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Theater | review: ‘beautiful: the carole king musical’ superb, the best at marriott theatre in years.

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Andrew Mueller and Kaitlyn Davis in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.

Kaitlyn Davis and cast in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.

The cast of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.

At one point in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” the 16-year-old version of Carole King heads with a friend to 1650 Broadway in New York, hoping to sell one of her numbers. “It’s like a factory,” she tells her worried Brooklyn mother, “only they make songs.”

At that moment in Jessica Fisch’s superbly directed new production at the Marriott Theatre, the most artful show in years at this venerable musical house, the round stage suddenly fills with young people all in the everyday thrall of making and selling music. It’s a richly detailed piece of staging, no doubt forged with choreographer Christopher Windom, and topping even Fisch’s similarly witty treatment of the song “Pleasant Valley Sunday.” Both of these emotionally potent numbers are examples of how this fresh Marriott take improves upon director Marc Bruni’s original Broadway staging. Bruni did superb work, so that’s no faint praise.

Fisch’s production has certain extraordinary assets.

No. 1 is Kaitlyn Davis (as King), a vulnerable, unpretentious actress who rightly focuses on the fundamental King paradox: she always wanted a stable family, which proved elusive, far more than fame and acclaim, which did not. Unless I was occasionally deceived, Davis played the entire piano part live, which was not true on Broadway and as rare in jukebox musicals as a sympathetic record company executive.

No. 2 is Andrew Mueller diving deep into the role of King’s husband, Gerry Goffin. Mueller is the brother of this show’s original Broadway star, Jessie Mueller, and also the brother of Abby Mueller who took over the role on Broadway after Jessie. The Evanston Muellers, you might say, know their “Beautiful” and I suspect that all Andrew had to do to know was pick up the phone to know that he’s got a friend with tips. He’s quite spectacular in the part, turning what can be a cardboard villain into a deep and moving dive inside a troubled and dysfunctional soul, even suggesting that this songwriting combination is what helped produce so much excellence.

Fisch also has cast real actors, of the Chicago style, in the character roles: the likes of Lawrence Grimm as the gruff but paternalistic song broker of 1650 Broadway and Janet Ulrich Brooks as Carole’s mom. Fisch clearly understood that not everybody needs to sing, especially when you have the luminous Erica Stephan playing (sadly now the late) Cynthia Weil and the melodically caustic Justin Albinder as Barry Mann.

Watching “Beautiful” for the fourth time (the first three were the original 2014 staging), I was reminded how well bookwriter Douglas McGrath hit all the affectionate notes you have to hit for the core audience of King fans, but did so with the kind of wit and verve that none of the biographical jukes that have followed quite managed. Part of the secret sauce here is the size of the ensemble, and the show’s emphasis on all the Black artists who recorded the justly famed songs of King and Goffin and Weil and Mann. You get a cornucopia of musical delights from the 1960 and 1970s and lots of opportunities for fun cameos, all grabbed here by the likes of Melanie Brezill.

Finally, Marriott has dared to turn up the volume of its oft-repressed band. The show rocks when it needs to rock on “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and the scenic designer Andrew Boyce has created a classy and elegant set with a moving turnable and extensive video backdrops: you can believe you’re in Carnegie Hall when that moment comes, but this production is just as comfortable in the small Brooklyn home whence one of America’s greatest songwriters came.

Over the last couple of years, it often has felt like Marriott is stuck in another decade, understandably so, perhaps, given its core senior audience. But the reality is that today’s theatergoing grays grew up not with “Try to Remember a Kind of September” but with “It Might As Well Rain Until September.” And “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” A good question at any age.

Marriott is figuring out what Broadway also has realized. And with a director at the helm who can cast great singers but focuses on the acting, fusing Chicago’s musical theater and straight-play talent pool, it can do all kinds of exciting things. After a rough year or two, this new season in Lincolnshire already has offered a top-drawer “Gypsy,” both powerful and moving, and now a “Beautiful” that’s entirely worth the drive (it’s Not So Far Away) if you are a fan of this show or this artist.

Once King’s fans find this production and understand how much more it has brought to the table, it’ll be one of Marriott’s biggest hits.

Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.

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Review: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” (4 stars)

When: Through Dec. 31

Where: Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire

Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Tickets: $55-$73 at 847-634-0200 and www.marriotttheatre.com

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Theater + arts, theater + arts | review: ‘beautiful: the carole king musical’ hits most of the right notes in la mirada.

If any entertainer lived an ideal early life for a two-act jukebox musical, it is Carole King.

As an early ’60s bubble-gum pop songwriter beginning in her teens, she wrote hit tunes and got romantically involved with her professional partner, resulting in a messy marriage that crumbled.

In the early ’70s she re-emerged as a solo singer-songwriter, an independent voice and working mom who at 29 created the masterful album “Tapestry,” which sold more than 25 million copies.

These crosscurrents fuel “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” Newly opened at the La Mirada Theatre, an energetic and enjoyable production directed by David Ruttura reveals thin soap opera-ish storytelling buoyed by engaging ensemble performances of an extremely catchy score.

At 16, King is a Brooklyn girl, youthfully insecure in self-image, but supremely confident in the songs she has been writing on her mom’s piano. King darts to Manhattan to sell a tune and her talents are instantly confirmed: a sale!

King eagerly plunges into an office-environment beehive of high-stress/high-reward musical ambition and activity. Young songwriters and musicians swarm to crank out buzzy pop hits and compete to earn favor from a svengali music publisher named Don Kirshner who demands a non-stop supply of three-minute chartbusters.

In this environment, composer King and lyricist Gerry Goffin meet, marry and prove a fertile pair, having two daughters and a torrent of hit titles topped by “One Fine Day,” “The Locomotion” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”

They also share a very friendly rivalry with another songwriting couple, Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, who have the office next door and a successful catalogue of their own, notably “On Broadway” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” which are happily included in this score.

“Beautiful” sounds great from the get-go. The first act alone features 17 songs — sometime snippets, sometimes whole numbers — performed in a couple ways.

The principals sing a few numbers as they are being created, with just piano accompaniment. But the bulk of the songs are fleshed out with a 10-piece band and the strong supporting cast, which doubles down in multiple roles, amping things up in choreographed numbers as the pop acts that first recorded these hits.

Meanwhile, the lives of the two couples — the Weil and Mann characters prove entertainingly neurotic as individuals and as a twosome — progress. The scenes get a bit longer and the story wobbles about as everyone is older, having encountered personal challenges that writing three-minute hit tunes just won’t solve.

As the ’60s wane, King has struggled and grown through emotional turmoil and her music becomes more introspective, with greater depth. This leads her to finding confidence in performing her own songs, with payoffs for the show including “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend” as well as the title track.

As King and Goffin, actors Sara Sheperd and Miles Jacoby make for a fine day, but not necessarily a beautiful pairing.

Sheperd is a strong singer, but her vocals lack the likely impossible to emulate sandpapery qualities of King herself, whose renderings of the songs remain indelible. While conveying the emotional struggles of Goffin, Jacoby struggles. To be fair to the actor, Douglas McGrath’s original book never quite clarifies Goffin’s persona.

As Weil and Mann, Sara King and Trevor James fare better. King inhabits the clear-headed, wisecracking Weil with vulnerability and empathy so that when her hardheaded approaches give way to emotional entanglement in the heat of the moment, it feels natural. James winningly clamors on to Mann’s humorous hypochondria like a performance life raft.

Kudos, also, to veteran stage actress Valerie Perri as the supportive, if sanctioning, Jewish mother. Perri has the cadences of a tough-love-ma character down, as well as the outer borough accent needed to fist her timely punch lines.

Costume designer Alejo Vietti offers colorful period outfits that capture the amusing range in the ’60s, from early-on pastel, show-biz outfits to mellower headbands, bell bottoms and platform heels as the decade progresses.

Derek McLane’s scenic design creates a nice, overall environment, particularly at the music publishing offices. Ethan Steimel’s well-designed creative lighting provides visual support for the musical numbers.

Not everything about “Beautiful” is. But the overall endeavor in La Mirada’s typically competent-and-then-some hands makes for an enjoyable evening.

‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’

Rating: 3 stars out of four possible.

When: Through Dec. 3: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,  8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. No performance Thursday, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving), but there is an added performance on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. (due to the Thanksgiving holiday).

Where: La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada

Tickets: $19-90

Information: 714-994-6310; 562-944-9801; lamiradatheatre.com

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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Marriott Theatre

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Beautiful is the inspiring true story of Carole King's remarkable journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing solo album, Beautiful takes you back to where it all began - and takes you on the ride of a lifetime. Featuring such unforgettable classics as "You've Got a Friend," "One Fine Day," "So Far Away," "Take Good Care of My Baby," "Up on the Roof," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," and "Natural Woman," this Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical phenomenon is filled with the songs you remember and a story you'll never forget!

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Price: $55-$73

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 847-634-0200

Running Time: 2hrs, 30mins

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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Reviews

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

"...Watching “Beautiful” for the fourth time (the first three were the original 2014 staging), I was reminded how well bookwriter Douglas McGrath hit all the affectionate notes you have to hit for the core audience of King fans, but did so with the kind of wit and verve that none of the biographical jukes that have followed quite managed. Part of the secret sauce here is the size of the ensemble, and the show’s emphasis on all the Black artists who recorded the justly famed songs of King and Goffin and Weil and Mann. You get a cornucopia of musical delights from the 1960 and 1970s and lots of opportunities for fun cameos, all grabbed here by the likes of Melanie Brezill."

