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• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is On Tour Now - New Dates!

• "There's No Me Without You" Carole King Duet with Glen Campbell Available Now

• CAROLE KING’S HOME AGAIN: LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK Concert Out May 26 on Sony/Legacy/Ode

• New Documentary Carole King Home Again: Live in Central Park Playing in Theaters

• Home Again: Live In Central Park Concert Documentary to be Released Feb 9 via The CODA Collection.

• Lead Role in Carole King Bio Pic Announced

• Carole King Testifies Before U.S. House Environment Subcommittee Regarding Reducing Catastrophic WildFires

• Louise Goffin Launches Current and Compelling Podcast Titled Song Chronicles

• Carole King and James Taylor Documentary 'Just Call Out My Name' Coming to HBO Max

• "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Featured in 'RESPECT' Top Contender for the 2022 Oscar for Best Original Song
• Rare Bonus Tracks Available Now On 'A Christmas Carole' - 10th Anniversary for 'A Holiday Carole'
• "James Taylor in Concert" Featuring Carole King, Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Jo Mama - BBC 1971
• Congratulations to all 2022 GRAMMYs Nominees!
• HBO Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2021 Airs Nov. 20 - Watch the Tease
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Carole King Performance & Ceremony info & UPDATE w/Sherry Goffin Kondor.
• Variety Features Jennifer Hudson and Carole King Interview
• Rolling Stone Features Carole King RRHOF 2021 Induction as Performer
• S.1276 Introduced April 21, 2021 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (NREPA)
• Carole King Joined a Virtual Conversation Re:NREPA on April 21, 6pm
• Carole King is a Nominee for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021
• MusiCares Music on a Mission Virtual Concert March 12, 2021
• Legacy Recordings Celebrates 'Tapestry's 50th Anniversary
• Carole King BBC In Concert Watch Party on Monday, February 8, 12pm ET
• Talking About 'Tapestry': Musicians Discuss the Influence of Carole King's Masterpiece
• Carole King - "Out in the Cold" Digital Only Release of Single
• 'Tapestry' at 50: How Carole King 'Bet On Herself' To Record a Singer-Songwriter Classic
• Nurse Heroes Live All-Star Concert - Watch Now!
• This Week in September 1971...
• Carole King Joins the Virtual Gala 'A Hole in the Wall Celebration of Hope and Healing'
• Carole King Live at BST Hyde Park
• Goffin & King Foundation - Iso Booth Quarantine Cover Contest
• The "Beautiful" UK Tour Company Performs Virtual Rendition of "I Feel the Earth Move"
• Carole King Joins the Line-up of Performers for ALL TOGETHER NOW Online Concert for City of Los Angeles
• Worldwide Cast and Musicians From The Musical 'Beautiful' Collaborate From Their Homes to Perform "You've Got A Friend"
• 'Tapestry' Was Released 49 Years Ago, February 10, 1971
• Carole King Presents the AMA Artist of the Decade Award to Taylor Swift
• Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Takes It's Final Bow On Broadway
• Carole King Urges Climate Action to Support NREPA
• Carole King Performs at Global Citizen Festival in NYC 9.28.2019 - UPDATE
• Carole King Appeared on 'Morning Joe', Friday, 9/27/19
• Carole King Appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thurs. 9/26/19
• Goldmine Magazine Features 'Carole King - Live at Montreux 1973' Sept 2019 Issue
• Carole King - Live at Montreux 1973 Release Available Now
• Vanessa Carlton Makes Her Broadway Debut as Carole King in "Beautiful-UPDATE
• "Beautiful" UK Tour in 2020!
• Carole King Urges Lawmakers to Pass NREPA
• A Landscape Lewis and Clark Would Recognize Is Now Under Threat
• New Expansive, Intimate Interview with Carole King on The Great Song Adventure podcast, premieres February 8, 2019
• "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" Celebrates 5 years on Broadway
• Carole King's Midterm Dream is "One (2018)", New Video From Tapestry Studio
• Broadway Celebrates 2000 Performances of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
• Elvis Costello, Carole King and a Song 20 Years in the Making
• 'America's Got Talent' Treated to a Taste of Broadway's Best with a Performance from the Cast of "Beautiful"
• Carole King Surprises Melissa Benoist and Cast of "Beautiful"
• Abby Mueller Returns to "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
• Two Helpmann Awards For "Beautiful" in Sydney, Australia
• July Anniversary of Carole King's Historic Concert in Hyde Park
• Smooth Radio Features Story Behind Hit Song "You've Got A Friend"
• Melissa Benoist Joins the Cast of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'
• 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' by The Shirelles Highlighted in The New Yorker
• Carole King's 'Tapestry' at Top of NPR's First-Ever Readers' Poll 'Turning The Tables'
• Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Celebrates Facebook #FriendsDay With Joyful Mashup
• Carole King Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park Available Now on CD/DVD/Blu-Ray!
• Carole King Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park on PBS!
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Opens in Australia Sept. 2017
• Carole King: Tapestry - Captured Live in Hyde Park Showed Exclusively in the U.S. - CD/DVD Pre-Order Now!
• Carole King Joins The People's Climate March
• Carole King In Conversation with BBC's Michael Ball
• Carole King Performs At Buckingham Palace For The Outward Bound Trust
• Broadway Welcomes Abby Mueller and Evan Todd to cast of "Beautiful"
• Inspired by the Woman's March, Carole King Re-Releases "One Small Voice"
• Carole King Joins Millions in Women's March
• Gilmore Girls: Carole King Hits a High Note With Her Cameo Appearance
• Carole King's "Tapestry" - Live at Hyde Park Aired Sat. Oct. 29th on SkyArts in the UK
• "Beautiful" is Heading Down Under
• Carole King Performed "Tapestry" in Hyde Park 3 July, 2016-UPDATE-SOLD OUT
• Carole King, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel and 60 More Record Single to Benefit Broadway For Orlando
• NREPA Bill Introduced in the Senate For the First Time
• Carole King Presents 2016 Tony Award For Best Original Score To Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda
• American Masters Presents "Carole King: Natural Woman" on PBS - Now on DVD/Blu-ray
• 45th Anniversary of Tapestry Release
• Rolling Stone Features Exclusive Clip From American Masters - 'Carole King: Natural Woman'
• Carole King Featured on NPR's Fresh Air
• Carole King, George Lucas, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa, Cicely Tyson Receive 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Dec. 29, 2015
• Carole King Interview on CBS 'This Morning'
• Carole King Appears on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" Friday, Dec. 4th
• Carole King Featured in Billboard Magazine
• Carole King Joins "Morning Joe" To Discuss National Tour of 'Beautiful'
• Carole King, Chilina Kennedy and Abby Mueller Interview Wednesday, Sept. 9th on TODAY
• Carole King Appears in TODAY's Toyota Concert Series, Announces National Tour of BEAUTIFUL!
• A MusiCares® Tribute to Carole King Release on Blu-Ray/DVD June 23, 2015
• Abby Mueller Joins "Beautiful" Cast In Title Role As Carole King
• Carole King Performs at SeriousFun Children's Network Fundraiser
• Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue Campaign April 2
• Sony To Bring "Beautiful" To the Big Screen
• London's "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" Nominated for 8 Olivier Awards
• Sony U.K. Releases A Beautiful Collection
• Chilina Kennedy and Jessica Keenan Wynn Join "Beautiful" Cast March 7, 2015 on Broadway
• Carole King Performs at Paul Newman's SeriousFun Children's Network Fundraising Gala
• Broadway's "Beautiful" Opens in London Feb. 24 To Rave Reviews.
• "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" Original Cast Recording Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
• Finding Your Roots, Episode 7, Includes Ancestry of Carole King
• Carole King Appears on "The Meredith Vieira Show"
• 'Beautiful' Cast Recording Debuts at No.1 on Billboard Top Broadway Albums Chart
• 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Wins Two 2014 Tony Awards
• Legendary Songwriter Gerry Goffin February 11, 1939 - June 19, 2014
• 'Beautiful' Receives the Eighth Annual "ACCA" Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus
• 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Receives Seven 2014 Tony Award Nominations - Carole Appeared At Live Broadcast Sunday, June 8
• 'You've Got A Friend - The Carole King Story' Airs on BBC Four
