Jessica Vosk Joining Hell's Kitchen to Replace Shoshana Bean

Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen will say farewell to a group of original cast members, including Chris Lee (Knuck), Shoshana Bean (Jersey), and Donna Vivino (Jersey standby).

Lee will depart on Sunday, October 20. His replacement, Phillip Johnson Richardson will star as Knuck, will star as Knuck beginning Tuesday, October 22.

Bean, who originated the role of Jersey and received a Tony nomination for it, will play her final performance on Sunday, December 1. Vivino, her standby, will play the role full-time December 3-11, after which she will depart the company, as well.

Update: Beginning on December 12, the role of Jersey will be played by incoming cast member Jessica Vosk (Wicked).

Hell’s Kitchen is directed by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, and a score by Alicia Keys.

In addition to Lee, Bean, and Vivino, the current cast also includes Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, Tony Award winner Kecia Lewis, and Tony Award winner Maleah Joi Moon. The cast also features Chad Carstarphen, Reid Clarke, Chloe Davis, Nico Dejesus, Timothy L. Edwards, Desmond Sean Ellington, Badia Farha, Vanessa Ferguson, Gianna Harris, Jakeim Hart, Takia Hopson, Eliazar Jimenez, Jackie Leon, Raechelle Manalo, Jade Milan, Onyxx Noel, Susan Oliveras, Sarah Parker, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, William Roberson, Niki Saludez, Nyseli Vega, Lamont Walker II, Rema Webb, and Oscar Whitney Jr.

Hell’s Kitchen is a coming-of-age story loosely based on Keys’s teenage years in New York City.

The creative team includes scenic designer Robert Brill, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer Gareth Owen, projection designer Peter Nigrini, hair and wig designer Mia Neal, and makeup designer Michael Clifton.

The music team includes orchestrators Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, arrangers Alicia Keys and Adam Blackstone, music consultant Tom Kitt, and music director Lily Ling.