A complex, revitalizing portrait of the real, conflicted person within the reluctant star
The New York Times
A complex, revitalizing portrait of the real, conflicted person within the reluctant star
The New York Times
Why see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical?
Feel Beautiful!
Tracing the career of Carole King, and endorsed by the beloved Grammy winner herself, Beautiful was the feel-good Broadway hit of 2014, scoring two Tony Awards. Described by The New York Times as "A complex, revitalizing portrait of the real, conflicted person within the reluctant star", Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is an inspiring story about the rocky road to superstardom!
Featuring songs from her back catalogue, as a solo artist and co-writer, Beautiful revisits "Uptown," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "You've Got a Friend" amongst many more, with touching grace, proving it's much more than just another jukebox musical.
The road to stardom...
Before rising to one of the 20th Century's best-selling stars, plain Carol Klein was a talented teenager, living in Brooklyn and making music. But it's her co-writing, with husband Gerry Goffin that gets her noticed. Breaking through into the music business as a songwriter for some of the day's biggest artists, she discovers there is more to juggle whilst following her dreams. All is not what it seems with her fairy-tale life. It's only when we fall, that we learn to fly.
Lose yourself in the Tony winning Beautiful on its national tour, and see the journey that led to finding her true voice.
DID YOU KNOW?
'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', penned with Goffin, was Carol's first Number One hit, when she was just 17!
Key Information
Audience
Suitable for audiences aged 11 and upwards.
Run Time
Two hours 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission
Dates
Finished Jun 4, 2017
Cast
Sara Sheperd as Carole King
James D. Gish as Gerry Goffin
Sara King as Cynthia Weil
Ryan Farnsworth as Barry Mann
Matt Loehr as Don Kirshner
Rachel Coloff as Genie Klein
ENSEMBLE
Edwin Bates, Kaitlyn Nicole Davis, Rosharra Francis, Jamary Alexandra Gil, Kevin Hack, Danielle Herbert, Torrey Linder, Jaques Linder-Long, Nick Moulton, Julian Malone, Nurney, Teshomech Olenja, Monet Sabel, Paul Scanlan, Sarah Sigman, Ben Toomer and Melvin Tunstall III.
Creative
Book by Douglas McGrath
Directed by Mark Bruni
Produced by Paul Blake
Choreographed by Josh Prince
Musical Direction by Jason Howland
Set Design by Derek McLane
Costume Design by Alejo Vietti
Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski
Sound Design by Brian Ronan
Wig and Hair Design by Charles G. LaPointe
Orchestrations and Music Arrangements by Steve Sidwell
Music Co-ordination by John Miller
Awards
2014 Tony awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Jessie Mueller
Best Sound Design of a Musical
2014 DRAMA DESK AWARDS
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Anika Larsen
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical - Brian Ronan
Reviews
Our review
Flawless, Inspiring, Remarkable
In 2018, we are not surprised by the teenyboppers moving through the music industry at a rapid rate producing hit songs, and then disappearing from the limelight almost as quickly as they shot to fame. However, in the late 1950s, it was certainly a surpr
Nicola Quinn
Customer reviews
21 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
Loves Biographies
You won't be happy seeing it just once!
We saw this last year in NYC (husband and I along with 27 yo son). I did much research before choosing Beautiful. The reviews were all 5*. People who saw multiple plays during their nyc visit loved this best. Her story is fascinating and the songs/music are fabulous. Hadn't realized that she and her husband wrote many songs sung by Motown bands, etc., and loved that these groups were part of the play. At one point I became so enthusiastic I wanted to start clapping to the music! I loved it so much I was tempted to go back to New York just to see it again - so glad it's coming to the Burgh! ... Read more
Debbie
Beautifully Amazing!
Loved every bit of the performance. So much enthusiasm. When it ended I said "Is that all?"! I wanted more!! Great to be back to the theater. ... Read more
Jay
Fantastic Show
This show brought back so many memories of my youthful days. Enjoyed it immensely from the beginning to the end. So much enthusiasm and energy on stage from all of the actors. Brought two 20 + year olds with us to watch it (there were 14 of us) and they enjoyed it immensely as well. A must see musical! ... Read more
News
Wendy, September 24th, 2020
Jessie Mueller, Hillary Clinton, Audra McDonald and more will join a special online chat to discuss all things Broadway on Oct 1st. The live event will be hosted by The New York Times, and chaired by their theatre reporter Michael Paulson....
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Wendy, September 24th, 2020
Jessie Mueller, Hillary Clinton, Audra McDonald and more will join a special online chat to discuss all things Broadway on Oct 1st. The live event will be hosted by The New York Times, and chaired by their theatre reporter Michael Paulson....
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