‘Crutch’: Kecia Lewis Joins ‘The Neighborhood’ Spinoff Series For Paramount+

EXCLUSIVE : Tony winner Kecia Lewis ( Hell’s Kitchen ) has joined the Tracy Morgan-led cast of Paramount+ new multi-camera comedy series Crutch , an offshoot from CBS’ long-running sitcom The Neighborhood , which has started filming in New York.

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Developed by Owen Smith, who will serve as showrunner, Crutch centers on Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by “Crutch,” is a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son (Jermaine Fowler) and free-spirited daughter (Adrianna Mitchell) move back into the family home.

Lewis will play Antoinette, Crutch’s (Morgan) meddling sister-in-law who, much to his chagrin, has inserted herself as the de facto matriarch of the Crutchfield clan. Elegant, worldly, and self-righteous Antoinette is a long-time divorcee whose life revolves around her weekly hair appointments and her job as a correctional officer at Rikers Island. However, when her sister’s children come back to Harlem with their lives in disarray, she’s happy to step in to help — even if she has to deal with Crutch in the process.

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The Neighborhood star Cedric the Entertainer and Eric C. Rhone executive produce Crutch via A Bird and a Bear along with Smith, Aaron Kaplan for Kapital Entertainment; Wendi Trilling for TrillTV; and Morgan. The series is produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Broadway veteran Lewis won a Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel awards for her role as Miss Liza Jane in the 2024 musical Hell’s Kitchen . Her TV credits include a major recurring role on NBC’s The Blacklist . She is repped by The Rosenzweig Group, Paradigm and imPRint.

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