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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Curran Theatre

Why see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical?

Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, Carol Klein was a Brooklyn girl with both passion and chutzpah. She battled her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a hot career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock 'n' roll.

But as her fairytale life began to crack, she finally managed to find her true voice. BEAUTIFUL tells the inspiring true story of King's meteoric rise to stardom, alongside husband and co-writer Gerry Goffin and fellow song writers Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, set to the music that made her one of the recording industry's most enduring icons.

This pre-Broadway production stars Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller in the title role as Carole King and is directed by Marc Bruni.

Key Information

Audience

Suitable for ages 12 and over.

Run Time

Two hours 20 minutes with one interval

Dates

Finished Oct 20, 2013

Cast

Jessie Mueller as Carole King
Jake Epstein as Gerry Goffin
Anika Larsen as Cynthia Weil
Jarrod Spector as Barry Mann
Jeb Brown as Don Krichner
Liz Larsen as Genie Klein

Creative

Directed by Marc Bruni
Musical Direction by Jason Howland
Choreography by Josh Prince
Music by Barry Mann, Carole King, Cynthia Weil, Gerry Goffin
Book by Douglas McGrath
Scenic design by Derek McLane
Costumes by Alejo Vietti
Lighting by Peter Kaczorowski
Sound by Brian Ronan

Reviews

Customer reviews

Dave MacPhail

How old?

Just a question: do you think the show would be inappropriate for a 8 year old? Anyone who has see it please respond. Thank you. ... Read more

Shari Glenn

Awesome

Saw it a CY Stephens in Ames,Iowa last night. It was such a well done and fantastic show. Hated to see it end. ... Read more

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
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