Kristoffer Diaz
Latest News on Kristoffer Diaz:
Kelsee Kimmel to Join Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN as Standby for 'Jersey' (Nov 22, 2024)
Photos: Alicia Keys & More Honored by the Arthur Miller Foundation (Nov 5, 2024)
IAMA Theatre Company’s 7TH ANNUAL NEW WORKS FESTIVAL to Feature 8 New Plays (Oct 31, 2024)
Kelsee Kimmel to Join Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN as Standby for 'Jersey' (Nov 22, 2024)
Photos: Alicia Keys & More Honored by the Arthur Miller Foundation (Nov 5, 2024)
IAMA Theatre Company’s 7TH ANNUAL NEW WORKS FESTIVAL to Feature 8 New Plays (Oct 31, 2024)
BIO
Kristoffer Diaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. Full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyo's, The Upstairs Concierge, and The Unfortunates. Awards: 2011 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award; finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; winner, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play; winner, 2011 OBIE Award, Best New American Play; and the inaugural Gail Merrifield Papp Fellowship from The Public Theater (2011). He is a recipient of the Jerome Fellowship, the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant and the Van Lier Fellowship (New Dramatists). Kristoffer holds a BA from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, an MFA from NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, and an MFA from Brooklyn College's Performing Arts Management program.
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Director Michael Greif, Brandon Victor Dixon, Chris Lee, Kecia Lewis, Shoshana Bean, Composer/Producer Alicia Keys, Maleah Joi Moon, Choreographer Camille A. Brown, Book Writer Kristoffer Diaz and Musical Supervisor Adam Blackstone
Date:
03/06/2024
From: Photos: Alicia Keys & HELLS KITCHEN Company Get Ready for Broadway
Musical Supervisor Adam Blackstone, Choreographer Camille A. Brown and Director Michael Greif, Book Writer Kristoffer Diaz, Composer/Producer Alicia Keys and NY Times Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist/Moderator Salamishah Tillet
Date:
03/06/2024
From: Photos: Alicia Keys & HELLS KITCHEN Company Get Ready for Broadway
Director Michael Greif, Brandon Victor Dixon, Chris Lee, Kecia Lewis, Shoshana Bean, Composer/Producer Alicia Keys, Maleah Joi Moon, Choreographer Camille A. Brown, Book Writer Kristoffer Diaz and Musical Supervisor Adam Blackstone
Date:
03/06/2024
From: Photos: Alicia Keys & HELLS KITCHEN Company Get Ready for Broadway
Productions
Writing
Book
Playwright
Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz, Hell's Kitchen
winner
Obie Awards - 2011 - Best New American Play
Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity
winner
The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Play
Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The Pulitzer Prize - 2010 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The Pulitzer Prize - 2010 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance
Videos
Video: Shoshana Bean Sings 'Pawn It All' from HELL'S KITCHEN at the Spring Road Conference
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 15, 2024
Video: Kecia Lewis Performs 'Authors Of Forever' From HELL'S KITCHEN at the Spring Road Conference
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2024
Video: Shoshana Bean and Maleah Joi Moon in the Official Music Video For 'No One' From HELL'S KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2024
Video: HELL'S KITCHEN Cast and Crew Celebrates Mother's Day with Tribute Video
by Blair Ingenthron - May 12, 2024
Video: Go Inside Opening Night of Alicia Keys' New Musical, HELL'S KITCHEN
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 21, 2023
Video: Watch Alicia Keys Talk HELL'S KITCHEN on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 12, 2023
Video: Shoshana Bean and Brandon Victor Dixon Perform 'Not Even The King' From Alicia Keys' HELL'S KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2023
Video: Watch Rehearsal Footage of HELL'S KITCHEN at The Public Theater
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 7, 2023
Video: Alicia Keys Teases New Musical HELL'S KITCHEN on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Michael Major - Jun 7, 2023
Photos & Video: First Look at THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY at ZACH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2022
VIDEO: First Look At HERCULES Starring Jelani Alladin, Krysta Rodriguez, James Monroe Iglehart And More!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2019
MEGA STAGE TUBE: George Takei, Kristoffer Diaz, Randi Zuckerberg and More in TEDxBroadway 2013
by Stage Tube - Mar 1, 2013
News
Kelsee Kimmel to Join Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN as Standby for 'Jersey'
Kelsee Kimmel (SIX) will make her return to Broadway as the Standby for the role of “Jersey” in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Kelsee Kimmel (SIX) will make her return to Broadway as the Standby for the role of “Jersey” in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Alicia Keys & More Honored by the Arthur Miller Foundation
The ARTHUR MILLER FOUNDATION held the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. See cast members from Hell's Kitchen and more in photos!
