Kiki & Herb Hits Broadway's Helen Hayes in August for a Limited Engagement

Kiki & Herb are hitting the Great White Way. The duo's new show Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway is set to run seven performances per week at the Helen Hayes Theatre from August 11 through September 10, according to a production spokesperson.

The show presents the story of fictitious duo Kiki and Herb, played by Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman, respectively. Kiki, a seasoned drinker, is a brash, boozy septuagenarian chanteuse with the ability to tell a story as few can, with a bruising vocal style and willingness to do just about anything in the name of "showbiz." Herb is Kiki's shy, stalwart, long-time accompanist, who pounds the keys with a passion and a vengeance all his own. In Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway, the pair will display their musical prowess with reinventions of songs by great artists old and new such as: The Cure, Bob Merrill, the Wu-Tang Clan, Bright Eyes, Dan Fogelberg, The Mountain Goats and many more.

Kiki and Herb have been performing in New York since 1989. Their off-Broadway shows include Kiki & Herb: Jesus Wept, Kiki & Herb: There's a Stranger in the Manger and Kiki & Herb: Coup de Théatre. In September 2004, the one-night-only Kiki & Herb Will Die For You sold out at Carnegie Hall. The evening was announced as a farewell performance, however Kiki and Herb never died. Since that concert, they have been touring.

The Helen Hayes Theatre is currently home to Bridge & Tunnel, which will end its limited engagement on August 6. Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! is set to begin performances at the venue on September 19, meaning that Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway, which is set to officially open on August 15, cannot extend.