She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and sold her first hit, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, when she was just seventeen. By the time she reached her twenties she had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll from Aretha Franklin to the Monkees, the Drifters, to the Shirelles. 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.
By: Douglas McGrath
Songs by: Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Director: Marc Bruni
Producer: Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Cast list: Cassidy Janson (Carole King), Matthew Seadon-Young (Gerry Goffin), Ian McIntosh (Barry Mann), Stephanie McKeon (Cynthia Weil), Barbara Drennan (Genie Klein), Joseph Prouse (Donnie Kirshner), Derek Aidoo, Gavin Alex, Georgie Ashford, Koko Basigara, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Ashford Campbell, Natasha Cottriall, Michael Duke, Matthew Gonsalves, Portia Harry, Rosie Heath, Dominic Hodson, Emma Louise Jones, Jessica Joslin, Jammy Kasongo, Leigh Lothian, Vicki Manser, David O’Mahony, Earl R Perkins and Jaime Tait
Design: Derek McLane
Lighting: Peter Kaczorowski
Costume: Alejo Viettii
Choreography: Josh Prince
Sound: Brian Ronan
Other info: Orchestrations and Music Arrangements are by Steve Sidwell
Location: West End
Bus numbers: (Aldwych) RV1, X68, 1, 6, 11, 13, 23, 59, 68, 87, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 188, 243; (Strand) 4, 9, 15, 26, 76, 176, 341
Night bus numbers: (Aldwych) 6, 23, 139, 188, 243, N1, N11, N13, N26, N47, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171, N551, N343; (Strand) 176, 341, N9, N15, N21, N44, N76
Car park: Drury Lane, Parker Street (5mins)
Directions from Charing Cross Station: (10mins) Head out onto the main road Strand. Cross street where possible and go right. When you reach the fork, veer left onto Aldwych.
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