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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. 

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at Olney Theatre Center
by Ken Kemp - Jul 10, 2024

The fascinating story of one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, flawless presented by a sublimely talented cast.

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Begins Next Week At Capital Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2024

Catch BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at theREP next week, celebrating the life and music of the legendary singer-songwriter Carole King.

Interview: Sam Gravitte Talks SONGS THAT RAISED ME at Post Office Cafe and Cabaret and BEAUTIFUL at Cape Playhouse
by R. Scott Reedy - Jul 2, 2024

Singer, actor, and writer Sam Gravitte will not only be making his performance debut in Provincetown when he appears in John McDaniel’s Broadway Series, at the Post Office Café and Cabaret on July 6, it will be his first visit to the town.

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Shines Bright at Paper Mill Playhouse  
by Marina Kennedy - Jun 12, 2024

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is now on stage at Paper Mill Playhouse through June 30.  Music lovers and many more will be captivated by this production that showcases King’s influence on the music industry and tells her personal story on her rise to stardom.