After 25 years of being the self-proclaimed General of R&B, Tank is taking his talents to the theater.
The crooner is making his Broadway debut, joining the cast of Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen in the role of Davis in a limited 13-week engagement. Tank is replacing Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, who will take his final bow on Mar. 9.
“Stepping onto the Broadway stage is a dream come true,” said Tank in a statement. “Music and acting have always been a part of my journey, and now, I get to bring them together in a whole new way. The energy of live theater is unmatched, and I’m honored to join this incredible cast and be part of telling this powerful story through Alicia Keys’ music. This transition is both thrilling and humbling, and I can’t wait to give audiences everything I’ve got!”
Tank is a seasoned actor with notable roles in BET’s The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story, Preacher’s Kid with LeToya Luckett, Lifetime’s Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, HBO’s Togetherness, and VH1’s Born Again Virgin.
Hell’s Kitchen is a loose interpretation of Keys’ life. “The characters are definitely inspired by the city, inspired by my experiences of individuals and people,” she told VIBE when the play first opened. “I think that’s what gives it the richness and the relatability that you experience when you come. To me, that’s why it feels so good, how art does imitate life because you’re able to take the experiences, those fundamentals, those emotions, those connections, those layered, complex behaviors of humanity and put it all together into these stories that really, really hit you.”
Tickets are available on the Hell’s Kitchen official website, via Telecharge.com, and in-person at the Shubert Theatre box office.