• Carole King Performs at Power of Love Fundraiser for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center
• Carole King Sees "Beautiful"
• Beautiful: Broadway Show Opens 1/12/2014.
• Carole King Honored As MusiCares Person Of The Year On Jan. 24, 2014
• Sara Bareilles and Carole King Perform Together at 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
• Carole King 'Beautiful' Sweepstakes
• Sony Legacy Recordings Celebrates Carole King as 'Artist of the Month': Hosts Contest
• A Special Opening Night Message from Goffin & King and Mann & Weil
• Carole King Performs at National Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence
• Carole King Performs At Alicia Keys' Black Ball Event November 7th
• New Single Available "I Believe In Loving You"
• Carole King Performed At Fundraiser In Boston To Benefit One Fund.
• The President and First Lady Host Concert Honoring Carole King: Recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
• Carole King Speaks Up For America's Wild Horses on Today Show
• Carole King Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree From Berklee College of Music
• 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Airing May 18 at 9pm ET/PT on HBO
• "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" is Broadway Bound - Fall Tryout Run in San Francisco
• Reps. Maloney, Grijalva, & Markey introduce the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) H.R.1187
• Pandora Radio Interviews Carole King as part of their Turning Points Series
• Carole King Interview Airs on NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show"
• Carole's Memoir A Natural Woman Available In Paperback February 12
• Carole King Awarded GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Honor
• The Australian Tour Merchandise Store is Officially Open!
• Natural Woman Tour Success in Australia and New Zealand
• 'A Holiday Carole' Grammy Nomination
• Carole King honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Carole on 60 Minutes Australia
• Natural Woman Tour: More Shows Announced
• A Celebration of Carole King and Her Music benefits The Painted Turtle Camp
• Playlist: The Very Best of Carole King Released by Sony Legacy
• Natural Women, Natural Leaders Panel Discussion at Southern New Hampshire University
• Carole King Appeared on 'Joy Behar: Say Anything!'
• Help Save America's Wild Horses
• Carole King Performed on MDA 'Show of Strength' Labor Day Weekend
• Carole Invited to Share a Meal with Fire Crews
• Louise Goffin Releases "Indiglo" Music Video
• CURE 2012 Chicago Benefit Features Carole King
• Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards
• 'The Legendary Demos' Released by Carole King April 24
• Carole King Presenter for Don Kirshner at 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
• Carole King's Memoir, 'A Natural Woman', is Published April 10, 2012
• Carole King Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honor
• Help Protect the Northern Rockies Ecosystem
• Carole King Released First Holiday Album and Took to the Airwaves in the U.S. and UK!
• 'American Idol' Honored the Music of Carole King On Fox
• 'Troubadours' Premiered on PBS Series 'American Masters'
• 'Troubadours' Available on DVD/CD
• Carole King's Music Featured on 'Glee'
• Carole King and James Taylor Featured in Documentary Film 'Troubadours 'at 2011 Sundance Film Festival
• R.I.P. DON KIRSHNER
• 'Troubadours' Hits the Theaters!
• "Going Back": The Carole King Connection to Freddie Mercury's Last Song, "Mother Love"
• Phil Collins Album with Carole King Tracks Hits # 1 in the UK
• 'Live At The Troubadour' A Golden Success!
• Carole and James Say "Thank You"
• Carole King and James Taylor Appear on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
• Carole King and James Taylor Appear On NPR'S 'All Things Considered'
• June 24, 2010 Issue of Rolling Stone
• Carole King and James Taylor In The Big Apple!
• Carole Speaks For Wild Horses on Morning Joe
• Request a Song and Win!
• Thoughts after Nashville
• Carole King and James Taylor 'Live At The Troubadour' 2 Disc CD/DVD Set is Available!
• Special Nashville Stage Seat Packages To Directly Benefit Flood Relief Efforts!
• "I just boarded a tour bus ...
• 'The Essential Carole King' - Double CD Uniquely Profiles Carole King Career as America’s Best Known Singer and Songwriter
• 'Troubadour Reunion' tour Donates to Charity Onstage Seating for Charity - 'Intimate and In The Round'
• First Show.
• Carole King A Presenter On 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony' - Live On Fuse!
• "Way Over Yonder" Performance Features Idaho's Wild Horses
• Sun Valley Date Added to the 'Troubadour Reunion' Tour for Sun Valley Center and Alliance for the Wild Rockies Benefit Concert
• Carole King and James Taylor Appear on the 'Today Show' and 'Letterman' January 20th
• Carole King Interview on NPR'S 'The Diane Rehm Show' Rebroadcast
• Carole King's Idaho Home Featured in Architectural Digest
• James Taylor and Carole King Announce 'Troubadour Reunion' World Tour 2010 - Full Article
• Carole King Hits the Airwaves for NREPA
• In Memory of Clif Maloney
• Americans Attend 'Mustangs on the Hill' Event in support of S. 1579, The Roam Act, to Save American Wild Horses and Burros
• Carole King Performs at Ken Burns' Film Celebration in Central Park
• Carole King Talks National Parks, NREPA with 'Morning Joe'
• Carole King Visits Capitol Hill
• Carole King Appears on "Way Too Early with Willie Geist"
• Carole King Interview in Politico
• Carole King Performs at Benefit for Camp Korey
• NREPA Editorial Appears in the New York Times
• Michael Jackson
• Carole King Joins Political Analyst Carlos Watson on the Radio
• Carole King Testifies in Support of NREPA at Subcommittee Hearing
• Carole King Talks NREPA on 'Morning Joe'
• Carole King Appears on New Bob Dylan Deluxe Edition Box Set
• Carole King Appears on 'MSNBC Live'
• EVERY day is Earth Day! By Carole King
• Carole King Joins Reps. Maloney and Shays in Support of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
• Carole King Appears on 'Later…with Jools Holland' in the UK
• Gloria Estefan Has a Friend - And It's Carole King!
• Carole King in Washington for NREPA Introduction
• Carole King Returns to 'Morning Joe'
• Rare Carole King Track Included on Graham Nash Boxed Set
• Carole King Appeared on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
• Carole King Performs at Two Inaugural Events
• Carole King - Japan Tour and TV 2008 Update
• Carole King on the Campaign Trail
• Carole King Appears on ABC Television
• Carole King Appears at 'Yes On Prop 2' Event in California
• Remembering Paul Newman
• Carole King Hits the Trail in Support of Obama
• Carole King Joins Forces with Olympic Medalists to Battle Women's Cancers
• Carole King/Brian Wilson Exclusive Tracks
• PBS Airdates Added for 'Welcome to My Living Room'
• Jerry Wexler (1917-2008)
• Carole King to Return to Japan - Tour Dates Announced!
• Carole King's 'Welcome to My Living Room' to Debut on Public Television in August
• Carole King Memorabilia Included in Online Auction to Benefit Grammy Charities
• Carole King Stumps for Obama in New Hampshire
• Carole King Makes a Surprise Appearance at James Taylor Show
• Carole King "Home Again" on 'Tavis Smiley
• New Addition Welcomed to Carole King's Living Room
• Carole King Appears on Plum TV Network
• Carole King Featured on 'Ecoists' for Earth Day
• Carole King Interviewed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Carole King Performs in '3 Great American Voices" in Japan
• Carole King "Sells Out" For Jimmy Kimmel
• Carole King Interviewed on 'Tavis Smiley' Show
• Carole King to Perform in Santa Ynez on March 27, 2008
• Carole King Appears on 'The Colbert Report'
• Carole King Returns to Capitol Hill
• Carole King Featured on Sierra Club Radio
• Carole King Attends 50th Annual Grammy Awards
• Carole King Memorabilia Included in Online Auction Benefit For Musicians On Call
• Carole King appears on 'Duets' Album
• Carole King Appears on Re-Air of PBS Program 'NOW'
• Carole King Comes 'Home For The Holidays' on CBS Television
• Carole King Appears on KCRW
• CaroleKing.com Mourns the Loss of Linda Lawley Pelfrey
• Rockingale Records Releases Carole King's 'Welcome To My Living Room' DVD
• Carole King, James Taylor and the Original Band Celebrate the "Troubadour's" 50th Anniversary
• Carole King Featured in 'Three Great American Voices' tour in Japan
• Carole King Performs on 'The Today Show' Friday, October 26, 2007
• Carole King Appears on "The Martha Stewart Show"on October 23, 2007
• Carole King Testified Before Congress October 18, 2007 in Support of H.R. 1975 (NREPA)
• Carole King Joined Garrison Keillor for 'A Praire Home Companion' on October 13, 2007
• Carole King Performs at Firefighters Benefit Concert September 29, 2007 in Idaho
