Tank Makes Broadway Debut, Vouches for Denzel & Gyllenhaal Ticket Prices

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Tank is the newest bright-eyed star on Broadway with his new role in Alicia Keys' "Hell's Kitchen" and he's learning and respecting everything about the process ... including the ticket prices!!!

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00:00So, tickets to go see Othello are now $900, so we're really asking, A, are fans supposed

00:12to pay that much and have your ticket prices gone up because you're making a cameo here

00:17in this musical?

00:18Listen, here's the beauty.

00:19I am new to Broadway.

00:22I am new.

00:23So in terms of what the prices should be or shouldn't be, I cannot speak to what that

00:28is.

00:29In terms of the price, I mean, that's Denzel and Jake Gyllenhaal over there.

00:33I'm just throwing that out there, some of the best ever, right?

00:36In terms of tickets here going up in price, you know, listen, if I can have anything to

00:41do with that, that would be great, but I'll tell you, even without me, this thing right

00:46here is worth every cent, it's worth every dollar, which is why I'm here.

00:51So we gotta ask you, if you, well, if someone is a real fan, do they spend the money or

00:55do they pay their car note or their rent, where are we with this?

00:58Listen, I think you skim a little bit off the top of both and get over here and check

01:04this out.

01:05It's a very life-changing experience.

01:07You know what I mean?

01:08Especially, you know, there's the mom involved, there's the dad involved, and when you talk

01:12about Alicia Keys and the character that is portrayed here, there are so many growth points.

01:20There are so many life lessons in this piece that can be life-changing for someone who

01:26needs to see it and needs to hear it.

01:29So whatever your sacrifice is, whatever needs to be done to get here, I would say get here.

01:32Now, make sure you got a place to live, you know what I mean?

01:35With the car, they give you about three months before they come get that thing, so I think

01:38you're gonna be alright, but if you can safely and securely, get here.

01:43It's gonna be great.

01:44We're gonna wrap it up, but are you nervous?

01:45And how did you prepare for this role?

01:46No, not nervous.

01:48I was prepared well, from the director, assistant director, the conductor, from Alicia herself,

01:55Adam Blackstone, to the entire cast, like, they got me ready, you know what I mean?

02:01So when I get on this stage, there's no guesswork, there's no hope, there's no maybe, we are

02:06very sure and very intentional about what's getting ready to go on on this stage.

02:10I love that.

02:11What's next?

02:12Anything else you want to drop there tonight?

02:13I mean, you know, look out for this, you know, I don't know, Tank might be working on a new

02:17album.

02:18I can't say, I can't confirm or deny, but you know, right now I can say for the next

02:22three months, this is what it is.

02:25This is what it is.

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