Douglas McGrath News

Award-winning musical based on the remarkable true story of Carole King's rise to stardom. Don't miss 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' at Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts from January 19-28, 2024.

Join us at the 2024 ArtsRock Fundraising Gala with Sigourney Weaver in Conversation with Elliott Forrest. Celebrate the anniversaries of Ghostbusters and Alien with the acclaimed actress as she discusses her career in theater and on screen. A fundraising event for ArtsRock, celebrating 15 years of presenting the arts in Rockland County.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical comes to New Stage Theatre next year! With a book by Douglas McGrath, words and music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, the show runs May 28 – June 9, 2024.

First off, Dear Readers, I need to put it out there that “Beautiful: The Carole King Story” is one of the few bio-musicals that gets it right. Sure, it’s got killer music from an icon but the book from Douglas McGrath is, in a word, beautiful. But beyond my affinity for this show, I also need to put it out there that the current production from Village Theatre is also a thing of beauty in the efforts from both the cast and crew, and amounts to one of my favorite things, theatrical alchemy. All the parts come together to form magic.

McCoy Rigby Entertainment is currently presenting a superb, highly-entertaining Southern California Regional Premiere production of BEAUTIFUL at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, which continues performances through December 3, 2023. To put it simply, this production is quite well done. Oh, if only all jukebox musicals were this good.

Check out production photos for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts here!

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT are celebrating the opening of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL by looking for “The Next Carole King,” and calling out to all local female singer/songwriters to submit a 30–60 second video of themselves singing any Carole King song.

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING STORY at The Studio Theatre?

Full casting has been announced for 'BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL' at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Find out who will be bringing Carole King's story to life on stage.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT announce full casting for the second show of its 2023-2024 “Soundtrack of Your Life” season, the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the Tony Award-winning, BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL.

Discover the most-produced plays of the season, including 'What the Constitution Means to Me' and 'Clyde's.'

Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of Carole King when she was starting out as a teenage songwriter at 1650 Broadway in the 1960s. Back then, she was writing songs in collaboration with her husband at the time, Gerry Goffin, for so many different musical acts such as Bobby Vee, The Drifters, The Shirelles, Little Eva, The Chiffons, The Beatles, and The Monkees. That was all before she went on to become one of the most successful singer-songwriters in music history.

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts' second show of its 2023-2024 “Soundtrack of Your Life” season will be the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the Tony Award-winning, BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL.

Drury Lane Theatre has just announced their highly anticipated 2024-2025 season, featuring beloved musicals like Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid, and more. Don't miss out on this exciting lineup of live performances!

Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré is excited to kick off the theatre’s exhilarating 107th season with five diverse shows ranging from beloved classics, edgy plays, Shakespearean wit and an inspiring journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The John W. Engeman Theatre?

Opera House Theatre Company has announced its 2024 season, celebrating 39 years of producing live theatre in Wilmington, North Carolina at Historic Thalian Hall featuring a variety of titles including some classics and Wilmington premieres!

NCT announces cast for BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical in Raleigh, NC. Broadway's Elena Ricardo stars as Carole King. Tickets available at nctheatre.com.

BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical previewed at the Omaha Community Playhouse September 14th. Making its Broadway debut in 2014, BEAUTIFUL was nominated for an array of theater awards, winning several including Best Musical Theater Album and a Grammy Award.

Tidewater Players is performing the Tony and Grammy award winner, Beautiful, The Carole King Musical at the Cultural Center at the Opera House on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from September 22nd to October 1st, 2023.