• "Girl Power" Performed by Carole King at the U.S. Open
• 'Stop Global Warming Concert' Airs Saturday, July 14, 2007 on Sirius Radio Channel 18
• Carole King Performs in Japan
• "Love Makes The World - Deluxe Edition" is Released
• Carole King Joins Sheryl Crow in Performance at Earth Day Event in Washington DC
• Carole King Memorabilia Included in Online Auction Benefit for 'Musicians On Call'
• Carole King's "Tapestry" is #7 on the NARM/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 'Definitive 200'
• Carole King Records with Reb McEntire on 'Duets' Project
• Carole King Appears on Phil Ramone-Produced Compilation Album
• Carole King on HBO's 'Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry'
• Carole King Appears on PBS Program 'Now'
• Carole King Performs at Swearing-In for Speaker Pelosi
• Carole Wraps Up Successful Tour in Australia and New Zealand
• Carole King Wows Australia - Next Stop, New Zealand
• Carole King's The 'Living Room Tour' Receives Rave Reviews Down Under
• Carole King Appears on Idaho's 'Newmakers' in November
• Carole King Brings 'The Living Room Tour' Down Under
• Carole King Appears on 'Sunrise' and '7:30 Report'
• Carole King Performs at 2006 Gala for The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp
• Carole King Appears at Two Political Fundraising Events in Idaho
• Carole King's Rockingale Records Announces New Deal with Ryko Distribution
• Carole King Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee
• Carole King Appears on Idaho's 'Newsmakers'
• Carole King Appears on Sunrise
• Carole King Re-Enters Billboard Top 200
• Carole King Appears on Nicolette Larson Tribute Album
• Carole King Appears on Tribute DVD to Benefit MusiCares
• Carole King Performs at MusiCares Tribute to James Taylor
• Carole King Returns to the Hit Series 'Gilmore Girls'
• Carole King Testifies Before Congress
• Join Carole King on the Virtual March to Washington
• Singer/Songwriter to Launch 'The Living Room Tour 2005 on July 3, 2005
• Carole King on CBS Sunday Morning July 24, 2005
• Rockies Prosperity Act Has 187 Bipartisan Cosponsors
• Carole King's New CD Debuts at #17 on Billboard!
• Carole King's The 'Living Room Tour 2005' Receives Rave Reviews
• Carole King Performs on Today Show Concert Series July 15, 2005
• Carole King Opens Up Her 'Living Room' - Two-CD Set
• July 9, 2005 - Carole King on NPR's 'Weekend Edition'
• Help Fight Poverty On July 2, 2005
• Carole King Joins the Wallflowers for Some Oxygen
• Advance Concert Tickets Available at CaroleKing.com
• CaroleKing.com Proudly Announces the Grand Opening of the CK Cafe'!
• Carole King Returns to Stars Hollow
• Carole King Featured Artist in Rock & Roll Library
• Carole King's "Uncommon Love" Included on 'Love Rocks' CD to Benefit Human Rights Campaign
• Carole Plays for Peace 2004
• Carole King on Campaign Trail Through November 2, 2004
• Carole King Stumps for Kerry-Edwards
• Carole King Guests on John McLaughlin's 'One On One'
• Carole Takes a Break From Concert Tour to Campaign for Democrats in Idaho
• Carole King to Perform at Democratic Convention
• Honesty is Back - Carole King Announces Summer Concert 'Living Room Tour'
• Carole King and Vanessa Carlton Perform at Lifetime Television and 'Rock the Vote' Late Night Party
• Ray Charles Duets CD 'Genius Loves Company' Features Goffin & King's "Hey Girl" Performed by Charles and Michael McDonald
• Carole King 'Live' with Wolf Blitzer on CNN
• Carole King Featured on the Cover of Performing Songwriter Magazine
• Goffin and King "Inside the Hit Factory" One of the 50 Most Important Moments That Changed the History of Rock
• Carole King to Present Award at 'Spirit of Liberty Celebration' June 14th for People For The American Way
• Carole King Duets with Willie Nelson on 'Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels' On Memorial Day USA Network Television Special
• Carole King Marches for Womens' Lives
• Carole King Visits Rock Hall of Fame
• Carole King Adds Second Show in Boise for Kerry Campaign
• Carole King Presenter and Acknowledged at 46th Grammy Awards
• Rudy Guess on NPR and Other News from the Campaign Trail
• Carole King Adds Concert in New Hampshire
• Carole King Crisscrosses New Hampshire for Sen. John Keryy
• Carole King on C-SPAN from the Kerry Campaign in Iowa
• Carole King Performs in Concert at 'Kerry For President' Events in Iowa, New Hampshire and New York
• Goffin and King Names as Recipients of NARAS' 2004 Trustees Award
• Carole King's Landmark Album, 'Tapestry', #36 on Rolling Stone List - King Contributes Another Dozen Songs on Top 100 LPs
• "Love For Christmas" Available Exclusively at iTunes
• 'Love Makes The World', Carole King's Latest CD Now Available on iTunes Music Store
• Carole King Performs at Inaugural "Songwriters Salon" to Benefit Hearing-Impaired Children and Their Families
• Carole King Lifts Her Voice in Songs for Life - Multi-Artist CD to Help Fight AIDS in Southern Africa
• Carole King to Perform at Westport Country Playhouse Benefit
• NREPA Reaches All-Time High: More Than One Third of House of Representatives on Board
• Carole King Interviews Mandy Moore for Interview Magazine
• Carole King an "Inspiration" to Vanessa Carlton in This Month's Music Issue of InStyle Magazine
• Carole King in the Studio
• Carole King's "So Far Away" Artist's Choice on New Starbucks CD
• Yale University Hosts Carole King at a Master's Tea
• Carole King Visits 'Raising Helen' Set
• Carole King Recalls Little Eva in NPR Interview
• 'Tapestry' Added to National Recording Registry
• Carole King and James Taylor Join Representatives Christopher Shays (R-CT) & Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to Reintroduce Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act in 108th Congress
• 'Carole King: A New Colour in the Tapestry' Re-Airs on PBS
• Carole King's "It's Too Late" Inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame
• 'A Sugar Beats Christmas' is a Holiday Treat for All Ages
• Carole King Joins Studded Cast to Benefit The Painted Turtle Children's Camp
• Sherry Goffin Kondor's 'A Sugarbeats Christmas' Now Available Online
• Carole King's NPR 'Weekend Edition' Interview with Liane Hansen Available Online
• Carole King Interviewed by Liane Hansen for NPR's 'Weekend Edition'
• "Gilmore Girls' Soundtrack CD Features "Where You Lead", with Carole King and Louise Goffin
• Carole King Video Interview Available on CaroleKing.com
• King and Daughter Sherry Goffin Kondor at 'Hole in the Wall Gang' Came Benefit
• Carole King Guests on 'The Caroline Rhea Show' Wednesday, September 4
• Carole King is "Sophie Bloom" on the WB's Gilmore Girls Television Show
• Carole King to Headline Friday Concert on NBC'S 'Today'
• AC Radio Loves "Monday Without You"
• Carole King Performs at 20th Anniversary Celebration of Newman's Own
• "Love Makes The World" on 'World Cafe'
• What Year Is This?
• Grammy Hall of Fame Inducts "You've Got A Friend"
• Louise Goffin Releases 'Sometimes A Circle' on Dreamworks
• 'Love Makes The World' Added to VH1 Classics Channel
• Ms. King Goes to Sacramento
• 'Love Makes The World' Climbs to #27* on R&R's First 2002 AC Chart
• Response to Carole King's Christmas E-Card: Tremendous!
• Carole King Honored at Recording Academy's 2001 New York Hero Awards
• AOL Music Names Carole King "Artist of the Day"
• "United We Stand What More Can I Give" Concert Update From CaroleKing.com
• Carole King's 'Love Makes The World' Album Debuts on UK Chart at #86
• Rosie O'Donnell Hosts Carole King on October 24th
• 'Love Makes The World' Debuts on Billboard Charts
• Carole King Appears on Oprah - Friday, October 19th
• CaroleKing.com Street Team Up and Running!
• 'Tapestry' Jumps from #15 to #7 on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Chart
• A Cause Worth Fighting For: Carole King on Capitol Hill
• Television Appearances Scheduled for October
• 'Love Makes The World' Released September 25, 2001
• King At The Castle
• Carole King and Louise Goffin Featured in GAP's 'My First Love' Fall Ad Campaign
• VH1 Names 'Tapestry' in Top 100 Greatest Albums of Rock 'n' Roll
• Rep. Maloney Tours Idaho Back Country
• A&E Documentary Features Goffin & King
• King Takes Rep. Shays On Tour Of The Northern Rockies
• King Tune Leads the WB's 'The Gilmore Girls'
• "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Included in Nyro Collection
• Carole King & Semisonic - Now That's "Chemistry"
• "You've Got A Friend" Inducted into NARAS Hall of Fame
• King Named Most Successful Female Songwriter by Whitburn
• "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Featured on Ally McBeal
• President Clinton Visits King Home For Fundraiser
• "Freedom Song" Receives 2000 Emmy Nomination for Best Song