The ARTHUR MILLER FOUNDATION held the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. See cast members from Hell's Kitchen and more in photos!
IAMA Theatre Company’s 7TH ANNUAL NEW WORKS FESTIVAL to Feature 8 New Plays
IAMA Theatre Company will host its 7th Annual New Works Festival this December, featuring eight new plays presented as staged readings. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
IAMA Theatre Company will host its 7th Annual New Works Festival this December, featuring eight new plays presented as staged readings. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
SPRING AWAKENING, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND & More Set for Oceanside Theatre Company 2025 Season
Oceanside Theatre Company announced its 2025 season featuring ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and SPRING AWAKENING, offering a mix of drama, music, and comedy at the Brooks Theater. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Oceanside Theatre Company announced its 2025 season featuring ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and SPRING AWAKENING, offering a mix of drama, music, and comedy at the Brooks Theater. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
HELL'S KITCHEN to Celebrate the Arthur Miller Foundation Honors 10th Anniversary
Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN will celebrate the ARTHUR MILLER FOUNDATION at the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors to be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024, hosted at HELL’S KITCHEN’s Broadway home, the Shubert Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN will celebrate the ARTHUR MILLER FOUNDATION at the annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors to be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024, hosted at HELL’S KITCHEN’s Broadway home, the Shubert Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: HELL'S KITCHEN Stars Maleah Joi Moon and Chris Lee Perform 'Unthinkable (I'm Ready)'
As lead cast member Chris Lee prepares to exit the show, Broadway's Hell's Kitchen has released a new look at the show. Check out the video below as Lee and star Maleah Joi Moon perform the love ballad, 'Unthinkable'.
As lead cast member Chris Lee prepares to exit the show, Broadway's Hell's Kitchen has released a new look at the show. Check out the video below as Lee and star Maleah Joi Moon perform the love ballad, 'Unthinkable'.
Jessica Vosk Will Join HELL'S KITCHEN in December
Jessica Vosk will star as Jersey in the hit musical Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. As previously announced Shoshana Bean, who originated and received a Tony Nomination for her role, will play her final performance on Sunday, December 1.
Jessica Vosk will star as Jersey in the hit musical Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. As previously announced Shoshana Bean, who originated and received a Tony Nomination for her role, will play her final performance on Sunday, December 1.
Donna Vivino to Star as 'Jersey' in HELL'S KITCHEN in December
Hell's Kitchen's current standby for 'Jersey', Broadway Veteran, Donna Vivino, will star as 'Jersey' for select dates in December. Learn more about the production featuring music by Alicia Keys, and see how to purchase tickets.
Hell's Kitchen's current standby for 'Jersey', Broadway Veteran, Donna Vivino, will star as 'Jersey' for select dates in December. Learn more about the production featuring music by Alicia Keys, and see how to purchase tickets.
Phillip Johnson Richardson Joins HELL'S KITCHEN as 'Knuck' This Month
Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN will welcome Phillip Johnson Richardson (The Wiz) as “Knuck”, starting on Tuesday, October 22. Chris Lee, who originated the role, will play his final performance on Sunday, October 20.
Broadway’s HELL’S KITCHEN will welcome Phillip Johnson Richardson (The Wiz) as “Knuck”, starting on Tuesday, October 22. Chris Lee, who originated the role, will play his final performance on Sunday, October 20.
Shoshana Bean Sets Departure Date From HELL'S KITCHEN
Shoshana Bean will depart Hell's Kitchen on Broadway on December 1. Bean made the announcement herself on Instagram, in a photo with the caption, 'Mama’s hanging up her apron….Last day in the kitchen is December 1st!'
Shoshana Bean will depart Hell's Kitchen on Broadway on December 1. Bean made the announcement herself on Instagram, in a photo with the caption, 'Mama’s hanging up her apron….Last day in the kitchen is December 1st!'
