VIDEO: Carole King Reflects On BEAUTIFUL's 1,000th Performance

"I never even wanted it to be made! Boy, was I wrong!"

So says the American music legend whose life and work inspired BEAUTIFUL - THE Carole King MUSICAL.

As reported by BroadwayWorld, BEAUTIFUL celebrated its 1,000th Broadway performance at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre on June 15th, and naturally the songwriter herself was there to celebrate with the cast, and appeared on stage as Julie Menin, the NYC Commissioner from the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, presented a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Bill DeBlasio, declaring the day as "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Day."

The woman who brought the world such classic standards as "Natural Woman," "I Feel The Earth Move" and "It's Too Late," seems surprised and overwhelmed in this new video, where she shares the joy she feels knowing that fans haven't forgotten her or her music.

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.

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.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical (Ghostlight Records), the 2015 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on CD, digitally, and on vinyl. In addition to the hit Broadway production, award-winning productions are playing in London's West End and on tour across the US.

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).