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Beautiful is the inspiring true story of Carole King's remarkable journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing solo album, Beautiful takes you back to where it all began — and takes you on the ride of a lifetime. Featuring such unforgettable classics as "You've Got a Friend," "One Fine Day," "So Far Away,” "Take Good Care of My Baby," "Up on the Roof," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," and "Natural Woman," this Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical phenomenon is filled with the songs you remember and a story you'll never forget!

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Book by DOUGLAS MCGRATH · Words and Music by GERRY GOFFIN & CAROLE KING, BARRY MANN & CYNTHIA WEIL Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Now – May 5 Mainstage Running Time: 2 HOURS AND 25 MINS

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The inspiring true story of Carole King’s remarkable journey from a teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. From the pop classics King wrote for singers from Aretha Franklin to James Taylor, to her own chart-busting success as a solo artist, BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL takes you on the ride of a lifetime. Featuring over two dozen hits, including “One Fine Day,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and “Natural Woman,” this Broadway celebration is filled with the songs you remember and a story you’ll never forget!

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Running time: Approx 2 hrs, 30 min

The soundtrack to a generation.

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Nominated for 7 tony awards, with 2 wins and a grammy award winner for best musical theater album.

Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. Beautiful – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom as part of the hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin and going on to become one of the most successful singer, songwriter and musicians in popular music history. Her credits include songs such as “You’ve Got a Friend,” “[You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman,” “It’s Too Late,” “I Feel the Earth Move,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “So Far Away,” and many more. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote THE SOUNDTRACK TO A GENERATION.

Book by DOUGLAS MCGRATH Words and Music by GERRY GOFFIN & CAROLE KING, BARRY MANN & CYNTHIA WEIL Music by Arrangement with SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements Steve Sidewell

BEAUTIFUL is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International [MTI]. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

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• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical : Wednesday, June 12 at 1:30 p.m.

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Tiffany Topol *

CAROLE KING

Previously in Once.

C.J. Blaine Eldred *

GERRY GOFFIN

Making Paramount Theatre debut.

Rebecca Hurd *

CYNTHIA WEIL

Christopher Kale Jones *

Previously in The Sound of Music.

Ian Paul Custer *

DONNY KIRSHNER

Previously in Fiddler on the Roof.

Laura T. Fisher *

GENIE KLEIN

Averis I. Anderson *

ENSEMBLE, DRIFTER

Previously in Dreamgirls.

Marta Bady *

ENSEMBLE, SHIRELLE, JANELLE WOODS

Previously in Into The Woods and Little Shop of Horrors.

Corey Barlow

ENSEMBLE, SWING

Corey Barrow

Lydia Burke *

ENSEMBLE, SHIRELLE, LUCILLE, 'ONE FINE DAY' BACKUP SINGER, DANCE CAPTAIN, FIGHT CAPTAIN AND INTIMACY CAPTAIN

Previously in Billy Elliot, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Little Shop of Horrors, Groundhog Day, and Kinky Boots.

Ariana Burks

ENSEMBLE, SHIRELLE, LITTLE EVA, 'ONE FINE DAY' BACKUP SINGER

Previously in Hairspray.

Michaela Dukes

Tiyanna Gentry

Jared David Michael Grant *

Previously in Billy Elliot, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Little Shop of Horrors and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Conor Jordan

ENSEMBLE, CARNEGIE HALL ANNOUNCER, U/S GERRY GOFFIN, U/S RIGHTEOUS BROTHER

Previously in Billy Elliot.

Clare Kennedy

ENSEMBLE, BETTY, MARILYN WALD, U/S CYNTHIA WEIL

Kevin Kuska

Donna Louden *

ENSEMBLE, U/S CAROLE KING

Previously in Next to Normal.

Yasir Muhammad

Luke Nowakowski

ENSEMBLE, NEIL SEDAKA, RIGHTEOUS BROTHER, LOU ADLER, U/S BARRY MANN

Previously in Fun Home and The Sound of Music.

Colleen Perry

Calvin Scott Roberts *

Abby C. Smith *

ENSEMBLE, U/S GENIE KLEIN

Previously in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.

Matt Thinnes

ENSEMBLE, RIGHTEOUS BROTHER, NICK, DICK CLARK VOICE, U/S DONNY KIRSHNER

Shelbi Voss

ENSEMBLE, SHIRELLE, 'UPTOWN' SINGER, 'ONE FINE DAY' BACKUP SINGER

Previously in The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots, Cinderella, Dreamgirls, and Little Shop of Horrors.

Artistic Team

Jim Corti ‡

Johanna McKenzie Miller

Kenny Ingram

CHOREOGRAPHER

Kory Danielson

MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

Jeffrey D. Kmiec †

SCENIC DESIGNER

Theresa Ham †

COSTUME DESIGNER

Greg Hofmann †

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Adam Rosenthal

SOUND DESIGNER

Ethan Deppe

ELECTRONIC MUSIC DESIGNER

Susan Gosdick

DIALECT COACH

INTIMACY & FIGHT DIRECTOR

Madeline M. Scott *

STAGE MANAGER

Natalie Cohen *

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Lanita VanderSchaaf *

Erin Barnett

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER

Celia Villacres

ASSOCIATE MUSIC DIRECTOR & ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) † indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA) ‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)

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Elena Ricardo Will Lead BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at North Shore Music Theatre

Performances run Tuesday, June 6 thru Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Audiences can prepare for "some kind of wonderful" when Bill Hanney 's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) opens its 68th Anniversary Season with the Tony® & Grammy Award®-winning Broadway hit BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter, playing from Tuesday, June 6 thru Sunday, June 18, 2023.

"I am very excited to get the 2023 season started having spent last season building back to welcoming full audiences once again, and what a spectacular show to return with. Carole King is a legend, and Beautiful will let everyone know the work it took to became one." said Bill Hanney , NSMT owner and producer. "This long running bio-musical is packed with chart topping hits, drama, and fantastic musical numbers, and we have a stellar cast set to bring her story to life. I am also excited to welcome back director and choreographer Marcos Santana who helmed last season's smash hit production of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story which thrilled audiences and left them cheering for more, and I know he will work his magic again with Beautiful."

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 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. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

With a book by Tony® and Academy® Award nominee Douglas McGrath . BEAUTIFUL features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin / Carole King and Barry Mann / Cynthia 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, "Beautiful."

Carole King will be brought to life at North Shore Music Theatre by Elena Ricardo who wowed audiences with her high-flying performance as Peter Pan in NSMT's 2018 production of Peter Pan. Elena understudied the role of Carole King in the Broadway production and recently played Carole at the Casa Mañana Theatre. The cast of BEAUTIFUL will also feature Jake Bentley Young ( Gerry Goffin ), Jessica Rush ( Cynthia Weil ), Jack Cahill -Lemme ( Barry Mann ), Reed Campbell ( Don Kirshner ), and Jean McCormick (Genie Klein).

The ensemble will include Elizabeth Adabale , Courtney Blackmun , Kobe Brown, Justin Michael Duval , Seth Eliser , Tiffany Frances, Rachel Gubow, Christopher McCrewell, Ashley McManus , Michael Anthony Nero, Chris Richie, and Allie Seibold . Andrew Burke, Tony Collins, Selene Klasner, and Giselle Amarisa Watts will be Swings.

The creative team for BEAUTIFUL will include Marcos Santana (Director/Choreographer), Camille Villalpando Rolla (Music Director), Jack Mehler (Scenic & Lighting Design), Travis M. Grant (Costume Design), Alex Berg & Don Hanna (Co-Sound Design), Rachel Padula-Shufelt (Hair & Wig Design), Kelly Baker (Costume Coordinator), Stephen MacDonald (Production Stage Manager), Dakotah Wiley Horan (Assistant Stage Manager) and Robert L. Rucinski (Assistant Music Director).

BEAUTIFUL is produced for North Shore Music Theatre by Bill Hanney (Owner/Producer), Kevin P. Hill (Producing Artistic Director), and Matthew Chappell (Associate Producer / Casting Director).

Tickets for BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical are priced starting from $68 - $93. Performances are June 7 - 19, Tue - Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri & Sat at 8 pm, matinees Wed, Sat and Sun at 2 pm. Kids 4 - 18 save 50% at all performances. $25 Student Rush tickets are available. For tickets and information call (978) 232-7200, visit www.nsmt.org , or visit the box office in person at 54 Dunham Rd., Beverly, MA. BEAUTIFUL is sponsored by Coastal Windows & Exteriors.

North Shore Music Theatre will continue the 2023 musical season with The Sound of Music (July 11 - 23), Jimmy Buffett 's Escape To Margaritaville (August 15 - 27), The Full Monty (September 26 - October 8), Elvis: A Musical Revolution (October 31 - November 12), and the annual production of A Christmas Carol starring David Coffee (December 7 - 23).

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After 6 remarkable years on Broadway, the Tony, and Grammy Award winning, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical goes on tour, and it’s coming to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis! The inspiring true story of one woman’s remarkable journey from teenage songwriter all the way to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Featuring the string of pop classics Carole King wrote for the biggest acts in music, to her own life-changing, chart-busting success with Tapestry, Beautiful will take you back to where it all began, and onto a ride of a lifetime!

“Strikes genuine grace notes!” – NY Post

“beautiful is a joyous celebration” – entertainment weekly.

