VIDEO: Carole King Surprises Melissa Benoist and the Cast of BEAUTIFUL
Last night, with just over a week left in Supergirl Melissa Benoist's run in the title role of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, the real life King decided to pay a visit to the show that tells the story of her life. As she has done in the past, King's appearance at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre was a surprise to the cast.
BWW Flashback: Farewell to Carole! Tony Winner Jessie Mueller Enters Final Week of Performances in BEAUTIFUL
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Award-winning Canadian actress Chilina Kennedy, who made her Broadway debut as 'Mary Magdalene' in Jesus Christ Superstar, has nabbed the title role in Beautiful-The Carole King Musical, the smash hit musical about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter. Kennedy begins performances on March 7, 2015, succeeding Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller, who will play her final performance in Beautiful later this week on March 6 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Below, we tribute Mueller's final week of performances with a special flashback of her journey with the show.
In the Spotlight Series: The Cast of BEAUTIFUL- Jessie Mueller & More!
The new musical, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter opened earlier this week at the Sondheim Theatre on Broadway. Tony Award-nominee Jessie Mueller stars as 'Carole King'; she's joined by Jake Epstein as 'Gerry Goffin', Anika Larsen as 'Cynthia Weil', Jarrod Spector as 'Barry Mann', Jeb Brown as 'Don Kirshner',Liz Larsen as 'Genie Klein', and an ensemble that includes Ashley Blanchet, E. Clayton Cornelious,Joshua Davis, Alysha Deslorieux, Kevin Duda, James Harkness, Carly Hughes, Sara King, Rebecca LaChance, Douglas Lyons, Chris Peluso, Gabrielle Reid, Arbender Robinson, Rashidra Scott, Sara Sheperd, and Melvin Tunstall.
Photo Coverage: Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann & More Celebrate Opening Night of BEAUTIFUL
The new musical, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter opened last night at the Sondheim Theatre on Broadway.Many were in attendence to celebrate the music legand, including Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Phil Collins, Darlene Love, and more. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the ostar-studded theatre arrivals!
Photo Coverage: Sneak Peek at Jessie Mueller and More in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL!
The highly anticipated new musical, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter is currently in previews on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street), following a critically acclaimed, sold-out World Premiere in San Francisco. An official opening night set for Sunday, January 12, 2014. The cast met the press earlier this week and BroadwayWorld was there to capture their onstage performance preview. Scroll down for photos!
Carole King Tuner NATURAL WOMAN Headed to the Stage?
Michael Riedel reports today in the New York Post that things are 'moving along' for a new musical, NATURAL WOMAN featuring the music of the song writer Carole King. A new reading of the show, based on her own life took place last week, put together by King's daughter Sherry Goffin Kondor and she was reportedly pleased with the work, which will hopefully move the project forward.