Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King appeared on NBC's TODAY this morning to perform one of her most enduring pop classics, "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman." Check out the performance below!
Earlier in the day,
Carole King was joined by Chillina Kennedy, currently starring in the Broadway production and
Abby Mueller, who will take on the role for the National Tour in performance of "I Feel the Earth Move."
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The Tony Award-winning hit BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL follows the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter
Carole King. The show has been breaking box office records at the
Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) since it opened in January 2014.
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. As previously announced, the show will expand to London, with a West End production opening at The
Aldwych Theatre in February 2015, and will also launch a U.S. National Tour in
September 2015.
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.
The creative team, which will reprise their work for the West End and touring productions, 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).