Featuring over two dozen pop classics, including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “One Fine Day,” “Up on the Roof,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and Natural Woman,” this crowd-pleasing international phenomenon is filled with the songs you remember, and a story you’ll never forget. The world of Pop music would be very different without the contributions of Carole King, who wrote her first number 1 hit with Gerry Goffin, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” at the young age of 17, for the Shirelles. The dozens of chart hits Goffin and King wrote during this period became legendary, but it was Carol Kings 1971 album, Tapestry, that took her music to the peak, speaking personally to her contemporaries and providing a spiritual musical backdrop for the decade. Since then, more than 400 of her compositions have been re-recorded by over 1,000 artists, resulting in hundreds of hit singles and 6 Grammy Awards.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath, it tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, using songs that she wrote, combined with other contemporary songs by Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector, and others. The show is directed by Marc Bruni with choreography by Josh Prince, scenic design by Derek Mclane, costumes by Alejo Vietti, lighting by Peter Kaczorowski, and sound by Tony and Drama Desk Award winning Brian Ronan.

Grammy Award Winner for “Best Musical Theater Album” of 2015

The original production of Beautiful received its world premiere at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, in October 2013, with direction by Marc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince, and starring Jessie Mueller in a Tony Award-winning performance as Carole King and Jake Epstein as Gerry Goffin. It made its Broadway debut at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in January 2014, winning two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. A West End production starring Katie Brayben as Carole began in February 2015 where it won two Laurence Olivier Awards. Also in 2015, the album of music recorded from the production won the Grammy Award Winner for Best Musical Theater Album and a film adaptation was announced with Douglas McGrath adapting his book into a screenplay for the big screen.

“Out of control amazing!” – The Wall Street Journal

“instantly joins the ranks of the irresistible” – the huffington post, “a must see” – nbc new york.

“Watching Beautiful, the new jukebox musical celebrating the remarkable life and work of Carole King, you may not feel the earth move under your feet. But the new Broadway show emerges as a slick and joyous celebration of female empowerment. Like Jersey Boys, Beautiful features a smart, well-crafted, and often funny book (by Douglas McGrath) that cleverly threads together a memorable catalog of early rock hits such as ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ and ‘Take Good Care of My Baby.’ It also boasts a winning central performance by Jessie Mueller as the shy Jewish girl from Brooklyn who only gradually comes into her own as a headlining voice of a generation… Beautiful fills the charisma vacuum with the substantial addition of King and Goffin’s friendly songwriting rivals Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, played with megawatt scene-stealing abandon by Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector…” – By Thom Geier for Entertainment Weekly.

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Book by Douglas McGrath Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements by Steve Sidwell

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She wrote the soundtrack to a generation.  Beautiful  tells the touching and true story of chart-topping musical legend Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom: beginning as an ordinary girl with extraordinary talent, charting her rock ‘n roll songwriting with husband Gerry Goffin, exploring her relationship to fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, and forging her path to becoming one of the most successful and enduring solo artists in popular music history.

Chock full of your favorite hits like “One Fine Day,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “The Locomotion,” “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and so many more, Beautiful  is more than just beautiful music— it’s an inspiring story of a groundbreaking female artist who forged her own path in the male-dominated music industry, finding her own true voice and moving the earth for us all.

Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements Steve Sidwell

BEAUTIFUL is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com

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LISA SHRIVER , (Director / Choreographer). Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth Invention, The Story of My Life, Ring of Fire. Selected: Into the Woods (Roundabout Theater Company); Rock of Ages (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Austen’ s Pride (Carnegie Hall). Film: A Beautiful Mind, Disney’s A Christmas Carol. TV: A Very Murray Christmas, Broad City, The Detour, Evil. Other: Phish’s NYE concert, Disney Cruise Line, and Busch Gardens. Thank you, Adam Immerwahr and Max Grossman (A3 Artists). Love to Brian, Viola, and mom, Aggie.

R.J. TANCIOCO , he/him (Music Director / Conductor / Keyboard 1) Select musical direction credits include: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, She Loves Me, In the Heights, Hairspray, Disney’s Newsies, and Dreamgirls (Village Theatre); Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Into the Woods, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Urinetown, Mamma Mia!, Jasper in Deadland, Little Shop of Horrors, RENT, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and Hair (The 5th Avenue Theatre); The Winter’s Tale, As You Like It, The Odyssey, and Here Lies Love (Seattle Rep); A Christmas Carol (ACT Theatre); Twelfth Night (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Head Over Heels, Violet, and American Idiot (ArtsWest); The Spitfire Grill (Showtunes Theatre Company); Daddy Long Legs, and Bright Star (Taproot Theatre Company). A 2010 Gregory Award and 2011/2014 Gypsy Rose Lee Award recipient, Tancioco is a vocal coach, arranger, and composer who enjoys educating youth and cultivating new musicals. This one is for Pop—thank you for believing in the music. Much love to family and friends. Grateful.

GRACE LAUBACHER , (Set Designer) is a New York City-based scenic designer. Recent and upcoming work includes: Oklahoma! (West End and Young Vic, London); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder and Don Pasquale (Opera Saratoga); Titanique (Daryl Roth Theater, NYC); The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera); La Bohème (Santa Fe Opera). Grace is a designer at Iron Bloom Creative Production, a multi-disciplinary design & production company in NYC. gracelaubacher.com

MELANIE TAYLOR BURGESS , (Costume Designer) is a Seattle-based costume designer having designed costumes for more than 170 productions for: Seattle Opera, Seattle Rep, The 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and others. Regionally for: The Guthrie, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Arizona Theatre Company, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre, and others. She is the recipient of the first Gregory Award for Outstanding Costume Design 2010 and again in 2019.

ROBERT J. AGUILAR , he/him (Lighting Designer). Regional credits include work at: Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage, ACT Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The Old Globe, Intiman Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Milwaukee Rep, among others. Film: The Jinkx and Dela Holiday Special, Potato Dreams of America. robertjaguilar.com, IG: @fake_robert

DARRON L WEST , he/him (Sound Designer). Making his Village Theatre debut, Darron is a Tony and Obie Award-winning sound designer whose 30-year career spans theater and dance, Broadway and off-Broadway. His work has been heard in more than 600 productions all over the United States and internationally in 15 countries. Additional honors include the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Audelco, and Princess Grace Foundation Statue Award. Thirty-year company member designing the productions of Anne Bogart’s SITI company.

AHREN BUHMANN , (Projection Designer) is a lighting and video designer based in Seattle. His previous shows include MISS STEP, Disney’s Descendants, and Eastbound (Village Theatre); Hometown Boy, This Bitter Earth, Pipeline, Mala, Dry Land, Fade, Grounded, and Vanishing Point (Seattle Public Theater); Or, Nonsense and Beauty, White, The Revolutionists, Burn This, The Pride, and Annapurna (Theatre22); The Angel in the House (Café Nordo), Dear San Francisco (7 Fingers); Solaris and My Antonia (Book-It Repertory Theatre); Parliament Square (Pony World); Cyla’s Gift (Samara Lerman); Out of Character, Angels in America, White Noise, and The Good Book (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Trial of Elizabeth Cree (Chicago Opera and Opera Philadelphia), Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Tony Kiser), Every Five Minutes (Washington Ensemble Theatre), The Who’s Tommy (Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society), and Carefree (New Jersey Performing Arts Center). Ribbet.

LAUREL NICHOLS , (Stage Manager) is thrilled to return for this remarkable show! Previously at Village Theatre: Hello, Dolly!, Songs for a New World, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Disney’s Newsies, Pump Boys & Dinettes, Cubamor, Writing Kevin Taylor, Billy Elliot. Other career favorites include: Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway and The 5th Avenue Theatre); The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (Intiman Theatre and The Williams Project); Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Rock of Ages (The 5th Ave Theatre); and Revenge Song (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Proud AEA member. Love to Mr. Nichols! @laurelleemarie

ISABELLA MARZIELLO , she/her/ella (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at Village Theatre! Isabella’s credits include: Hello, Dolly!, How to Break, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Village Theatre); Q Brothers Christmas Carol (ArtsWest); Dream Hou$e (Washington Ensemble Theatre), The Boy Who Kissed the Sky, In the Forest Grim (Seattle Children’s Theatre); Emerald City Development Workshop, Bruce, and Ghosts (Seattle Rep). Isabella holds a BA in theatre arts from the University of Puget Sound. In her free time, she enjoys reading and hiking through the forest. She sends her thanks to her friends and fiancé for their constant love and support.

MIRANDA C. PRATT , she/her (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on this show with this amazing team! Miranda is also grateful to be serving as the theatre’s Resident Stage Manager. She has worked on a number of shows at Village since 2014, including Dreamgirls, Matilda the Musical, Songs for a New World, and Cabaret. In her spare time, Miranda also tries to stage manage for The 14/48 Projects whenever possible and loves lifting heavy things. All the love to Chris and Odin.