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

"...Beautiful is a musical that expresses the power of music to communicate emotions, trials, tribulations, and, above all, love. With perfect lyrics, harmony, instrumental sounds, and vocals, music can evoke both good and bad memories."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...Well, tonight, I was witness to an extraordinary job of direction (Jessica Fisch) and choreography (Christopher Windom) on what one might call a super-set (Andrew Boyce). In fact, one might say that the set changes were as well choreographed as any dance number in any musical. There are no walls. The set pieces must go up the aisles ( and down) to reach the stage and or upper floor. These were all done quickly and the show never missed a beat."

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

"...In the first of three Chicagoland productions this season, the Marriott Theatre's ebullient biopic musical, which is pure theatrical joy, draws the audience into its catchy music and captivating story. The production grabs you and never lets go until after the final bows. Relating the artist's formative years, "Beautiful" celebrates the brilliant career of singer/songwriting legend, Carole King. Douglas McGrath's libretto depicts the many ups and downs experienced by this modest, gifted artist. From a precocious 16-year-old, who skipped two grades in high school to study music education at local Queens College, to her first published and recorded hit song, "It Might as Well Rain Until September," we watch a talented young lady grow from a sharp kid into a wise and gifted woman."

Buzznews.net - Highly Recommended

"...First off, the production has a wonderful Carole King. Kaitlyn Davis certainly knows the role, having played King in productions both nationally and regionally. But it’s not just that Davis plays Carole King. She really becomes Carole King. I’m a big fan of Ms. King, and Davis’ portrayal—throughout King’s career—is spot-on. Like King, Davis is an accomplished pianist, accompanying herself throughout the show—while also nailing the timbre and tone of King’s voice; seriously, this isn’t a theater person approximating a songwriter’s voice, it’s someone with a warm singer/songwriter’s voice who’s also got Broadway chops."

Chicagoland Musical Theatre - Highly Recommended

"...Marriott Theatre’s regional holiday production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the first of three stagings planned for Chicagoland over the next year, sets an incredibly high bar, superseding the first name of its title with whatever the superlative of “beautiful” might be."

Chicago Theater and Arts - Highly Recommended

"...With terrific dance and song examples, “Beautiful’s” long Act I showed how the music of the King-Gofin partnership was picked up and performed by well-known groups."

Chicago On Stage - Highly Recommended

"...There’s something magical and transcendent about a handful of albums in pop culture. It’s almost certain that “Thriller,” “Rumours,” or “Born in the U.S.A.” come to mind quickly. Still, Carole King’s 1971 “Tapestry,” which sold 25 million copies, holds its place firmly as one of the all-time greats. Douglas McGrath’s musical adaptation of King’s life & career, Beautiful, the Carole King Musical opens a magnificent portal to the past. Directed by Jessica Fisch, the staging of this outstanding production at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is the feel-good experience we all need in our lives!"

Life and Times - Highly Recommended

"...Leave it to Marriott Theatre to top off the end of a stupendous season with its best show of the year. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” is perhaps the best show Marriott has done in the last half of the decade."

Splash Magazine - Highly Recommended

"...This is entertainment worthy of the holiday season with heart, laughter, and pathos. At the finale, the audience was on their feet, rocking and rolling to “I Feel the Earth Move.”"

This show has been Jeff Recommended*

*The designation of "Jeff Recommended" is given to a production when at least ONE ELEMENT of the show was deemed outstanding by the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee.

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Theater | ‘beautiful: the carole king musical’ is a real triumph at chanhassen dinner theatres, the production offers more depth and emotion than most jukebox musicals.

At first glance, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” looks like just another jukebox musical that also happens to be an ideal fit for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, which just wrapped a months-long run of “Jersey Boys.”

And while it is indeed a perfect show for CDT, which also hosts weekly tribute bands heavy on boomer favorites in its Fireside Theatre, the company’s new production of “Beautiful” is much more thoughtful and emotional than one might expect and offers deeper insights than typically found in the often paper-thin genre.

The story follows one Carol Joan Klein, an awkward yet gifted young woman looking to break into show business, as she grows into Carole King, the successful songwriter and ultimately even more successful performer. Indeed, King is the woman behind 1971’s “Tapestry,” a four-time Grammy winner that stands among the biggest-selling and most-loved albums of all time.

But the King (Monet Sabel) that gave the world “Tapestry” only bookends the show, which keeps its focus on her rise to power alongside her then-husband and co-writer Gerry Goffin (Shad Hanley) and another pair of musical scribes, Barry Mann (Alan Bach) and Cynthia Weil (Shinah Hey).

At the tender age of 16, King convinces her mother Genie (Kim Kivens) to allow her to visit a neighbor of the famed Brill Building and attempt to sell one of her songs to music publisher Donnie Kirshner (Michael Gruber). She succeeds and ends up on the payroll with Goffin providing the lyrics to her melodies, while developing a friendly rivalry with Mann and Weil on the side.

In the days before the Beatles and Bob Dylan revolutionized the music industry by writing their own material, the Brill Building and its peers served as hit-making factories that pumped out catchy, if sometimes vapid, songs aimed squarely at record-buying teens. The songwriting duos wrote for maximum commercial, rather than artistic, impact.

“Beautiful” packs in some 30 songs — from Goffin/King and Mann/Weil as well as their contemporaries – which keeps toes tapping and the momentum spinning forward. (And unlike many other musicals, it doesn’t overstay its welcome with a needlessly padded second act.)

While King and Goffin marry early after her unexpected pregnancy, the cool Weil and neurotic Mann take a much more measured approach to balancing work and romance. For the first time, CDT artistic director Michael Brindisi shares directing duties with his daughter Cat, and the pair’s familial bond clearly informs the storyline as it examines the intersections between love, work and family.

Sabel spent years as the King understudy in the “Beautiful” national tour and truly excels now that she’s finally up front. She finds the true humanity in King and does the perfect job of channeling, but not blindly replicating, her unique talent and spirit. Hey is even better as Weil, lighting up every scene she’s in while suggesting she’s the wisest person on stage (as Weil likely was in real life).

Bach manages to gets some laughs from Mann’s quirks without lapsing into parody and Hanley does a fine job of portraying Goffin’s descent into substance abuse, infidelity and artistic torment. One of the finest moments in the show is the rendition of the Monkees’ “Pleasant Valley Sunday” that exposes the conflicts between King’s desire for the suburban life and Goffin’s fear of songwriting musicians and the more sophisticated work of Mann/Weil, whose “On Broadway” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” tower over Goffin/King’s “One Fine Day” and “The Locomotion.”

A real triumph of a production, CDT’s “Beautiful” will make the earth move under your feet.

‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’

• When: Through Sept. 28
• Where: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen
• Tickets: $105-$75 via 952-934-1525 or chanhassendt.com
• Capsule: “Beautiful” is far more than your typical jukebox musical.

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EXTENDED AGAIN IN EVERETT!

6 performances added jan 31-feb 4.

Book by Douglas McGrath Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements by Steve Sidwell

ISSAQUAH NOV 14–DEC 30, 2023 | EVERETT JAN 6–FEB 4, 2024

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She wrote the soundtrack to a generation.  Beautiful  tells the touching and true story of chart-topping musical legend Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom: beginning as an ordinary girl with extraordinary talent, charting her rock ‘n roll songwriting with husband Gerry Goffin, exploring her relationship to fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, and forging her path to becoming one of the most successful and enduring solo artists in popular music history.

Chock full of your favorite hits like “One Fine Day,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “The Locomotion,” “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and so many more, Beautiful  is more than just beautiful music— it’s an inspiring story of a groundbreaking female artist who forged her own path in the male-dominated music industry, finding her own true voice and moving the earth for us all.

Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements Steve Sidwell

BEAUTIFUL is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com

Originally Produced on Broadway by Paul Blake Sony/ATV Music Publishing Mike Bosner

• Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes including intermission

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CAST (In alphabetical order)

UNDERSTUDIES

Creative Team

LISA SHRIVER , (Director / Choreographer). Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth Invention, The Story of My Life, Ring of Fire. Selected: Into the Woods (Roundabout Theater Company); Rock of Ages (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Austen’ s Pride (Carnegie Hall). Film: A Beautiful Mind, Disney’s A Christmas Carol. TV: A Very Murray Christmas, Broad City, The Detour, Evil. Other: Phish’s NYE concert, Disney Cruise Line, and Busch Gardens. Thank you, Adam Immerwahr and Max Grossman (A3 Artists). Love to Brian, Viola, and mom, Aggie.

R.J. TANCIOCO , he/him (Music Director / Conductor / Keyboard 1) Select musical direction credits include: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, She Loves Me, In the Heights, Hairspray, Disney’s Newsies, and Dreamgirls (Village Theatre); Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Into the Woods, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Urinetown, Mamma Mia!, Jasper in Deadland, Little Shop of Horrors, RENT, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and Hair (The 5th Avenue Theatre); The Winter’s Tale, As You Like It, The Odyssey, and Here Lies Love (Seattle Rep); A Christmas Carol (ACT Theatre); Twelfth Night (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Head Over Heels, Violet, and American Idiot (ArtsWest); The Spitfire Grill (Showtunes Theatre Company); Daddy Long Legs, and Bright Star (Taproot Theatre Company). A 2010 Gregory Award and 2011/2014 Gypsy Rose Lee Award recipient, Tancioco is a vocal coach, arranger, and composer who enjoys educating youth and cultivating new musicals. This one is for Pop—thank you for believing in the music. Much love to family and friends. Grateful.

