The show is being staged to launch an updated version of iHeartRadio, which will be available this fall. It will include not just existing radio station streams, but “custom radio, like Pandora but with more songs, more control and no commercials through the end of the year.”

The concert, which will be streamed live on iHeartRadio.com and via the app for smartphones and iPads, will be headlined by Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, The Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys and Rascal Flatts. Also on the bill are Usher, John Mayer, Jane’s Addiction, Kelly Clarkson, Sting, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, and Sublime with Rome. More performers will be announced through the summer. Tickets go on sale July 16 via Ticketmaster.

This incarnation of “Stick Fly,” which chronicles the interactions and revelations within a well-to-do black family at its home in Martha’s Vineyard, will mark the Broadway debut for Ms. Diamond, a widely produced playwright whose other works include “Voyeurs de Venus,” “The Gift Horse” and “The Bluest Eye,” an adaptation of the Toni Morrison novel.

“Stick Fly” received critical praise in previous productions at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J., Arena Stage in Washington and the Huntington Theater Company in Boston. Ms. Keys said in a statement that the play “is so beautifully written and portrays black America in a way that we don’t often get to see in entertainment.”

The Broadway production of “Stick Fly” will begin previews on Nov. 18, and its opening night is scheduled for Dec. 8. No casting was immediately announced, so maybe a role for Swizz Beatz?

Tomorrow, the songstress will be celebrating the anniversary of her debut album, ”Songs In A Minor”, by unveiling her wax figure at the famous Madame Tussauds.

The 10th anniversary deluxe edition, which features 4 bonus songs including “Typewriter”, will also be available in stores.

An eager participant in the creation of her wax figure, Keys spent more than three hours with a team of Madame Tussauds studio artists who took hundreds of precise measurements and photos and worked over three months to ensure the figure fully captured her unique style, exact eye color, posture, and overall image.

Keys’ wax figure will be dressed in the custom-designed black leather jumpsuit and matching motorcycle jacket that she wore in the smash hit “Empire State of Mind” music video, and donated to the attraction. She will stand in a striking pose with one hand in the air and the other leaning on a grand piano decorated with New York cityscapes and imagery, identical to the one in the music video.

Keys’ wax likeness will be featured in Madame Tussauds New York Spirit of New York exhibit, opened last April to showcase New York City’s landmarks and the people who have had a profound impact on the Big Apple. She will be placed alongside New York icons such as Kelly Ripa, Donald Trump, Woody Allen, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and many others.

Disc 1 – Original Album
1. Piano & I
2. Girlfriend
3. How Come You Don’t Call Me
4. Fallin’
5. Troubles
6. Rock Wit U
7. A Woman’s Worth
8. Jane Doe
9. Goodbye
10. The Life
11. Mr. Man (duet with Jimmy Cozier)
12. Never Felt This Way (interlude)
13. Butterflyz
14. Why Do I Feel So Sad
15. Caged Bird
16. Lovin U

Disc 2
1. A Woman’s Worth (Remix) featuring Nas
2. Juiciest (Mixtape Version)
3. If I Were Your Woman (Funky Blues Demo)*
4. Fallin’ (Ali Soundtrack Version)
5. Typewriter (From the songs in A minor vault)*
6. Butterflyz (The Drumline Mix)
Enhanced CD features “A Harlem Love Story” (“Fallin’”/“A Woman’s Worth”): The story behind the inspiration for these two videos, featuring new narration by Alicia Keys.
* previously unreleased

Songs In A minor – 10th Anniversary (Collector’s Edition):

Disc 1 – Original Album
1. Piano & I
2. Girlfriend
3. How Come You Don’t Call Me
4. Fallin’
5. Troubles
6. Rock Wit U
7. A Woman’s Worth
8. Jane Doe
9. Goodbye
10. The Life
11. Mr. Man (duet with Jimmy Cozier)
12. Never Felt This Way (interlude)
13. Butterflyz
14. Why Do I Feel So Sad
15. Caged Bird
16. Lovin U

Disc 2
1. A Woman’s Worth (Remix) featuring Nas
2. Juiciest (Mixtape Version)
3. If I Were Your Woman (Funky Blues Demo)*
4. Ghetto Man featuring Poet muMs da Schemer*
5. Fallin’ (Ali Soundtrack Version)
6. Typewriter (From the songs in A minor vault)*
7. Butterflyz (The Drumline Mix)
8. I Won’t (Crazy World) (From the songs in A minor vault)
9. Girlfriend (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix – The U.K. Video Remix Edit)
10. I Got a Little Something (Live In Seattle)*
11. Piano Mashup (Live In Seattle)*
12. Light My Fire (Live In Seattle)*
* previously unreleased

Disc 3 – Bonus DVD
songs in A minor documentary
“A Harlem Love Story” video
“Girlfriend” promotional video
“How Come You Don’t Call Me” promotional video

In addition to celebrating NFT’s vital contribution to the arts internationally, the Gala will feature special awards for 13 individuals that changed the cultural life of our nation: Sidney Poitier, Ntozake Shange, Ruby Dee, Alicia Keys, Mayor David Dinkins, Imhotep Gary Byrd, George Faison, Amiri Baraka, Rev. Malcolm Boyd, Elizabeth McCann, Carla Pinza, Terrie Williams, and Sylvia Sprinkle Hamlin.

For tickets and information, call 212-838-2660, ext. 14.

“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Songs in A Minor, than by holding a special, intimate concert for my fans,” Keys explained in a statement. “It’s my absolute favorite way to perform. There is something so special about just me on my piano connecting with the audience.

“It brings me back to the very beginning when I could only perform with a keyboard and to now be able take it back to the essence of who I am with this show, it is so exciting.” The news follows the recent announcement that Alicia Keys is to repackage her million-selling debut in deluxe and collector editions for the anniversary.

“I’m so touched and honored to be receiving the Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award from my old alma mater,” said Keys. “The education I received while at PPAS has stretched way beyond school lessons and I’m so proud to be one of the many students PPAS has helped influence.”

A singer, songwriter and producer with 14 Grammy® Awards to her name, Keys attended PPAS at the young age of twelve where she majored in choir and began writing original songs by the age of fourteen. Keys went on to graduate in just three years as the school valedictorian, with an acceptance to Columbia University and a contract with Columbia Records.

Regarded as one of the crown jewels of the New York City Department of Education, The Professional Performing Arts School, better known simply as PPAS, has helped shape some of today’s most respected talent including Andrea Bowen, Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, Sarah Hyland and Alicia Keys.

All proceeds from the Gala will go towards the PTA sponsored productions and enrichment programs. For further information, please email inquiries to ppaspta@gmail.com.

“I must say that working with Alicia was my favorite sessions in the recording studio ever, and I think it was partly because … it was a learning experience,” she said about Keys, who gave birth days after their sessions. “She’s just amazing to work with. We had such a good time together. … It was an amazing, fun experience.”

Before the concert, Belafonte will participate in a dinner and discussion about the impact of philanthropy on the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic. Stephen Lewis, former UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, is among the other luminaries who will also be part of the chat with Belafonte.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday via Ticketmaster or in person at the Sony Centre box office. The Stephen Lewis Foundation supports community-level organizations that provide care and support to those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.