HARRY TURPIN , he/him/his ( Assistant Director ). Harry is pleased to be back at Village Theatre after many years, but now on the other side of the table. He made his recent directing debut with Village’s 24-hour Musicals this past summer. An award-winning director and choreographer, Harry has directed several productions including Little Shop of Horrors , White Christmas , The Music Man, Once on this Island , Hair , and Jesus Christ Superstar , among others. Harry serves as the President of the Board for the award-winning Reboot Theatre Company. Thank you to Lisa and Adam for the opportunity and Beau for everything. Trust yourself to be yourself.  Harryturpin.com

DANIEL CRUZ , ( Associate Choreographer ). Choreography credits at Village Theatre: Dreamgirls , In the Heights , Big River, Jesus Christ Superstar (for which Daniel won a Seattle BWW Award), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast , and Aida . The 5th Avenue Theatre: Rent and Pippin . Seattle Theatre Group: Dance This! Cruz Control Dance Company: Day of the Dead and Club Cruz Control (Moore Theatre). ArtsWest: Q Brothers’ A Christmas Carol . Other credits: Bungie, Valve, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Hello Kitty, T-Mobile, Read Across America, Seahawks halftime show, and America’s Best Dance Crew’s 8 Flavahz.

BRYNNE JOHNSON-MCKEEN,  ( Associate Costume Designer ) is a Seattle-based costume designer and a Seattle University graduate. She costume-designed The 25 th  Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee  and three seasons of the Beta Series for Village Theatre. In Seattle, she has designed  American Idiot  and  Death of a Salesman  (ArtsWest);  Hamlet  (Freehold Theatre); and  Always… Patsy Cline  (Taproot Theatre).

A Letter From Lisa

by Lisa Shriver, Beautiful Director/Choreographer

I stood in front of a gym filled with students and parents. The music of “You’ve Got a Friend” swelled and, in my most emotive voice, I sang into the mic, “Close your eyes and think of me.” It was one line, but I felt like a star!

I fell in love with this song—not only because it gave me a chance to step into the spotlight, but because I was entranced by the beautiful melody and lyrics that made even a 12 year old feel like they were her own .

Many years passed before I really knew of Carole King, how her songs shaped rock n’ roll and how she redefined the role of women songwriters in the music industry.

Only then did I realize how much of Carole King’s music had scored my own lifetime of moments:

• being serenaded with “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” by a high school crush shortly after the premiere of Top Gun
• nursing a broken heart with “One Fine Day” on repeat, and
• showing off on the dance floor of way too many weddings to “The Locomotion.”

It made sense that I knew the songs before I knew the writer.

One of the many unique qualities about Carole King’s stardom is that she never set out to be a star. Her music was the star.

And when she finally found her own voice as a lyricist and as a recording artist, she created one of the most iconic and beloved albums of all time .

Since its release in 1971, Tapestry has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. With its raw and soulful songs, it solidified Carole King as a voice of her generation .

You hear a few bars of any track from Tapestry and, like seeing an old friend, you are immediately transported back to the moments, the relationships, and the experiences colored by the sound and emotion of these songs—moments like a 6th grade chorus concert and a 12-year-old’s chance to shine.

I hope you’ll warmly recall your own “moments” when you hear the music of Village Theatre’s production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical .

And I hope your time in the theatre will provide you with a brand-new experience to enjoy and remember.

—Lisa Shriver, Beautiful Director/Choreographer

Photos by Auston James featuring Sarah Rose Davis as Carole King

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ASL and Captioned Performances

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is provided during select performances.  Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Captioned performances are provided during select performances.  Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm

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• Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 pm
• Sunday, November 26 at 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 19 at 7:30 pm
• Sunday, January 21 at 7:00 pm
• Saturday, January 27 at 8:00 pm

IN @ MAIN (Institute at Mainstage) KIDSTAGE students are invited to attend and are given an opportunity learn more about the behind-the-scenes world.

• ISSAQUAH: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
• EVERETT: Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8:00 pm

PREVIEWS The show is almost complete and the audience is the final piece. Final adjustments could be made after this performance as we head to opening night. 

• ISSAQUAH: : Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 pm; Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm; Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:30 pm

OPENING NIGHTS The show is complete! Join us for the celebration.

• ISSAQUAH: Friday, November 17, 2023 at 8:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 8:00 pm

CLOSING NIGHTS The final performance in each location.

• ISSAQUAH: Sunday, December 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• EVERETT: Saturday, January 23, 2024 at 8:00 pm

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A CHORUS LINE

INTO THE WOODS

JERSEY BOYS

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The Preston H. Thomas Theatre at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

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Beautiful tells the true story of Carole King’s meteoric rise to fame as one of the twentieth century’s foremost singer-songwriters.

Set in the vibrant pop industry of the 1960s and early 1970s, and featuring such unforgettable classics as “You’ve Got a Friend”, “One Fine Day”, “So Far Away”, “Take Good Care of My Baby”, “Up on the Roof”, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, and “Natural Woman”, this Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning musical phenomenon is filled with the songs you remember — and a story you’ll never forget.

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The carole king musical, book by douglas mcgrath, words and music by gerry goffin & carole king     barry mann & cynthia weil, music by arrangement with sony/atv music publishing, orchestrations, vocal and incidental music arrangements steve sidwell, originally produced on broadway by paul blake     sony/atv music publishing     mike bosner.

BEAUTIFUL is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Creative Team

Alfonso Annotto (Hair & Makeup Designer) Broadway: Wicked with Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Joel Grey and Megan Hilty; Into The Woods Revival with Vanessa Williams, Victor/Victoria with Julie Andrews, Liza Minelli and Racquel Welch; Copenhagen ; Spelling Bee ; Putting It Together with Carol Burnett and Kathy Lee Gifford; My Favorite Year , The Phantom Of The Opera ; Jerome Robbins Broadway ; Les Miserables ; Miss Saigon ; The Scarlet Pimpernel ; London: Wicked Design Assoc. Apollo Victoria Theatre. Off Broadway: Shout The Mod Musical ; I Will Come Back ; Putting It Together with Julie Andrews. REV: South Pacific ; Parade ; Grand Hotel ; Grease ; Beehive ; Anne of Green Gables ; Holiday Inn ; Mamma Mia ; Guys and Dolls ; Best Little Whorehouse ; Ghost ; Treasure Island ; Loch Ness , assoc.; From Here To Eternity (North American Premiere); Catch Me If You Can ; State Fair ; The Hunchback of Notre Dame ; 42nd Street ; Footloose ; Almost Heaven ; Parade ; Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story ; Evita; Into The Woods.

Alec Barbour (Intimacy Consultant) is a Rochester, NY based actor, intimacy director, fight choreographer, and playwright. He has been studying stage combat since 2005, and is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He relishes the opportunity to create visceral, authentic moments of violence and intimacy that are thrilling for audiences while being safe and fun for actors. He received his MFA in Acting at the Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University in Detroit, where his roles included Iago in Othello, Carson in Gross Indecency, and Charles Lomax in Major Barbara . Regional acting credits include Sir Castor (and fight captain) in Camelot at Drury Lane Theatre and Horner in The Country Wife at Franklin Stage.  Intimacy Direction: Amadeus for Syracuse Stage; Romeo and Juliet, Everybody, Wild Party for SU Drama; Bard Bending: Fight Club Edition, Two Gentlemen of Verona for Wallbyrd Theatre Co.; Dracula for Utica College. Fight Direction: Amadeus, Suzette who Set to Sea, Deathtrap, Disgraced for Syracuse Stage; Wild Party, Kiss Me Kate for SU Drama; Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (with J. David Brimmer) for U. of Rochester; Spring Awakening , Hayfever, Vinegar Tom for Nazareth College; She Kills Monsters, Macbeth in Concert , Romeo & Juliet in Concert, The Liar for Le Moyne College; The Cripple of Inishmaan, Macbeth, The Mousetrap, Moon Over Buffalo ; Hilberry Repertory Theatre; Arabian Nights, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, SubUrbia for Wayne State U; Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Dracula for Wallbyrd Theatre Co. He is an apprentice with Intimacy Directors International, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA.

Maddie Bavely ( Stage Management Intern)   is thrilled to be joining the REV team for the first time! She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Previous credits include: The Magic Flute (ASM) and The Stars of Tomorrow Opera Gala (ASM) with UK Opera Theatre, and Shakespeare in Love (PSM), Grace (PSM), and Everybody (ASM) at the University of Kentucky. She wants to thank her family for their love and support, Megh and Zak for always believing in her, and the cast and crew of Beautiful for all their hard work!