GRACE LAUBACHER , (Set Designer) is a New York City-based scenic designer. Recent and upcoming work includes: Oklahoma! (West End and Young Vic, London); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder and Don Pasquale (Opera Saratoga); Titanique (Daryl Roth Theater, NYC); The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera); La Bohème (Santa Fe Opera). Grace is a designer at Iron Bloom Creative Production, a multi-disciplinary design & production company in NYC. gracelaubacher.com

MELANIE TAYLOR BURGESS , (Costume Designer) is a Seattle-based costume designer having designed costumes for more than 170 productions for: Seattle Opera, Seattle Rep, The 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and others. Regionally for: The Guthrie, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Arizona Theatre Company, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre, and others. She is the recipient of the first Gregory Award for Outstanding Costume Design 2010 and again in 2019.

ROBERT J. AGUILAR , he/him (Lighting Designer). Regional credits include work at: Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage, ACT Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The Old Globe, Intiman Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Milwaukee Rep, among others. Film: The Jinkx and Dela Holiday Special, Potato Dreams of America. robertjaguilar.com, IG: @fake_robert

DARRON L WEST , he/him (Sound Designer). Making his Village Theatre debut, Darron is a Tony and Obie Award-winning sound designer whose 30-year career spans theater and dance, Broadway and off-Broadway. His work has been heard in more than 600 productions all over the United States and internationally in 15 countries. Additional honors include the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Audelco, and Princess Grace Foundation Statue Award. Thirty-year company member designing the productions of Anne Bogart’s SITI company.

AHREN BUHMANN , (Projection Designer) is a lighting and video designer based in Seattle. His previous shows include MISS STEP, Disney’s Descendants, and Eastbound (Village Theatre); Hometown Boy, This Bitter Earth, Pipeline, Mala, Dry Land, Fade, Grounded, and Vanishing Point (Seattle Public Theater); Or, Nonsense and Beauty, White, The Revolutionists, Burn This, The Pride, and Annapurna (Theatre22); The Angel in the House (Café Nordo), Dear San Francisco (7 Fingers); Solaris and My Antonia (Book-It Repertory Theatre); Parliament Square (Pony World); Cyla’s Gift (Samara Lerman); Out of Character, Angels in America, White Noise, and The Good Book (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Trial of Elizabeth Cree (Chicago Opera and Opera Philadelphia), Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Tony Kiser), Every Five Minutes (Washington Ensemble Theatre), The Who’s Tommy (Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society), and Carefree (New Jersey Performing Arts Center). Ribbet.

LAUREL NICHOLS , (Stage Manager) is thrilled to return for this remarkable show! Previously at Village Theatre: Hello, Dolly!, Songs for a New World, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Disney’s Newsies, Pump Boys & Dinettes, Cubamor, Writing Kevin Taylor, Billy Elliot. Other career favorites include: Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway and The 5th Avenue Theatre); The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (Intiman Theatre and The Williams Project); Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Rock of Ages (The 5th Ave Theatre); and Revenge Song (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Proud AEA member. Love to Mr. Nichols! @laurelleemarie

ISABELLA MARZIELLO , she/her/ella (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at Village Theatre! Isabella’s credits include: Hello, Dolly!, How to Break, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Village Theatre); Q Brothers Christmas Carol (ArtsWest); Dream Hou$e (Washington Ensemble Theatre), The Boy Who Kissed the Sky, In the Forest Grim (Seattle Children’s Theatre); Emerald City Development Workshop, Bruce, and Ghosts (Seattle Rep). Isabella holds a BA in theatre arts from the University of Puget Sound. In her free time, she enjoys reading and hiking through the forest. She sends her thanks to her friends and fiancé for their constant love and support.

MIRANDA C. PRATT , she/her (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on this show with this amazing team! Miranda is also grateful to be serving as the theatre’s Resident Stage Manager. She has worked on a number of shows at Village since 2014, including Dreamgirls, Matilda the Musical, Songs for a New World, and Cabaret. In her spare time, Miranda also tries to stage manage for The 14/48 Projects whenever possible and loves lifting heavy things. All the love to Chris and Odin.

HARRY TURPIN , he/him/his ( Assistant Director ). Harry is pleased to be back at Village Theatre after many years, but now on the other side of the table. He made his recent directing debut with Village’s 24-hour Musicals this past summer. An award-winning director and choreographer, Harry has directed several productions including Little Shop of Horrors , White Christmas , The Music Man, Once on this Island , Hair , and Jesus Christ Superstar , among others. Harry serves as the President of the Board for the award-winning Reboot Theatre Company. Thank you to Lisa and Adam for the opportunity and Beau for everything. Trust yourself to be yourself.  Harryturpin.com

DANIEL CRUZ , ( Associate Choreographer ). Choreography credits at Village Theatre: Dreamgirls , In the Heights , Big River, Jesus Christ Superstar (for which Daniel won a Seattle BWW Award), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast , and Aida . The 5th Avenue Theatre: Rent and Pippin . Seattle Theatre Group: Dance This! Cruz Control Dance Company: Day of the Dead and Club Cruz Control (Moore Theatre). ArtsWest: Q Brothers’ A Christmas Carol . Other credits: Bungie, Valve, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Hello Kitty, T-Mobile, Read Across America, Seahawks halftime show, and America’s Best Dance Crew’s 8 Flavahz.

BRYNNE JOHNSON-MCKEEN,  ( Associate Costume Designer ) is a Seattle-based costume designer and a Seattle University graduate. She costume-designed The 25 th  Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee  and three seasons of the Beta Series for Village Theatre. In Seattle, she has designed  American Idiot  and  Death of a Salesman  (ArtsWest);  Hamlet  (Freehold Theatre); and  Always… Patsy Cline  (Taproot Theatre).

A Letter From Lisa

by Lisa Shriver, Beautiful Director/Choreographer

I stood in front of a gym filled with students and parents. The music of “You’ve Got a Friend” swelled and, in my most emotive voice, I sang into the mic, “Close your eyes and think of me.” It was one line, but I felt like a star!

I fell in love with this song—not only because it gave me a chance to step into the spotlight, but because I was entranced by the beautiful melody and lyrics that made even a 12 year old feel like they were her own .

Many years passed before I really knew of Carole King, how her songs shaped rock n’ roll and how she redefined the role of women songwriters in the music industry.

Only then did I realize how much of Carole King’s music had scored my own lifetime of moments:

• being serenaded with “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” by a high school crush shortly after the premiere of Top Gun
• nursing a broken heart with “One Fine Day” on repeat, and
• showing off on the dance floor of way too many weddings to “The Locomotion.”

It made sense that I knew the songs before I knew the writer.

One of the many unique qualities about Carole King’s stardom is that she never set out to be a star. Her music was the star.

And when she finally found her own voice as a lyricist and as a recording artist, she created one of the most iconic and beloved albums of all time .

Since its release in 1971, Tapestry has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. With its raw and soulful songs, it solidified Carole King as a voice of her generation .

You hear a few bars of any track from Tapestry and, like seeing an old friend, you are immediately transported back to the moments, the relationships, and the experiences colored by the sound and emotion of these songs—moments like a 6th grade chorus concert and a 12-year-old’s chance to shine.

I hope you’ll warmly recall your own “moments” when you hear the music of Village Theatre’s production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical .

And I hope your time in the theatre will provide you with a brand-new experience to enjoy and remember.

—Lisa Shriver, Beautiful Director/Choreographer

Photos by Auston James featuring Sarah Rose Davis as Carole King

Note:  All ticket prices include a $2 Facility Fee.  An additional $5 per ticket Service Fee applies to phone and online orders.  

Please view our seating charts for Section A+, Section A and Section B seat locations.

Issaquah Seating Chart                              Everett Seating Chart

Masks are not required at Mainstage performances in the 2023-2024 season, but are still strongly encouraged.

ASL and Captioned Performances

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is provided during select performances.  Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Captioned performances are provided during select performances.  Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Special Performances

PAY WHAT YOU WILL Tickets can be purchased in person or over the phone starting the day of the Pay What You Will performance.  Suggested ticket price is $10.   Learn more »

• Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 pm
• Sunday, November 26 at 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 19 at 7:30 pm
• Sunday, January 21 at 7:00 pm
• Saturday, January 27 at 8:00 pm

IN @ MAIN (Institute at Mainstage) KIDSTAGE students are invited to attend and are given an opportunity learn more about the behind-the-scenes world.

• ISSAQUAH: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
• EVERETT: Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8:00 pm

PREVIEWS The show is almost complete and the audience is the final piece. Final adjustments could be made after this performance as we head to opening night. 

• ISSAQUAH: : Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 pm; Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm; Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:30 pm

OPENING NIGHTS The show is complete! Join us for the celebration.

• ISSAQUAH: Friday, November 17, 2023 at 8:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 8:00 pm

CLOSING NIGHTS The final performance in each location.

• ISSAQUAH: Sunday, December 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 23, 2024 at 8:00 pm

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• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is On Tour Now - New Dates!

The inspiring true story of Carole King’s journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is on tour. 

Before she was hit-maker Carole King — she was Carole Klein, a spunky, young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing success with Tapestry , Beautiful: The Carole King Musical takes you back to where it all began — and takes you on the ride of a lifetime. Plan to see the show! An updated list of cities and theaters is below.

