doesn’t exactly have the strongest association with the Broadway world, but he still managed to wow at this weekend’s . musical was among this year’s nominees, so she performed during the ceremony. She began with a rendition of “Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down” before transitioning into the original “Empire State Of Mind,” during which Jay appeared on a giant screen to perform his part of the song, which got a big reaction from the audience.
It turned out Jay was performing from the lobby outside of the venue, and Keys made her way out there to perform the track alongside Jay. Alicia Keys and Jay-Z perform "Empire State of Mind" at the — Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) This actually isn’t Jay’s first Tonys experience: He was a producer of the musical , which is based on the life of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti. The show was one of the most-nominated at the 2010 Tonys, racking up 11 nods including for Best Musical.
of the show at the time, “It’s an inspiration, about the power of music. Here’s a guy that’s on the other side of the world who was influenced by James Brown, who takes this thing and makes his own sort of genre of music. I just think it’s fascinating.
” Check out the performance above..
