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BIO

Douglas Geoffrey McGrath was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Tony Award, and Primetime Emmy Award. McGrath started his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1981.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Off Broadway Premiere Production, 2022
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1996
Performer

Writing

Playwright

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Douglas McGrath, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Book of a Musical

Douglas McGrath, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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FROZEN, HAIRSPRAY, and More Set For Broward Center's Slow Burn Theatre Company 2025/2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2025

Slow Burn Theatre Company has announced its upcoming season of five shows, Frozen, Hairspray, Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill, and more. Check out the full season lineup here!
BACK TO THE FUTURE, SPAMALOT and More Set for Theatre Under the Stars 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2025

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is taking audiences on an adventure through time for its 2025/26 Season. The exploration begins with a new production of The 25TH Annual Putnam County  Spelling Bee.
CIRCLE FORWARD World Premiere and More Set for Gulfshore Playhouse 25-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

Gulfshore Playhouse has revealed the complete 2025-2026 season. Performances begin October 21, 2025. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Watch the Trailer For BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - Feb 21, 2025

Watch the trailer video for Pioneer Theatre Company's, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, new production of the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
Review: BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company is a Wonderful Feel-Everything Musical
by Tyler Hinton - Feb 15, 2025

Pioneer Theatre Company brings the Broadway hit BEAUTIFUL back to Utah with a new professional production that re-introduces the wonderful feel-everything musical.
Photos & Video: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Drury Lane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

Drury Lane Theatre is presenting Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, a heartwarming journey through Carole King's inspirational life story, where her music shines as a beacon of hope and personal growth. Get a first look at photos and video here! 
Video: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL in the Rehearsal Hall
by Michael Major - Feb 3, 2025

Go inside rehearsals ​for Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Watch the new video of the cast in rehearsal now!
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL to be Presented at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025

​Pioneer Theatre Company will present the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in February. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: First look at Gallery Players’ BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL
by Jerri Shafer - Dec 6, 2024

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.
BABBIT & More Lead Washington, DC's Fall 2024 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Sep 26, 2024

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Fall 2024 include Matthew Broderick in Babbit and more!
Video: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Fulton Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 22, 2024

The Fulton Theatre is currently presenting Beautiful: The Carole King Musical through October 20th, 2024, bringing Carole King's inspiring story and timeless music to life on the Fulton Theatre stage. Check out footage from the production in the video here!
Broadway's Sara Sheperd Leads BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Fulton Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 5, 2024

Sara Sheperd from Broadway will star in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at the Fulton Theatre.
Review: BEAUTIFUL : THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Music Theatre Wichita
by Susan Guntly - Aug 27, 2024

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL : THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Music Theatre Wichita?
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Gateway
by Melissa Giordano - Aug 21, 2024

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Gateway?
Interview: The Wild West of Music: A Conversation About MSMT's BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Aug 17, 2024

Curt Dale Clark and Seth Eliser joined Kathryn Boswell, Alfie Parker, Jr., Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain, and an actor playing one of The Drifters, for a panel discussion moderated by Broadway World’s Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold on August 14th at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine.
Review: Some Kind of Wonderful - BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Maine State Music Theatre
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Aug 9, 2024

Powered by poetry, fueled by raw and resilient emotion, and presented with passion and high voltage energy by a company committed to the music and message, BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL triumphantly takes the stage as the finale of Maine State Music Theatre’s 2024 season. Exploring the early life and creative journey of popular music’s living legend, Carole King, BEAUTIFUL is a biographical jukebox musical that plays like a top 10 hit parade, at the same time that it tells its disarmingly, immediate and vulnerable story. With the luminous Kyra Kennedy giving a deeply authentic, earthy, and uplifting performance in the title role, BEAUTIFUL offers both absorbing entertainment and inspiration.
Interview: Emotions Too Big To Hold: MSMT Presents BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jul 31, 2024

“I think Carole King is a poet. She paved the way for so many women who came after her in [popular music]. There is such a rawness and pure emotion in her music that feels like poetry to me,” declares actress Kathryn Boswell, who will play Cynthia Weil in BEAUTIFU: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Maine State Music Theatre.  “When you don’t have the words to express what you feel, you write it in poetry or music because some of these emotions are just too big to hold.”  “Carole King writes about such universal themes, about love and humanness – emotions that are always relevant,” concurs Alfie Parker, Jr., who serves as Associate Choreographer and plays one of The Drifters in the show. The musical, which explores the rise to stardom of popular music legend, Carole King, runs at MSMT from August 7 -24 and concludes the company’s spectacular 2024 season.
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL to Play The Gateway Playhouse Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway hit about the life and career of one of the most prolific female songwriters in history - continues The Gateway's 75th Season and will run at The Gateway Playhouse from August 9 – September 8, 2024.
Photos: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Cape Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2024

The Cape Playhouse will continue its 98th summer season with the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, directed and choreographed by David Ruttura and Joyce Chittick. See photos from the production.
BWW Q&A: Laura Nicholas on BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Centre Stage
by Joshua Wright - Jul 15, 2024

Founded in 1983, Centre Stage is a year-round, 285-seat regional theater offering a wide range of entertainment within easy walking distance of historic Falls Park and the many shops and restaurants that line downtown Greenville's Main Street corridor. Augmenting its subscription season of music, comedy, and drama, the theater also hosts art exhibitions and other special events inside the performace facility noted for its unique configuration, comfort and intimacy. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Douglas McGrath written?

Douglas McGrath has written 3 shows including Political Animal (Playwright), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Bookwriter), Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical (Source Material).

What awards has Douglas McGrath been nominated for?

Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

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