Laura Jane Collins* (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to return to The REV for the 2023 season and be a part of both Into the Woods and Beautiful . Additional credits: 42 nd Street, Footloose, Grease , South Pacific , Anne of Green Gables: A New Folk Rock Musical , Ghost at The REV; Espejos: Clean, Tender Rain, Matilda, Somewhere Over the Border, Twilight Los Angeles, 1992, Amadeus, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Elf The Musical , The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Next to Normal, The Magic Play, Stupid F***ing Bird, Chinglish, Scorched, and The Boys Next Door at Syracuse Stage; The Foreigner, Third , The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Around the World in 80 Days at Hangar Theatre.

Scott Adam Davis †   (Scenic Designer) Production Designer: Disney on Ice: Road trip Adventures , Encanto & Frozen , Magic in the Stars . Off-Broadway credits: Ride the Cyclone at MCC, Othello: The Remix at The Westside Theater. Chicago credits include productions with: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf, Court Theater, Paramount Theater, Victory Gardens, Drury Lane, Northlight Theater, American Theater Company, Marriott Theater, Griffin Theater Company, Windy City Playhouse, Steep Theater and Northwestern University.  International credits include productions with: Shakespeare’s Globe, Unicorn Theater (London) The Market Theater (South Africa), The Neuss (Germany), Gdansk Shakespeare Theater (Poland), The Cultch (Vancouver), DUCTAC Theater (Dubai), Brice Mason Center (New Zealand), and The Edinburgh Festival (Scotland). Regional credits include productions with: Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Asolo Repertory Theater, Signature Theater, Walnut Street Theater, Children’s Theater Company, Utah Shakespeare Theater.  TV credits: Art Director on Gilded Age Season 2 and The Penguin on HBO.   www.scottadamdavis.com

Gerry Goffin (Words & Music) Born in Brooklyn in 1939, Gerry Goffin met Carole King at Queens College, and their musical collaboration began almost immediately. They married in 1959, and that same year wrote their first hit song “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” (The Shirelles). The duo penned more than 50 Top-40 hits including “The Locomotion,” “Natural Woman” and “Up on the Roof.” In 1987, Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Goffin has left an indelible mark on American music.

Kevin Heard † (Sound Designer) is delighted to return for his 7th season at The REV. Previous designs here: Catch Me If You Can , Footloose , 42nd Street , Grease , Ghost , Parade , and From Here To Eternity .  Broadway (as Associate): Good Night Oscar , The Minutes , All The Way , The Cherry Orchard , The Country House . Off-Broadway: Lizard Boy , ¡Americano! , #DateMe , Einstein’s Dreams , The Hello Girls , In & Of Itself , Midnight at The Never Get , among others. Along with dozens of productions at regional theatres across the US, Kevin designed the sound for the International Premieres of Fun Home (starring Lea Salonga), Kinky Boots , and Matilda in Manila, Philippines. Kevin is also a lead producer of the annual international touring hit The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show starring BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon. HeardSoundDesign.com @thekevinheard

Tiffany Howard, MFA (Costume Designer) is living the dream as the Resident Designer and Costume Shop Manager at The REV. After teaching college for a number of years, Tiffany transitioned into professional costume design. She has been with The REV since 2008 where some of her favorite costume designs include: Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Holiday Inn, Mamma Mia!, Saturday Night Fever, South Pacific, Catch Me If You Can, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Beehive , among many others. During the school year, Tiffany works with The REV Education Department bringing theatre into the lives of students across the state. In addition, Tiffany has taught workshops and seminars, and designed for various colleges and theatres in the area. All love to my ballast, Geoff. TiffanyHowarddesigns.wordpress.com

Carole King (Words & Music) Pop music would be very different without the contributions of Carole King, who at age 17 wrote her first #1 hit with Gerry Goffin, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” for the Shirelles. The dozens of chart hits Goffin and King wrote during this period became legendary, but it was 1971’s  Tapestry  that took King to the pinnacle, speaking personally to her contemporaries and providing a spiritual musical backdrop to the decade. More than 400 of her compositions have been recorded by over 1,000 artists, resulting in 100 hit singles and six Grammys.

Macy Kunke ( Assistant Stage Manager) is delighted to join The REV stage management team! Originally from Dallas, TX, Macy is a graduate of Stephens College and a current MFA resident at the California Institute of the Arts. Recent credits include  The Seagull ,  Men on Boats , and the world premieres of  Nicky and the Angels ,  daughter , and  Scene with Cranes.  When she is not stage managing, Macy is also a playwright. She has won several awards for her one-acts, such as the short plays  The Appointment ,  Good Taste in Neighbors,  and  Paper Airplanes.  Her next play, an intimate and immersive horror-comedy titled  Unveiling the Veil , will be produced in Los Angeles in Spring 2024. Hello to Mom, Dad, Nana, and Wendi!

Barry Mann (Words & Music) has written the melodies of some of the most influential pop songs in musical history. In addition to “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” the most-played song of the last century, and the songs heard in Beautiful, he composed later standards like “Somewhere Out There” (winner of two Grammys), “Here You Come Again,” “Sometimes When We Touch,” “Just Once” and “Don’t Know Much.” Together he and Cynthia Weil have amassed an incredible 112 pop, country, and R&B awards from Broadcast Music Inc. for significant radio air play. He has been inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Douglas McGrath (Book) was a filmmaker and playwright. Most recently, he directed the HBO documentary “Becoming Mike Nichols.” He collaborated with Woody Allen on the screenplay for  Bullets Over Broadway , for which they were nominated for an Academy Award. He wrote and directed the Oscar-winning  Emma  from the Jane Austen novel;  Company Man ;  Charles Dickens’s Nicholas Nickleby , which won the Best Ensemble Cast from the National Board of Review;  Infamous ; and the HBO documentary, “His Way,” nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Special. His play  Checkers  opened the 30th anniversary season of New York’s acclaimed Vineyard Theatre. His book for  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical  was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. He began his career as a writer for “Saturday Night Live” in what was incontestably the worst year in the show’s history. He has written essays on the arts and politics for the  New Republic, the New Yorker, The Nation, The New York Times  and  Vanity Fair . Douglas McGrath passed away on November 4, 2022.

Dan Mullarney (Assistant Music Director) is a music director and music educator. He’s worked as an Assistant Music Director for Guys & Dolls , Grease , Grand Hotel , Mamma Mia! , 42nd Street , and State Fair at The REV. Dan is a private voice teacher, a middle school chorus teacher in Trumansburg, and has a Masters in Conducting Musical Theatre/Opera from Ithaca College. I am always grateful to be back and a part of the REV family.

Isabel Perry (Associate Director) is a Brooklyn-based director of theatre and film. Broadway as Associate:  Camelot  (Lincoln Center); Off-Broadway as Assistant:  Camp Siegfried  (Second Stage); Off-Broadway as Director:  Magma  (Soho Playhouse),  Exalted  (New York Theatre Festival). She has also worked regionally at Drury Lane, Bloomington Playwrights Project, and Victory Gardens. Member of Roundabout Theatre’s Directors Group.  www.isabelsloaneperry.com

Alan J. Plado (Music Director) Conductor for the Broadway national tours of  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, Elf The Musical, Memphis . Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Kinky Boots . Off-Broadway: We’re Still Hot, Just a Matter of Time, The Last Word, Shooting Star  (NYMF). Alan just completed a successful run of  Beautiful  at Theater Aspen. Other regional theaters include Ogunquit Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Laguna Playhouse, Phoenix Theatre, Geva Theater. Alan also serves as the Music Supervisor for  Menopause The Musical and, internationally, was the music director/arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland.  He is a long-time member of AFM (Local 802) musicians’ union. For my Dad.

Emma Power* (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at The REV! Previous REV credits include: Into the Woods, The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Catch Me If You Can , Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver , 42nd Street, and Grand Hotel . Off-Broadway: You Mean To Do Me Harm (Vineyard Theater), Peer Gynt (Classic Stage Company). Tours: Peter And The Starcatcher (2nd National), I Love Lucy Live On Stage (1st National). Regional: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical , Elf The Musical , Million Dollar Quartet , Menopause The Musical , and Heartbreak Hotel at Ogunquit Playhouse; Spamalot and The Elephant Man at Studio Tenn; Evita at Studio Tenn & TPAC; Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirates Christmas at Lythgoe Family Panto & TPAC. BA from The University of Maine.