• "There's No Me Without You" Carole King Duet with Glen Campbell Available Now
• CAROLE KING’S HOME AGAIN: LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK Concert Out May 26 on Sony/Legacy/Ode
• New Documentary Carole King Home Again: Live in Central Park Playing in Theaters
• Home Again: Live In Central Park Concert Documentary to be Released Feb 9 via The CODA Collection.
• Lead Role in Carole King Bio Pic Announced
• Carole King Testifies Before U.S. House Environment Subcommittee Regarding Reducing Catastrophic WildFires
• Louise Goffin Launches Current and Compelling Podcast Titled Song Chronicles
• Carole King and James Taylor Documentary 'Just Call Out My Name' Coming to HBO Max
• "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Featured in 'RESPECT' Top Contender for the 2022 Oscar for Best Original Song
• Rare Bonus Tracks Available Now On 'A Christmas Carole' - 10th Anniversary for 'A Holiday Carole'
• "James Taylor in Concert" Featuring Carole King, Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Jo Mama - BBC 1971
• Congratulations to all 2022 GRAMMYs Nominees!
• HBO Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2021 Airs Nov. 20 - Watch the Tease
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Carole King Performance & Ceremony info & UPDATE w/Sherry Goffin Kondor.
• Variety Features Jennifer Hudson and Carole King Interview
• Rolling Stone Features Carole King RRHOF 2021 Induction as Performer
• S.1276 Introduced April 21, 2021 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (NREPA)
• Carole King Joined a Virtual Conversation Re:NREPA on April 21, 6pm
• Carole King is a Nominee for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021
• MusiCares Music on a Mission Virtual Concert March 12, 2021
• Legacy Recordings Celebrates 'Tapestry's 50th Anniversary
• Carole King BBC In Concert Watch Party on Monday, February 8, 12pm ET
• Talking About 'Tapestry': Musicians Discuss the Influence of Carole King's Masterpiece
• Carole King - "Out in the Cold" Digital Only Release of Single
• 'Tapestry' at 50: How Carole King 'Bet On Herself' To Record a Singer-Songwriter Classic
• Nurse Heroes Live All-Star Concert - Watch Now!
• This Week in September 1971...
• Carole King Joins the Virtual Gala 'A Hole in the Wall Celebration of Hope and Healing'
• Carole King Live at BST Hyde Park
• Goffin & King Foundation - Iso Booth Quarantine Cover Contest
• The "Beautiful" UK Tour Company Performs Virtual Rendition of "I Feel the Earth Move"
• Carole King Joins the Line-up of Performers for ALL TOGETHER NOW Online Concert for City of Los Angeles
• Worldwide Cast and Musicians From The Musical 'Beautiful' Collaborate From Their Homes to Perform "You've Got A Friend"
• 'Tapestry' Was Released 49 Years Ago, February 10, 1971
• Carole King Presents the AMA Artist of the Decade Award to Taylor Swift
• Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Takes It's Final Bow On Broadway
• Carole King Urges Climate Action to Support NREPA
• Carole King Performs at Global Citizen Festival in NYC 9.28.2019 - UPDATE
• Carole King Appeared on 'Morning Joe', Friday, 9/27/19
• Carole King Appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thurs. 9/26/19
• Goldmine Magazine Features 'Carole King - Live at Montreux 1973' Sept 2019 Issue
• Carole King - Live at Montreux 1973 Release Available Now
• Vanessa Carlton Makes Her Broadway Debut as Carole King in "Beautiful-UPDATE
• "Beautiful" UK Tour in 2020!
• Carole King Urges Lawmakers to Pass NREPA
• A Landscape Lewis and Clark Would Recognize Is Now Under Threat
• New Expansive, Intimate Interview with Carole King on The Great Song Adventure podcast, premieres February 8, 2019
• "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" Celebrates 5 years on Broadway
• Carole King's Midterm Dream is "One (2018)", New Video From Tapestry Studio
• Broadway Celebrates 2000 Performances of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
• Elvis Costello, Carole King and a Song 20 Years in the Making
• 'America's Got Talent' Treated to a Taste of Broadway's Best with a Performance from the Cast of "Beautiful"
• Carole King Surprises Melissa Benoist and Cast of "Beautiful"
• Abby Mueller Returns to "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
• Two Helpmann Awards For "Beautiful" in Sydney, Australia
• July Anniversary of Carole King's Historic Concert in Hyde Park
• Smooth Radio Features Story Behind Hit Song "You've Got A Friend"
• Melissa Benoist Joins the Cast of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'
• 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' by The Shirelles Highlighted in The New Yorker
• Carole King's 'Tapestry' at Top of NPR's First-Ever Readers' Poll 'Turning The Tables'
• Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Celebrates Facebook #FriendsDay With Joyful Mashup
• Carole King Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park Available Now on CD/DVD/Blu-Ray!
• Carole King Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park on PBS!
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Opens in Australia Sept. 2017
• Carole King: Tapestry - Captured Live in Hyde Park Showed Exclusively in the U.S. - CD/DVD Pre-Order Now!
• Carole King Joins The People's Climate March
• Carole King In Conversation with BBC's Michael Ball
• Carole King Performs At Buckingham Palace For The Outward Bound Trust
• Broadway Welcomes Abby Mueller and Evan Todd to cast of "Beautiful"
• Inspired by the Woman's March, Carole King Re-Releases "One Small Voice"
• Carole King Joins Millions in Women's March
• Gilmore Girls: Carole King Hits a High Note With Her Cameo Appearance
• Carole King's "Tapestry" - Live at Hyde Park Aired Sat. Oct. 29th on SkyArts in the UK
• "Beautiful" is Heading Down Under
• Carole King Performed "Tapestry" in Hyde Park 3 July, 2016-UPDATE-SOLD OUT
• Carole King, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel and 60 More Record Single to Benefit Broadway For Orlando
• NREPA Bill Introduced in the Senate For the First Time
• Carole King Presents 2016 Tony Award For Best Original Score To Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda
• American Masters Presents "Carole King: Natural Woman" on PBS - Now on DVD/Blu-ray
• 45th Anniversary of Tapestry Release
• Rolling Stone Features Exclusive Clip From American Masters - 'Carole King: Natural Woman'
• Carole King Featured on NPR's Fresh Air
• Carole King, George Lucas, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa, Cicely Tyson Receive 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Dec. 29, 2015
• Carole King Interview on CBS 'This Morning'
• Carole King Appears on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" Friday, Dec. 4th
• Carole King Featured in Billboard Magazine
• Carole King Joins "Morning Joe" To Discuss National Tour of 'Beautiful'
• Carole King, Chilina Kennedy and Abby Mueller Interview Wednesday, Sept. 9th on TODAY
• Carole King Appears in TODAY's Toyota Concert Series, Announces National Tour of BEAUTIFUL!
• A MusiCares® Tribute to Carole King Release on Blu-Ray/DVD June 23, 2015
• Abby Mueller Joins "Beautiful" Cast In Title Role As Carole King
• Carole King Performs at SeriousFun Children's Network Fundraiser
• Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue Campaign April 2
• Sony To Bring "Beautiful" To the Big Screen
• London's "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" Nominated for 8 Olivier Awards
• Sony U.K. Releases A Beautiful Collection
• Chilina Kennedy and Jessica Keenan Wynn Join "Beautiful" Cast March 7, 2015 on Broadway
• Carole King Performs at Paul Newman's SeriousFun Children's Network Fundraising Gala
• Broadway's "Beautiful" Opens in London Feb. 24 To Rave Reviews.
• "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" Original Cast Recording Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
• Finding Your Roots, Episode 7, Includes Ancestry of Carole King
• Carole King Appears on "The Meredith Vieira Show"
• 'Beautiful' Cast Recording Debuts at No.1 on Billboard Top Broadway Albums Chart
• 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Wins Two 2014 Tony Awards
• Legendary Songwriter Gerry Goffin February 11, 1939 - June 19, 2014
• 'Beautiful' Receives the Eighth Annual "ACCA" Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus
• 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Receives Seven 2014 Tony Award Nominations - Carole Appeared At Live Broadcast Sunday, June 8
• 'You've Got A Friend - The Carole King Story' Airs on BBC Four
• Carole King Performs at Power of Love Fundraiser for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center
• Carole King Sees "Beautiful"
• Beautiful: Broadway Show Opens 1/12/2014.
• Carole King Honored As MusiCares Person Of The Year On Jan. 24, 2014
• Sara Bareilles and Carole King Perform Together at 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
• Carole King 'Beautiful' Sweepstakes
• Sony Legacy Recordings Celebrates Carole King as 'Artist of the Month': Hosts Contest
• A Special Opening Night Message from Goffin & King and Mann & Weil
• Carole King Performs at National Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence
• Carole King Performs At Alicia Keys' Black Ball Event November 7th
• New Single Available "I Believe In Loving You"
• Carole King Performed At Fundraiser In Boston To Benefit One Fund.
• The President and First Lady Host Concert Honoring Carole King: Recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
• Carole King Speaks Up For America's Wild Horses on Today Show
• Carole King Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree From Berklee College of Music
• 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Airing May 18 at 9pm ET/PT on HBO
• "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" is Broadway Bound - Fall Tryout Run in San Francisco
• Reps. Maloney, Grijalva, & Markey introduce the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) H.R.1187
• Pandora Radio Interviews Carole King as part of their Turning Points Series
• Carole King Interview Airs on NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show"
• Carole's Memoir A Natural Woman Available In Paperback February 12
• Carole King Awarded GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Honor
• The Australian Tour Merchandise Store is Officially Open!
• Natural Woman Tour Success in Australia and New Zealand
• 'A Holiday Carole' Grammy Nomination
• Carole King honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Carole on 60 Minutes Australia
• Natural Woman Tour: More Shows Announced
• A Celebration of Carole King and Her Music benefits The Painted Turtle Camp
• Playlist: The Very Best of Carole King Released by Sony Legacy
• Natural Women, Natural Leaders Panel Discussion at Southern New Hampshire University
• Carole King Appeared on 'Joy Behar: Say Anything!'
• Help Save America's Wild Horses
• Carole King Performed on MDA 'Show of Strength' Labor Day Weekend
• Carole Invited to Share a Meal with Fire Crews
• Louise Goffin Releases "Indiglo" Music Video
• CURE 2012 Chicago Benefit Features Carole King
• Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards
• 'The Legendary Demos' Released by Carole King April 24
• Carole King Presenter for Don Kirshner at 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
• Carole King's Memoir, 'A Natural Woman', is Published April 10, 2012
• Carole King Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honor
• Help Protect the Northern Rockies Ecosystem
• Carole King Released First Holiday Album and Took to the Airwaves in the U.S. and UK!
• 'American Idol' Honored the Music of Carole King On Fox
• 'Troubadours' Premiered on PBS Series 'American Masters'
• 'Troubadours' Available on DVD/CD
• Carole King's Music Featured on 'Glee'
• Carole King and James Taylor Featured in Documentary Film 'Troubadours 'at 2011 Sundance Film Festival
• R.I.P. DON KIRSHNER
• 'Troubadours' Hits the Theaters!
• "Going Back": The Carole King Connection to Freddie Mercury's Last Song, "Mother Love"
• Phil Collins Album with Carole King Tracks Hits # 1 in the UK
• 'Live At The Troubadour' A Golden Success!
• Carole and James Say "Thank You"
• Carole King and James Taylor Appear on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
• Carole King and James Taylor Appear On NPR'S 'All Things Considered'
• June 24, 2010 Issue of Rolling Stone
• Carole King and James Taylor In The Big Apple!
• Carole Speaks For Wild Horses on Morning Joe
• Request a Song and Win!
• Thoughts after Nashville
• Carole King and James Taylor 'Live At The Troubadour' 2 Disc CD/DVD Set is Available!
• Special Nashville Stage Seat Packages To Directly Benefit Flood Relief Efforts!
• "I just boarded a tour bus ...
• 'The Essential Carole King' - Double CD Uniquely Profiles Carole King Career as America’s Best Known Singer and Songwriter
• 'Troubadour Reunion' tour Donates to Charity Onstage Seating for Charity - 'Intimate and In The Round'
• First Show.
