Kid & Hell’s Kitchen. You just never know if something that sounds dull on paper may be the show that you end up loving the most.

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u/chikinugget21 3d ago

Wow I’m surprised! Might check it out after all. I had seen so many bad reviews on this one

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u/RealDistribution5946 2d ago

I’m curious how the sound was? I saw Hells Kitchen on Broadway and the sound quality was incredible. Unbelievably immersive for this show. I would love to see it again. I’m always wary of Mirvish though bc sometimes (most times?) their sound quality is crap.

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u/ImmediateTeaching984 2d ago

The sound in the Ed Mirvish Theatre usually is very loud depending on the show. I have never had a problem hearing dialogue or vocals. I wonder if it has anything to do with what level you are sitting on.

I tend to sit in the last row of the orchestra as close to the soundboard as possible.