Stick Fly Producer Alicia Keys to Compose Music for the Play's Broadway Production

Fourteen-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys will compose original music for Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly, the upcoming Broadway play which includes Keys among its lead producers. Directed by Kenny Leon, Stick Fly begins performances on November 18 at the Cort Theatre, with opening night set for December 8.

“As someone who walked up and down this boulevard as a young girl, I cannot describe the thrill of having the opportunity of composing songs for a Broadway show,”  Keys said in a statement. “It’s honestly been a dream come true. I love the humor and humanity of Stick Fly, and I'm so excited to be a part of the emotional journey this show will take audiences on.”

Set at the elegant Martha’s Vineyard summer home of the well-to-do LeVay family, Stick Fly begins when two adult sons bring their significant others (one a fiancée, the other a new girlfriend) home to meet their parents for the first time. Soon, secrets are revealed, civilities are dropped and identities are explored in a harsh new light. Race and rivalry, class and family, all come together for an explosive comedy of manners about today’s complex world.

The cast of Stick Fly includes Tracie Thoms, Mekhi Phifer, Condola Rashad, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Rosie Benton and Dule Hill.