• Carole King A Presenter On 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony' - Live On Fuse!
• "Way Over Yonder" Performance Features Idaho's Wild Horses
• Sun Valley Date Added to the 'Troubadour Reunion' Tour for Sun Valley Center and Alliance for the Wild Rockies Benefit Concert
• Carole King and James Taylor Appear on the 'Today Show' and 'Letterman' January 20th
• Carole King Interview on NPR'S 'The Diane Rehm Show' Rebroadcast
• Carole King's Idaho Home Featured in Architectural Digest
• James Taylor and Carole King Announce 'Troubadour Reunion' World Tour 2010 - Full Article
• Carole King Hits the Airwaves for NREPA
• In Memory of Clif Maloney
• Americans Attend 'Mustangs on the Hill' Event in support of S. 1579, The Roam Act, to Save American Wild Horses and Burros
• Carole King Performs at Ken Burns' Film Celebration in Central Park
• Carole King Talks National Parks, NREPA with 'Morning Joe'
• Carole King Visits Capitol Hill
• Carole King Appears on "Way Too Early with Willie Geist"
• Carole King Interview in Politico
• Carole King Performs at Benefit for Camp Korey
• NREPA Editorial Appears in the New York Times
• Michael Jackson
• Carole King Joins Political Analyst Carlos Watson on the Radio
• Carole King Testifies in Support of NREPA at Subcommittee Hearing
• Carole King Talks NREPA on 'Morning Joe'
• Carole King Appears on New Bob Dylan Deluxe Edition Box Set
• Carole King Appears on 'MSNBC Live'
• EVERY day is Earth Day! By Carole King
• Carole King Joins Reps. Maloney and Shays in Support of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
• Carole King Appears on 'Later…with Jools Holland' in the UK
• Gloria Estefan Has a Friend - And It's Carole King!
• Carole King in Washington for NREPA Introduction
• Carole King Returns to 'Morning Joe'
• Rare Carole King Track Included on Graham Nash Boxed Set
• Carole King Appeared on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
• Carole King Performs at Two Inaugural Events
• Carole King - Japan Tour and TV 2008 Update
• Carole King on the Campaign Trail
• Carole King Appears on ABC Television
• Carole King Appears at 'Yes On Prop 2' Event in California
• Remembering Paul Newman
• Carole King Hits the Trail in Support of Obama
• Carole King Joins Forces with Olympic Medalists to Battle Women's Cancers
• Carole King/Brian Wilson Exclusive Tracks
• PBS Airdates Added for 'Welcome to My Living Room'
• Jerry Wexler (1917-2008)
• Carole King to Return to Japan - Tour Dates Announced!
• Carole King's 'Welcome to My Living Room' to Debut on Public Television in August
• Carole King Memorabilia Included in Online Auction to Benefit Grammy Charities
• Carole King Stumps for Obama in New Hampshire
• Carole King Makes a Surprise Appearance at James Taylor Show
• Carole King "Home Again" on 'Tavis Smiley
• New Addition Welcomed to Carole King's Living Room
• Carole King Appears on Plum TV Network
• Carole King Featured on 'Ecoists' for Earth Day
• Carole King Interviewed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Carole King Performs in '3 Great American Voices" in Japan
• Carole King "Sells Out" For Jimmy Kimmel
• Carole King Interviewed on 'Tavis Smiley' Show
• Carole King to Perform in Santa Ynez on March 27, 2008
• Carole King Appears on 'The Colbert Report'
• Carole King Returns to Capitol Hill
• Carole King Featured on Sierra Club Radio
• Carole King Attends 50th Annual Grammy Awards
• Carole King Memorabilia Included in Online Auction Benefit For Musicians On Call
• Carole King appears on 'Duets' Album
• Carole King Appears on Re-Air of PBS Program 'NOW'
• Carole King Comes 'Home For The Holidays' on CBS Television
• Carole King Appears on KCRW
• CaroleKing.com Mourns the Loss of Linda Lawley Pelfrey
• Rockingale Records Releases Carole King's 'Welcome To My Living Room' DVD
• Carole King, James Taylor and the Original Band Celebrate the "Troubadour's" 50th Anniversary
• Carole King Featured in 'Three Great American Voices' tour in Japan
• Carole King Performs on 'The Today Show' Friday, October 26, 2007
• Carole King Appears on "The Martha Stewart Show"on October 23, 2007
• Carole King Testified Before Congress October 18, 2007 in Support of H.R. 1975 (NREPA)
• Carole King Joined Garrison Keillor for 'A Praire Home Companion' on October 13, 2007
• Carole King Performs at Firefighters Benefit Concert September 29, 2007 in Idaho
• "Girl Power" Performed by Carole King at the U.S. Open
• 'Stop Global Warming Concert' Airs Saturday, July 14, 2007 on Sirius Radio Channel 18
• Carole King Performs in Japan
• "Love Makes The World - Deluxe Edition" is Released
• Carole King Joins Sheryl Crow in Performance at Earth Day Event in Washington DC
• Carole King Memorabilia Included in Online Auction Benefit for 'Musicians On Call'
• Carole King's "Tapestry" is #7 on the NARM/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 'Definitive 200'
• Carole King Records with Reb McEntire on 'Duets' Project
• Carole King Appears on Phil Ramone-Produced Compilation Album
• Carole King on HBO's 'Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry'
• Carole King Appears on PBS Program 'Now'
• Carole King Performs at Swearing-In for Speaker Pelosi
• Carole Wraps Up Successful Tour in Australia and New Zealand
• Carole King Wows Australia - Next Stop, New Zealand
• Carole King's The 'Living Room Tour' Receives Rave Reviews Down Under
• Carole King Appears on Idaho's 'Newmakers' in November
• Carole King Brings 'The Living Room Tour' Down Under
• Carole King Appears on 'Sunrise' and '7:30 Report'
• Carole King Performs at 2006 Gala for The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp
• Carole King Appears at Two Political Fundraising Events in Idaho
• Carole King's Rockingale Records Announces New Deal with Ryko Distribution
• Carole King Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee
• Carole King Appears on Idaho's 'Newsmakers'
• Carole King Appears on Sunrise
• Carole King Re-Enters Billboard Top 200
• Carole King Appears on Nicolette Larson Tribute Album
• Carole King Appears on Tribute DVD to Benefit MusiCares
• Carole King Performs at MusiCares Tribute to James Taylor
• Carole King Returns to the Hit Series 'Gilmore Girls'
• Carole King Testifies Before Congress
• Join Carole King on the Virtual March to Washington
• Singer/Songwriter to Launch 'The Living Room Tour 2005 on July 3, 2005
• Carole King on CBS Sunday Morning July 24, 2005
• Rockies Prosperity Act Has 187 Bipartisan Cosponsors
• Carole King's New CD Debuts at #17 on Billboard!
• Carole King's The 'Living Room Tour 2005' Receives Rave Reviews
• Carole King Performs on Today Show Concert Series July 15, 2005
• Carole King Opens Up Her 'Living Room' - Two-CD Set
• July 9, 2005 - Carole King on NPR's 'Weekend Edition'
• Help Fight Poverty On July 2, 2005
• Carole King Joins the Wallflowers for Some Oxygen
• Advance Concert Tickets Available at CaroleKing.com
• CaroleKing.com Proudly Announces the Grand Opening of the CK Cafe'!
• Carole King Returns to Stars Hollow
• Carole King Featured Artist in Rock & Roll Library
• Carole King's "Uncommon Love" Included on 'Love Rocks' CD to Benefit Human Rights Campaign
• Carole Plays for Peace 2004
• Carole King on Campaign Trail Through November 2, 2004
• Carole King Stumps for Kerry-Edwards
• Carole King Guests on John McLaughlin's 'One On One'
• Carole Takes a Break From Concert Tour to Campaign for Democrats in Idaho
• Carole King to Perform at Democratic Convention
• Honesty is Back - Carole King Announces Summer Concert 'Living Room Tour'
• Carole King and Vanessa Carlton Perform at Lifetime Television and 'Rock the Vote' Late Night Party
• Ray Charles Duets CD 'Genius Loves Company' Features Goffin & King's "Hey Girl" Performed by Charles and Michael McDonald
• Carole King 'Live' with Wolf Blitzer on CNN
• Carole King Featured on the Cover of Performing Songwriter Magazine
• Goffin and King "Inside the Hit Factory" One of the 50 Most Important Moments That Changed the History of Rock
• Carole King to Present Award at 'Spirit of Liberty Celebration' June 14th for People For The American Way
• Carole King Duets with Willie Nelson on 'Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels' On Memorial Day USA Network Television Special
• Carole King Marches for Womens' Lives
• Carole King Visits Rock Hall of Fame
• Carole King Adds Second Show in Boise for Kerry Campaign
• Carole King Presenter and Acknowledged at 46th Grammy Awards
• Rudy Guess on NPR and Other News from the Campaign Trail
• Carole King Adds Concert in New Hampshire
• Carole King Crisscrosses New Hampshire for Sen. John Keryy
• Carole King on C-SPAN from the Kerry Campaign in Iowa
• Carole King Performs in Concert at 'Kerry For President' Events in Iowa, New Hampshire and New York
• Goffin and King Names as Recipients of NARAS' 2004 Trustees Award
• Carole King's Landmark Album, 'Tapestry', #36 on Rolling Stone List - King Contributes Another Dozen Songs on Top 100 LPs
• "Love For Christmas" Available Exclusively at iTunes
• 'Love Makes The World', Carole King's Latest CD Now Available on iTunes Music Store
• Carole King Performs at Inaugural "Songwriters Salon" to Benefit Hearing-Impaired Children and Their Families
• Carole King Lifts Her Voice in Songs for Life - Multi-Artist CD to Help Fight AIDS in Southern Africa
• Carole King to Perform at Westport Country Playhouse Benefit
• NREPA Reaches All-Time High: More Than One Third of House of Representatives on Board
• Carole King Interviews Mandy Moore for Interview Magazine
• Carole King an "Inspiration" to Vanessa Carlton in This Month's Music Issue of InStyle Magazine
• Carole King in the Studio
• Carole King's "So Far Away" Artist's Choice on New Starbucks CD
• Yale University Hosts Carole King at a Master's Tea
• Carole King Visits 'Raising Helen' Set
• Carole King Recalls Little Eva in NPR Interview
• 'Tapestry' Added to National Recording Registry
• Carole King and James Taylor Join Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) & Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to Reintroduce Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act in 108th Congress
• 'Carole King: A New Colour in the Tapestry' Re-Airs on PBS
• Carole King's "It's Too Late" Inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame
• 'A Sugar Beats Christmas' is a Holiday Treat for All Ages
• Carole King Joins Studded Cast to Benefit The Painted Turtle Children's Camp
• Sherry Goffin Kondor's 'A Sugarbeats Christmas' Now Available Online
• Carole King's NPR 'Weekend Edition' Interview with Liane Hansen Available Online
• Carole King Interviewed by Liane Hansen for NPR's 'Weekend Edition'
• "Gilmore Girls' Soundtrack CD Features "Where You Lead", with Carole King and Louise Goffin
• Carole King Video Interview Available on CaroleKing.com
• King and Daughter Sherry Goffin Kondor at 'Hole in the Wall Gang' Came Benefit
• Carole King Guests on 'The Caroline Rhea Show' Wednesday, September 4
• Carole King is "Sophie Bloom" on the WB's Gilmore Girls Television Show
• Carole King to Headline Friday Concert on NBC'S 'Today'
• AC Radio Loves "Monday Without You"
• Carole King Performs at 20th Anniversary Celebration of Newman's Own
• "Love Makes The World" on 'World Cafe'
• What Year Is This?
• Grammy Hall of Fame Inducts "You've Got A Friend"
• Louise Goffin Releases 'Sometimes A Circle' on Dreamworks
• 'Love Makes The World' Added to VH1 Classics Channel
• Ms. King Goes to Sacramento
• 'Love Makes The World' Climbs to #27* on R&R's First 2002 AC Chart
• Response to Carole King's Christmas E-Card: Tremendous!
• Carole King Honored at Recording Academy's 2001 New York Hero Awards
• AOL Music Names Carole King "Artist of the Day"
• "United We Stand What More Can I Give" Concert Update From CaroleKing.com
• Carole King's 'Love Makes The World' Album Debuts on UK Chart at #86
• Rosie O'Donnell Hosts Carole King on October 24th
• 'Love Makes The World' Debuts on Billboard Charts
• Carole King Appears on Oprah - Friday, October 19th
• CaroleKing.com Street Team Up and Running!
• 'Tapestry' Jumps from #15 to #7 on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Chart
• A Cause Worth Fighting For: Carole King on Capitol Hill
• Television Appearances Scheduled for October
• 'Love Makes The World' Released September 25, 2001
• King At The Castle
• Carole King and Louise Goffin Featured in GAP's 'My First Love' Fall Ad Campaign
• VH1 Names 'Tapestry' in Top 100 Greatest Albums of Rock 'n' Roll
• Rep. Maloney Tours Idaho Back Country
• A&E Documentary Features Goffin & King
• King Takes Rep. Shays On Tour Of The Northern Rockies
• King Tune Leads the WB's 'The Gilmore Girls'
• "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Included in Nyro Collection
• Carole King & Semisonic - Now That's "Chemistry"
• "You've Got A Friend" Inducted into NARAS Hall of Fame
• King Named Most Successful Female Songwriter by Whitburn
• "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Featured on Ally McBeal
• President Clinton Visits King Home For Fundraiser
• "Freedom Song" Receives 2000 Emmy Nomination for Best Song

