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Alicia Keys is having a full circle moment. The 16-time Grammy winner created a musical about her experiences growing up in Manhattan ... and it's nominated for 13 Tony Awards. 'Well, hello miss,' Hoda Kotb greeted Keys when she stopped by Studio 1A during TODAY’s Broadway Week. 'You don't step into Broadway, you jumped in with both feet.
' The musical is set in Manhattan Plaza, a real building that still exists on the corner of West 43rd Street and 10th Avenue. It has legendary status for providing subsidized housing for aspiring artists. The story centers around 17-year-old Ali and Jersey, the single mom who is raising her . 'When you saw Ali, did it take you back to your younger self?' Jenna Bush Hager asked during the fourth hour of TODAY.
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