HELL'S KITCHEN's Original Broadway Cast Album Hits #1 on the Billboard Cast Albums Chart
The HELL’S KITCHEN’s Original Broadway Cast Album has hit #1 on the Billboard Cast Albums chart. HELL’S KITCHEN is a new musical from 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, whose songs and experiences growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway. Learn more about the show and the album.
The HELL’S KITCHEN’s Original Broadway Cast Album has hit #1 on the Billboard Cast Albums chart. HELL’S KITCHEN is a new musical from 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, whose songs and experiences growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway. Learn more about the show and the album.
Submissions Now Open For ATC's National Latine Playwrights Award
Arizona Theatre Company is accepting submissions for the 2025 National Latine Playwrights Award. Eligible Latine playwrights from the U.S., its territories, or Mexico can submit scripts. Learn how to apply.
Arizona Theatre Company is accepting submissions for the 2025 National Latine Playwrights Award. Eligible Latine playwrights from the U.S., its territories, or Mexico can submit scripts. Learn how to apply.
HELL'S KITCHEN Stars To Host Cast Album Signing At Barnes & Noble Midtown This Friday
Join Maleah Joi Moon and Brandon Victor Dixon from the Broadway cast of HELL'S KITCHEN for a signing at Barnes & Noble 5th Ave this Friday at noon to support the Hell’s Kitchen Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Join Maleah Joi Moon and Brandon Victor Dixon from the Broadway cast of HELL'S KITCHEN for a signing at Barnes & Noble 5th Ave this Friday at noon to support the Hell’s Kitchen Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Photos: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DIETY at Circle Theater
Circle Theatre will present The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Obie Award-winning playwright Kristoffer Diaz from October 3 through 26th. Check out promotional photos for the production here!
Circle Theatre will present The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Obie Award-winning playwright Kristoffer Diaz from October 3 through 26th. Check out promotional photos for the production here!
Circle Theatre to Present THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY Next Month
Circle Theatre will present The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Obie Award-winning playwright Kristoffer Diaz from October 3 through 26th.
Circle Theatre will present The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Obie Award-winning playwright Kristoffer Diaz from October 3 through 26th.
Alicia Keys & More to be Honored by the Arthur Miller Foundation
The annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Learn more about the honorees!
The annual Arthur Miller Foundation Honors will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Learn more about the honorees!
Review: REGGIE HOOPS at Profile Theatre
What do we owe to the people who sacrificed for us? What must we sacrifice for others? And, most importantly, is that sacrifice ever worth it? REGGIE HOOPS, a new play by Kristoffer Diaz now getting its world premiere at Profile Theatre, explores these and other questions about the complications of the American Dream.
What do we owe to the people who sacrificed for us? What must we sacrifice for others? And, most importantly, is that sacrifice ever worth it? REGGIE HOOPS, a new play by Kristoffer Diaz now getting its world premiere at Profile Theatre, explores these and other questions about the complications of the American Dream.
Photos: Shaina Taub and More Join The Dramatists Guild's Candela Playwrights Summer Fellowship
The Candela Playwrights Summer Fellowship, held at the Dramatists Guild of America in New York City from July 14-19, 2024, graduated eighteen artists who successfully completed this year’s program dedicated to development of playwrights, book writers, and lyricists – all with heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean. See photos from their visit.
The Candela Playwrights Summer Fellowship, held at the Dramatists Guild of America in New York City from July 14-19, 2024, graduated eighteen artists who successfully completed this year’s program dedicated to development of playwrights, book writers, and lyricists – all with heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean. See photos from their visit.
Cast Announced For James Ijames' GOOD BONES At The Public Theater
The Public Theater has announced casting for the long-anticipated New York premiere of GOOD BONES written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali.
The Public Theater has announced casting for the long-anticipated New York premiere of GOOD BONES written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali.
Photos: HELL'S KITCHEN Celebrates 100 Performances on Broadway
Hell's Kitchen celebrated 100 performances on Broadway! See photos!
Hell's Kitchen celebrated 100 performances on Broadway! See photos!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Kristoffer Diaz written?
Kristoffer Diaz has written 2 shows including The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Playwright), Hell's Kitchen (Book).
What awards has Kristoffer Diaz been nominated for?
Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity, Outstanding Play (The Lortels) for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Elaborate Entrance.
What awards has Kristoffer Diaz won?
Kristoffer Diaz has won the Best New American Play at the Obie Awards for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and the Outstanding Play at The Lortel Awards for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.
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