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JUST LIKE JERSEY BOYS   AND BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL , A BEAUTIFUL NOISE BRINGS THE HITS YOU LOVE TO LIFE LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN!

The songs you know. the true story you’ve never heard — until now..

Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chartbusting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 140 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” and “Sweet Caroline,” an induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and sold-out concerts around the world that made him bigger than Elvis, Neil Diamond’s story was made to shine on Broadway, where the biggest stars tell their story.

Like  Jersey Boys  and  The Carole King Musical before it, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir, that tells the untold true story of how America’s greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.

Music was phenomenal. If you closed your eyes you thought you were at a Neil Diamond concert.

This show is both a concert of Neil Diamond’s greatest hits and a beautiful/heart-reaching love story. It will make you laugh, keep you singing along, and propel you to dance in the aisles.

Fantastic music and really well crafted story. Loved every minute.

So good… so good… so good, that I put Neil immediately in my Spotify rotation on the walk/train ride home.

It’s a MUST SEE in my book! Such a feel-good experience.

This was a true treat . The show about Neil Diamond’s journey was fantastic. The music, the dancing, the acting, the costumes, all great.

The storyline was perfectly scripted, visually exciting, and engaging. I laughed, I cried and sang along.

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MJ the Musical review – sterilised moonwalk through the King of Pop’s life

Prince Edward theatre, London The jukebox musical has gravity defying dancing and all the megahits, but it’s hard to ignore the glaringly unpleasant biographical absence

‘I want to keep this about my music,” says Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical. No surprise there. The musical, set during the rehearsal period of the Dangerous world tour in 1992 – coincidentally a year before any sexual allegations were made against him – seems to wipe away almost all the scandal that surrounded Jackson. Of course, it has moonwalks, one megahit after another and years’ worth of biography, but there’s a glaringly unpleasant absence. MJ the Musical is a sterilised swirl through the life of the King of Pop, but in reality, it is no black or white tale.

A musical recounting Jackson’s fame was always going to face an awkward challenge. First, there is the issue that every jukebox musical encounters: how to squeeze well-known songs into a succinct narrative? Then there is the itch to say something fresh about a figure who was a global phenomenon, yet also notoriously enigmatic. But these problems pale in comparison to the issue of Jackson’s own legacy. He was always a man of mystery and a deeply controversial one at that. Since the harrowing 2019 HBO documentary Leaving Neverland , it is hard to ignore the repeated allegations of child sexual abuse.

Yet Lynn Nottage’s script does just that and instead focuses on the mind of a troubled celebrity. Although Jackson feels uneasy about the press, his manager convinces him to let two MTV journalists make a documentary about the tour. They initially plan for it to be solely about Jackson’s musical journey. But as they watch him popping painkillers, requesting almost inconceivable stunts for his show and working his already exhausted crew into the ground, Jackson’s Peter Pan-like strangeness begins to creep to the surface. How can they possibly ignore his personal life in their reports?

Supported by the estate of Michael Jackson – who deny the allegations – the musical makes a case for the superstar’s privacy. There are crashing scenes of him being hounded at press conferences, with shattered video projection by Peter Nigrini. The journalists around him drip with hunger and desperation. Blame for Jackson’s megalomania is pushed on to his team: “Someone will have to tell him no,” they mutter. But never is the superstar solely at fault and his behaviour is largely left unchallenged.

Jackson (Myles Frost – a shapeshifting force) is plagued by visions of his father – there’s the sense that everything he does is to prove himself to him. We hurtle through his rise to fame, his early performances with the Jackson 5 and his later solo album recordings, his voice always a unique, entrancing wonder. His big hits are met with glee from the audience: Thriller contorts the stage into a garish nightmare, while the chorus version of Man in the Mirror has the woman next to me singing at the top of her lungs. As MJ the Musical’s wild ideas burst into a mesmerising reality, the stage becomes a hub of neon and gravity-defying dance moves.

