Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Musical

Writers: Douglas McGrath Carole King Gerry Goffin Cynthia Weil Barry Mann

Context

Beautiful tells the rarely-heard story of Carole King’s rise from young Brooklyn songwriter to mega-star, focusing in particular on her fruitful -- but rocky -- relationship with husband and writing partner Gerry Goffin. The show features characters based on the real people who surrounded Carole on her journey, including Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Donnie Kirshner, Lou Adler, and the famous rock groups the Drifters, the Shirelles, and the Righteous Brothers.

Carole King was not involved in the production’s creation, although she offered her good wishes, saying,: “What's so great about this for

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