Back by popular demand, “Beautiful—The Carole King Musical” returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for one week only Oct. 9-14 in Segerstrom Hall. From producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical 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.
Tickets to “Beautiful—The Carole King Musical” start at $26 and go on sale Sunday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. and will be available online at SCFTA.org, by calling 714-556-2787 and at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Dr. in Costa Mesa. For inquiries about group ticket savings for ten or more, please call the Group Services office at 714-755-0236. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, Oct. 13 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation. The Center offers many services for patrons with disabilities including removable wheelchair locations, binoculars and assistive listening devices. To learn more visit SCFTA.org/accessibilityinformation. “Beautiful—The Carole King Musical” will play in Los Angeles at Hollywood Pantages Theatre Sept. 12-30.
“Carole King might be a native New Yorker, but her story of struggle and triumph is as universal as they come—and her music is loved the world over,” producer Paul Blake said. “I am thrilled that ‘Beautiful’ continues to delight and entertain audiences around the globe, in England, Japan and Australia, and that we are entering our fourth amazing year on the road in the U.S. We are so grateful that close to four million audience members have fallen in love with Carole’s story and her indelible music.”
For more information and a video sneak peek, please visit www.BeautifulOnBroadway.com.
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. The show opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in Jan. 2014, where it has since broken all box office records and became the highest grossing production in the Theatre’s history.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Beautiful—The Carole King Musical” (Ghostlight Records), won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and is available on CD, digitally and on vinyl. “Beautiful” launched its first US National Tour in Sept. 2015, and is also currently playing internationally, with productions in Japan, Australia and touring the UK. An award-winning production recently concluded its run in London’s West End after opening on Feb. 25, 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 was not until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice. “Beautiful” features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Goffin/King and Mann/Weil, including “I Feel the Earth Move,” “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got A Friend” and the title song.