It would be remiss to say Jackson’s songs do not possess an otherworldly magic. And with his fans still in abundance, this West End transfer is sure to sell tickets. But, can we really sit in a theatre and pretend his music can live on without scrutiny? Some might be able to separate Jackson’s art from the artist. But as Frost took his final bow and the audience leaped to their feet, I felt queasy – bad, even.

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‘The Beautiful Game’ Review: A Different Kind of World Cup

This heart-string-tugging Netflix movie about a homeless soccer team, featuring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward, puts the emphasis on play and uplift.

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It’s moderately surprising that it’s taken filmmakers two decades to concoct a heart-string-tugging underdog story out of the annual coed sport event known as the Homeless World Cup , a weeklong international competition featuring homeless soccer players.

Directed by Thea Sharrock and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, “The Beautiful Game” is an upbeat, amiable picture that, as its title suggests, puts the sport in front. Which isn’t to say the conditions of the players are ignored. Nathan (Callum Scott Howells), a recovering addict, has a particularly tough time. But the emphasis is on play and uplift. The sunny climes of Rome, where the tournament in the movie is set, help sell it.

The great Bill Nighy plays Mal, the coordinator and coach for England’s team, who one afternoon spots Vinny (Micheal Ward) giving pointers to some younger players. Vinny’s got talent, but Mal seems to recognize more in him. Mal also correctly guesses that Vinny’s more or less living out of his car.

The writer, Boyce, is known for more adventurous fare than this (see “ Tristram Shandy ,” from 2006), but this is a more conventional story. Here, Boyce steers around some clichés, but not others. For example, when Ellie (Jessye Romeo), Vinny’s ever-disappointed former partner, tells him to admit that he’s not going to be able to attend their daughter’s school event, rather than prevaricating, Vinny does just that, proudly proclaiming that he’ll go to Rome despite his initial resistance to Mal’s pitch.

Peppered with funny and inspiring moments, like the charming way the South African team gets a makeup game after being held up at their airport, “The Beautiful Game” is a model of a modern “nice” movie.

The Beautiful Game Rated PG-13 for language, themes. Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes. Watch on Netflix .

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National Tour of BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Returns in November

The tour will return on November 2, 2021 in Chicago, IL.

The North American tour of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit musical Beautiful - The Carole King Musical will return on November 2, 2021 in Chicago, IL. The tour will have been off the road for 600 days due to the Covid-19 pandemic; Beautiful last performed on March 12, 2020 at the Heymann Center in Lafayette, LA. The production will hold technical rehearsals and performances at Chicago's CIBC Theatre (November 2-7, 2021) before embarking on its 2021-22 North American Touring season. Dates and cities are listed below, casting will be announced later.

"Following this unprecedented intermission from live theater, we are thrilled that Beautiful will be back on the road to bring joy and music once again to audiences across North America for the sixth touring season," producer Paul Blake said. "We are humbled that over five million audience members worldwide have been entertained by our celebration of Carole's story and her timeless music."

Since the tour's launch in September 2015, Beautiful has played 1,586 performances in 160 cities over 204 weeks to nearly 2.7 million patrons.

Beautiful is scheduled to play more than 60 markets in the 2021-22 touring season, including many premiere engagements. Beautiful will be part of the inaugural season at the brand-new Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, NC and will play return engagements in Washington, DC, Detroit, MI, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, Seattle, WA and many more.

For more information and a video sneak peek, please visit www.BeautifulOnBroadway.com .

With a book by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Douglas McGrath , direction by Marc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince , Beautiful features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin / Carole King and Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil . On October 27, 2019, the Broadway production of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical ended its smash-hit, record-breaking run after nearly six years. The production played 60 preview and 2,418 regular performances, surpassing the original production of Annie and the landmark 1998 revival of Cabaret to become the 27th longest-running musical (and the second longest running "bio-musical") in Broadway history. On Broadway, the show was seen by almost 2,200,000 audience members (including, quite famously, King herself) and is the longest-running and highest-grossing show in the history of the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical (Ghostlight Records) won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and is available on CD, digitally, and on vinyl.

Sony Pictures has announced that the film adaptation of Beautiful will be produced by Tom Hanks , Gary Goetzman , and Paul Blake .

Long before she was Carole King , chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein , Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought 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 flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock 'n' roll. But it wasn't until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice. Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of King's remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin , to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann , to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. Beautiful features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin / Carole King and Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil , including "I Feel The Earth Move," "One Fine Day," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "You've Got A Friend" and the title song.

The creative team of Beautiful also includes Derek McLane (Set Design), Alejo Vietti (Costume Design), Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Design), Brian Ronan (Sound Design), Charles G. LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design), Steve Sidwell (Orchestrations and Music Arrangements), Jason Howland (Music Supervision) and John Miller (Music Coordination).

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical is produced by Paul Blake , Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Jeffrey A. Sine , Richard A. Smith , Mike Bosner , Harriet N. Leve/ Elaine Krauss , Terry Schnuck , Orin Wolf , Patty Baker /Good Productions, Roger Faxon , Larry Magid , Kit Seidel , Lawrence S. Toppall , Fakston Productions /Mary Solomon, William Court Cohen , John Gore , BarLor Productions , Matthew C. Blank , Tim Hogue , Joel Hyatt , Marianne Mills , Michael J. Moritz, Jr., StylesFour Productions, Brunish/Trinchero, and Jeremiah J. Harris .

Tour Dates:

Chicago, IL Nov 2-7, 2021 CIBC Technical rehearsals and Tour Opening

Greensboro, NC Nov 9-14, 2021 Steven Tanger Center

Red Bank, NJ Nov 16-18, 2021 Count Basie Center for the Arts

Waterbury, CT Nov 19-20, 2021 Palace Theater

Easton, PA Nov 21, 2021 State Theatre

Peoria, IL Nov 23-24, 2021 Peoria Civic Center Theater

Sioux Falls, SD Nov 26-28, 2021 Washington Pavilion

Abilene, TX Nov 30, 2021 Convention Center

Manhattan, KS Dec 2, 2021 McCain Performance Series

Springfield, MO Dec 3-5, 2021 Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Mason City, IA Dec 6, 2021 Community Auditorium

Cedar Falls, IA Dec 7-8, 2021 Gallagher Bluedorn PAC

Bloomington, IN Dec 10-12, 2021 IU Auditorium

Washington, DC Dec 14, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 Eisenhower Theater

Detroit, MI Jan 4-9, 2022 Fisher Theatre

Sarasota, FL Jan 18-19, 2022 Van Wezel

New Haven, CT Jan 21-23, 2022 Shubert

Wilmington, NC Jan 25-27, 2022 Wilson Center

Clearwater, FL Jan 31-Feb 1, 2022 Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tyler, TX Feb 3, 2022 Cowan Center

Midland-Odessa, TX Feb 7, 2022 Wagner Noel

Lubbock, TX Feb 8-9, 2022 Buddy Holly Hall

Lincoln, NE Feb 11-13, 2022 Lied Center

Lawrence, KS Feb 14, 2022 Lied Center

Rolla, MO Feb 15, 2022 Leach Theatre

Morristown, NJ Feb 18-20, 2022 Mayo PAC

Philadelphia, PA Feb 22-27, 2022 Kimmel Center / Academy of Music

Cleveland, MS Mar 7, 2022 Bologna PAC

Davenport, IA Mar 9, 2022 Adler Theatre

Columbus, OH Mar 11-12, 2022 Palace Theatre

Wausau, WI Mar 14, 2022 The Grand Theater

Danville, KY Mar 16, 2022 Norton Center for the Arts

Toledo, OH Mar 17, 2022 Valentine Theatre

Pittsburgh, PA Mar 18-20, 2022 Benedum Center

Billings, MT Mar 27, 2022 Alberta Bair Theater

Kennewick, WA Mar 29, 2022 Toyota Center

San Luis Obispo, CA Mar 31, 2022 Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

Palm Desert, CA April 1-3, 2022 McCallum Theatre

Modesto, CA April 5-6, 2022 Gallo Center

Seattle, WA April 8-10, 2022 The Paramount Theatre

Charleston, SC May 10-11, 2022 Charleston Gaillard Center

Orlando, FL May 13-15, 2022 Dr. Phillips Center

Newport News, VA May 17, 2022 Ferguson Center for the Arts

Atlanta, GA May 20-22, 2022 Fox Theatre

Orange, TX May 31, 2022 Lutcher Theater

Houston, TX June 3-5, 2022 The Hobby Center

Baton Rouge, LA June 6, 2022 River Center

Shreveport, LA June 7, 2022 The Strand

Lufkin, TX June 9, 2022 The Temple Theater

San Antonio, TX June 10-12, 2022 The Majestic Theatre

Paducah, KY June 14, 2022 Carson Center

Fort Lauderdale, FL June 17-19, 2022 Broward Center

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Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself,  A Beautiful Noise  is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chartbusting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 140 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” and “Sweet Caroline,” an induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and sold-out concerts around the world that made him bigger than Elvis, Neil Diamond’s story was made to shine on Broadway, where the biggest stars tell their story. Like  Jersey Boys  and  The Carole King Musical  before it,  A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical  is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir, that tells the untold true story of how America’s greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career.

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No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary.

All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles.

The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services.

