Jay-Z made a surprise appearance during Alicia Keys‘ performance at the 2024 Tony Awards last night (June 16) – watch the footage below.Keys’ Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen was nominated for 13 awards at the ceremony, which took place at the Lincoln Center’s David H.
Koch Theater in New York City.The R&B artist began singing ‘Empire State Of Mind’ – her 2009 collaborative single with Jay-Z – alongside the cast of her show.
While walking into the audience, she said: “[I] had to do something crazy! It’s my home town!”She then threw to the rapper, who appeared on the big screen.
He was seen standing on a set of stairs in a theatre lobby as he rapped his lines from the track before Keys joined him.Ahead of the outing, Keys told Entertainment Tonight that the Hell’s Kitchen cast would be “bringing all of their passion and fire” to the “spectacular” performance at the Tony Awards. “I’m so excited for this,” she added.The artist had teased her surprise reunion with Jay by sharing a photo of two microphones on social media.
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