"Broadway's Will Swenson electrifies audiences. Close your eyes and you'd swear that Diamond himself is on stage performing his string of hits." Forbes Roger Sands

"The biographical drama is a heartwarming celebration of Mr. Diamond's uplifting music and inspirational life." The Washington Times Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

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A Beautiful Noise  is two hours and 15 minutes long, including a 15 minute intermission

Yes! Many of Neil Diamond's greatest hits are featured in A Beautiful Noise , including "Sweet Caroline," "Kentucky Woman," "Cherry, Cherry," "September Morn" and many more.

No. Neil Diamond is split into two characters in the musical, Then and Now, and is portrayed by two actors in each performance.

Outside food and drinks are not permitted in the theatre. You can purchase drinks at one of the concession stands inside the theatre. At this time, snacks are not sold at the concession stands so grab a bite before you come!

Cast & Creative

Nick Fradiani was the 2015 winner of American Idol . He released his debut solo project,  Hurricane  on Big Machine/Universal Records in 2016, featuring the hit single "Beautiful Life." Since 2017, he has toured the country and independently released multiple singles including “I'll Wait For You,” “Never Gonna,” and “Empire.” He recently released his second full length album  Past My Past  in 2022. National Tours:  A Bronx Tale  (Lorenzo.) Love and thanks to DGRW, my friends, and family; especially my Mom and Dad for taking me to my first concert at three-years-old to see Neil Diamond!

Mark Jacoby originated the role of Father in  Ragtime , earned Tony, Outer Critics, and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for his performance as Gaylord Ravenal in  Showboat , directed by Harold Prince, and is a Theatre World Award recipient for his Broadway debut as Vittorio Vidal in  Sweet Charity , directed by Bob Fosse. Also on Broadway, he created the role of Walter Hobbs in  Elf , portrayed Judge Turpin in Stephen Sondheim’s  Sweeney Todd , was the Padre in  Man of La Mancha , appeared as Baron von Gaigern in  Grand Hotel , and for three years held the title role in  The Phantom of the Opera . Jacoby was seen as the Wizard in the First National Tour of  Wicked , received a Drama Desk nomination for his Off-Broadway performance as the Playwright in  Enter the Guardsman , and was Oscar Jaffee in the Goodspeed Opera production of On the  Twentieth Century  (Connecticut Drama Critics’ Award). He played Guido Contini in the Chicago premiere of  Nine  (Joseph Jefferson Award), Tevye in  Fiddler on the Roof  for the Walnut Street Theatre (Barrymore Award), Mayor Dummermutt in  The Visit  for Signature Theatre (Helen Hayes nomination), and George in  La Cage aux Folles  (Carbonell nomination). Recent television guest-starring appearances include Iron, Dopesick, The Blacklist, The Good Fight, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Elementary , and Madam Secretary .

Ecstatic to be joining this beautiful cast. Broadway:  The Piano Lesson ,  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child  (OBC), Lincoln Center’s  Macbeth . Selected highlights:  King Lear  with Patrick Page (TFANA),  Napoli Brooklyn  (Roundabout),  Merchan t of Venice  with JDT (TFANA), Red Bull Theatre, STC, Folger, Roundhouse (Helen Hayes Award), and Hartford Stage. TV (selected): Extrapolations (Apple+), Iron Fist, Blue Bloods .

A Beautiful Noise star Amber Ardolino was last seen as Linda McFly in the original Broadway cast of Back to the Future . Previous Broadway credits include: Funny Girl, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Hamilton and Head Over Heels . Formerly seen in Vegas starring as Sherrie in Rock of Ages . Film credits: Law and Order, In The Heights, Fosse/Verdon .

Broadway credits: Girl in  Once,  Delphi in  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child  (Original Broadway Company). Regional credits include:  Constellations, Of Mice and Men  at Steppenwolf Theatre;  Othello, Taming of the Shrew, The Heir Apparent  at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre;  Grounded  at Milwaukee Repertory;  The Pride  at About Face Theatre;  Cabaret, Frankenstein  with The Hypocrites and  33 Variations  at TimeLine Theatre. Television credits: Boss, Chicago PD, Chicago Justic e. She is an award-winning composer (Barrymore Award) and co-creator of the successful variety show  Erik and Jessie and Everyone You Know.  Along with her business partner, Erica Elam, she has designed workshops to strengthen Emotional Intelligence for the US Army. She is a teacher, director, musician, and improviser. Over the pandemic, she completed her long-postponed college degree (University of Colorado) and became a certified Birth Doula, supporting seven incredible families. She stays curious and busy.

Michael McCormick has been seen on Broadway in Wicked ,  Hello, Dolly!, Chaplin, Elf, Curtains, The Grinch…,The Pajama Game, Kiss Me, Kate, 1776, Gypsy, Marie Christine, Kiss of the Spider Woman and  La Bête.  On tour, he's appeared in  La Cage, The Producers, Les Misérables and Kiss of the Spider Woman.  Off-Broadway credits include  Himself and Nora, Fly by Night, A Man of No Importance,  etc. TV work includes  Blue Bloods, Brain Dead, Elementary, House of Cards, The Good Wife, Orange Is the New Black and all three Law & Order  series. Eighteen Broadway and Off-Broadway cast albums. Broadway debut:  Oliver!

Tom Alan Robbins has performed in eight Broadway shows, including  The Lion King  in which he created the role of Pumbaa. Other Broadway shows:  Head Over Heels  (Dametas),  Newsies, Sunset Boulevard, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Threepenny Opera, Once Upon a Mattress, Is He Dead?  Off-Broadway:  Little Shop of Horrors  (2020 revival, Mushnick, Grammy nomination),  Brooklynite, On The Verge  (New York premiere),  Isn’t It Romantic  (world premiere),  The Cradle Will Rock, The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket  (world premiere),  Henry V  (Public Theatre) , King Lear  (Cornwall). Tours:  Les Miserables  (Thenardier). Regional:  Midsummer Night’s Dream  (Bottom),  The Whale  (Charlie, world premiere),  Fiddler on the Roof  (Tevye),  Man of La Mancha  (Sancho).  My Name is Asher Lev.  Encores!:  1776, I Married an Angel,   Music in the Air, Pardon My English,  and  Tenderloin.  Training: the Juilliard School, the Acting Company. Listen to his podcast  Twits in Love.

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Exploring the Musical Journey: A Review of Música

R udy Mancuso’s latest venture, “Música,” takes audiences on a compelling journey through the life experiences of its protagonist, portrayed by Mancuso himself. Released on April 4, 2024, on Prime Video, this semi-autobiographical film dives deep into themes of identity, family dynamics, and the pursuit of passion amidst personal struggles.

The heart of “Música” lies in its protagonist’s battle with rhythmic synesthesia, a cognitive phenomenon that causes him to perceive everyday sounds as musical elements. Through Rudy Mancuso’s portrayal of a character grappling with this condition, the film offers a unique perspective on the challenges and complexities of living with synesthesia. Mancuso’s performance is both poignant and relatable, capturing the emotional turmoil of his character’s inner world.

The ensemble cast of “Música” further enriches the storytelling, with standout performances from Camila Mendes as Isabella, J.B. Smoove as Anwar, and Francesca Reale as Haley. Each character brings depth and nuance to the narrative, contributing to the film’s immersive exploration of relationships and personal growth.

One of the film’s strengths lies in its authenticity, drawing from Mancuso’s own experiences as a musician and internet personality. From the vibrant streets of Newark, New Jersey, to the intimate moments shared between characters, “Música” feels grounded in reality, allowing audiences to connect with its themes on a profound level.

Beyond its captivating storytelling, “Música” is also a visual and auditory feast, thanks to Mancuso’s multifaceted talent as a filmmaker and composer. The film’s musical sequences are masterfully crafted, blending elements of rhythm, melody, and emotion to create a mesmerizing auditory experience.

Overall, “Música” is a triumph of storytelling and artistic expression, offering a poignant exploration of life, love, and the power of music. Rudy Mancuso’s compelling performance, coupled with the film’s immersive world-building and memorable soundtrack, makes it a must-watch for audiences seeking a truly transformative cinematic experience.

What is the movie Música about?

Música is a semi-autobiographical film that delves into the life experiences of Rudy Mancuso, a musician and internet star. The movie explores Rudy’s struggle with rhythmic synesthesia, the pressures of being the child of immigrants, and his pursuit of finding purpose and balance amidst these challenges.

Who are the main cast members of Música?

The main cast members of Música include Rudy Mancuso, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself, Camila Mendes as Isabella, J.B. Smoove as Anwar, and Francesca Reale as Haley. Additionally, Maria Mancuso, Gabriela Amerth, Camila Senna, and Regina Schneider portray supporting characters in the film.

What is rhythmic synesthesia?

Rhythmic synesthesia is a cognitive phenomenon in which a person’s senses become overlapped, causing them to perceive sounds as rhythmic patterns or music. In the context of Música, Rudy Mancuso’s character experiences rhythmic synesthesia, which influences his perception of everyday sounds as musical elements.

Who is Rudy Mancuso and what is his background?

Rudy Mancuso is an internet personality, musician, and actor known for his comedic sketches on Vine and YouTube. He gained popularity for his Awkward Puppets series and has appeared in various films and television shows. In Música, Rudy Mancuso not only stars in the lead role but also serves as the writer, director, and composer.

What role does Camila Mendes play in Música?

Camila Mendes portrays the character Isabella in Música. Isabella is described as “different, beautiful, and smart” in the movie’s trailer, and she becomes romantically involved with Rudy’s character. Mendes is known for her role as Veronica Lodge in the CW series Riverdale.

What is the audience reception of Música?

Música has received positive feedback from audiences, earning a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film’s compelling story, talented cast, and authentic portrayal of Rudy Mancuso’s experiences have resonated with viewers.