José Santiago † (Lighting Designer) is a New York City based Lighting Designer. His work has been seen at Chicago Opera, The Paramount Theatre (Aurora, IL), Center REP, Bristol Riverside Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Bay Street Theatre, Gretna Playhouse, The Gateway, The Wick Theatre, Guild Hall, Penobscot Theatre, 5 Star Theatricals, Slow Burn Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse. He received his MFA in Lighting Design from Florida State University. Proud member of USA829 and represented by Michael Moore Agency. www.jsantiagodesign.com

Brett Smock** (Producing Artistic Director) Brett began his tenure here at The REV in 1992 when he appeared on the Playhouse stage as a dancer in two consecutive seasons. In 1994, he became a Playhouse choreographer and, in 1996, a resident director/choreographer. Throughout the early 2000s, Brett balanced his work at the Playhouse alongside his freelance career as a director/choreographer based in both NYC and LA. In 2011, Brett came aboard as the General Manager/Associate Artistic Director and, in 2014, was appointed the Producing Artistic Director. To date, Brett has been at the helm of over 95 shows here on the Playhouse stage. Recent highlights include the acclaimed productions of Catch Me if You Can, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, State Fair, 42 nd Street, Almost Heaven, Footloose, Grand Hotel, Working, Cabaret, Parade, The Light In The Piazza , On The Town, Chicago, and the new Saturday Night Fever . Brett has directed and/or choreographed over 70 shows regionally and around the world. In addition, he has staged various workshops, readings, and developmental productions of 17 new musicals including The Mudge Boy (NYC Workshop), Streets of America at the Kennedy Center, and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? at Moscow Art Theatre, Russia. He has staged new musical revues for Cunard’s QE2 World Cruise, special events in 16 states, Mexico, and Indonesia, tribute galas for Presidents Bush and Clinton, and a host of celebrity fundraiser events. A longtime advocate for arts education and young talent development, Brett teaches workshops and masterclasses in NYC and has served as adjunct faculty at several colleges and universities. Currently, in addition to his role as Producing Artistic Director of The REV, Brett is the director and a proud producer of Tim Rice’s newest musical, From Here To Eternity which made its North American premiere here at The REV in 2016 and its US regional premiere at the Ogunquit Playhouse in 2017, followed by a NYC workshop in 2019 and, most recently, the 2022 London revival at the Charing Cross Theatre in London. In March 2024, Brett will direct the Midwest premiere of From Here to Eternity at The Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee. Producing highlights include The REV’s commercial collaborations including Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed ’22/Pre-Broadway), Loch Ness (Regional/pre-Broadway), Austen’s Pride (upcoming NYC/Regional productions) , and over 40 new musicals at The PiTCH. Brett lives in Auburn, NY and New York City and is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).  Actor’s Equity Association (AEA), and The Dramatists Guild (DG).

Laura Valenti (Associate Scenic Designer) is a NYC-based set designer, model maker, and scenic artist. She is also an associate and model maker to several talented set designers including award-winning and international designer, Scott Davis, Emmy Award-winning set designer, Jason Ardizzone-West, and Tony Award-winning set designer, Alexander Dodge. Her recent design credits include Monumental Theatre Co.’s  Spring Awakening , Stella Adler Studio of Acting NYC’s  The Violet Hour,  Katonah Classic Stage’s  Later Life , and Columbia University’s  Fabulation . Laura’s passion lies within working in educational theatre; She was an adjunct teaching instructor at Point Park University in 2020/2021 as the Stagecraft instructor and interim Scenic Charge. She also was the Assistant Set Design instructor at the Kaufman Music Center in NYC this summer, teaching set design and scenic painting to high school students. Next set design:  Betrayal  at Katonah Classic Stage.  www.lauravalentidesigns.com

Scott Weinstein** (Director)  is thrilled to return to The REV where he previously directed  South Pacific, Murder for Two, and  Million Dollar Quartet.  He is a multi-award-winning director and writer currently based in New York and Chicago. Recently, his newly conceived “chamber version” of  Ragtime  was nominated for 10 Joseph Jefferson Awards, winning 4 – including Best Director and Best Production. Favorite directing credits include  Something Rotten  (Marriott Theatre – Jeff Nom),  Into the Woods  and  Rock of Ages (Pittsburgh CLO), Rent  at Theo Ubique (Jeff Award – Best Director, Best Musical);  Violet  (Jeff Nom – Best Director, Best Musical) , Bat Boy  (Jeff nom-Best Director) , Titanic  (Jeff Nom – Best Director, Best Musical), North American Premiere of  Solaris  (Griffin Theatre – Jeff Nom – Best Director), the World Premiere of Kooman and Dimond’s  The Enlightenment of Percival von Schmootz ( Adirondack Theatre Festival);  She Kills Monsters  (Steppenwolf/Buzz22 Chicago),  Million Dollar Quartet  (Village Theatre, Phoenix Theatre and others), and  Seussical  (Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Scott was the Associate and resident director for the Equity National Tour, Las Vegas, and Chicago productions of  Million Dollar Quartet.  He frequently directs the show across the country and developed and directed the World Premiere/first national tour of  Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,  with Gigi Pritzker’s Madison Wells Media, which is about to embark upon its third touring season.   Proud graduate of Northwestern University and member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He is represented by William Morris Endeavor.  www.ScottGWeinstein.com

Cynthia Weil (Words & Music) was the acclaimed lyricist of classic songs such as “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” the most-played song of the 20th century. In addition to the songs heard in  Beautiful , she set the words to later standards including “Somewhere Out There,” “Here You Come Again,” “He’s So Shy,” “Just Once” and “Don’t Know Much,” to name just a few. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, honored with multiple Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards for “Somewhere Out There” as the Motion Pictures Song of the Year and Song of the Year. Weil passed away on June 1, 2023.

James Alonzo White (Choreographer) is a North Carolina native, who received his Master of Arts in Dance Education at New York University. With a strong background in Street Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern, Contemporary and Commercial Dance, James is one of the most acclaimed choreographers and dance teachers in today’s industry. Currently, he is a teaching faculty member at world renowned Broadway Dance Center, Brickhouse NYC, and Peridance Capezio Center. James’ choreography credits include:   Footloose at The REV, Mad Apple with Cirque Du Soleil, Dreamgirls , Beautiful: The Carole King Musical , Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruises, MSC Cruises, and the Knicks City Dancers. He currently works with rising artists such as: Chloe Flower, Alex Mali, Saint Ahmad, and Miss Madeline as their lead choreographer, choreographing several of their musical videos and live performances. In 2020, during the global pandemic James released a visual entitled  “ Brand New Day “  featuring NYC’s finest dancers, inspired by the iconic film,  The Wiz . With a pure intention to spread joy during uncertain times, “Brand New Day” took on a life of its own by quickly becoming a viral success, garnering attention from acclaimed artists like Diana Ross, Evan Ross, Jennifer Garner, Octavia Spencer, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Todrick Hall, Billy Porter, and Deborah Cox.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States **Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society † Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829

David DiGennaro (Trombone) is thrilled to be playing again this summer with the cast and crew of  Beautiful . During the non-summer months, Dave teaches high school band at Homer High School where he’s been for the last 26 years. In addition to teaching the concert band, he is also the pit orchestra director, marching band director, and department head. He maintains an active performing schedule and plays regularly in most of the professional groups in Central New York including Symphoria, CNY Jazz Orchestra, Salt City Jazz, Syracuse Stage, and of course, The REV. He has been fortunate to have performed with Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Rosemary Clooney in addition to the national touring companies of My Fair Lady , The Lion King , Wicked , Peter Pan , The Book of Mormon , The Producers , Chicago , Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and others. Thanks for supporting The REV and live entertainment.  Enjoy the show!

Gillian Kroll (Guitar) is excited to be playing guitar for The Rev Theatre’s production of  Beautiful: The Carole King Musical . Gillian is an Ithaca based multi-instrumentalist (guitar/banjo/mandolin) and music teacher. Having previously performed with The Rev Theatre’s Production of  Footloose  (2021), she has also recently had the pleasure of performing at The Hangar Theatre ( Billy Elliot, 2023 ), Yorktown Stage ( High School Musical, 2023 ), Kitchen Theatre Company ( Now. Here. This., 2022) , Cortland Repertory Theatre ( Hair, 2022 ) and Syracuse Stage ( Sweet Charity, 2022; As You Like It, 2022 ). As a graduate from Ithaca College’s Guitar Performance and Music Education program, Gillian is well-versed in a wide range of music styles, with a primary focus on classical guitar.

Rob Robson (Trumpet) toured with Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders, spent a couple years freelancing in New Orleans, then returned to Central New York performing with Out of the Blue, Roosevelt Dean, Salt City Jazz Collective, and the CNY Jazz Orchestra. Rob has also worked with artists Natalie Cole, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Frankie Valli, and Frank Sinatra Jr. Pit orchestra experience includes A Chorus Line , Spamalot , Chicago , Sweet Charity , Peter Pan , Crazy for You , and Motown the Musical .

Jasmine Rodriguez (Bass) is incredibly excited to return to The REV for its production of Beautiful ! Jasmine is currently pursuing a BM in Performance and Music Education from Ithaca College’s School of Music, with concentrations in wind pedagogy, double bass, and electric bass. She actively performs and records in many ensembles of various styles, developing an impressive reputation as both a soloist and collaborator within the Central New York, New York City, and Greater Boston Metropolitan areas. As a pit musician, her previous credits from theatres across New York State have included productions of Ain’t Misbehavin’ (The REV), In The Heights , Legally Blonde , Mary Poppins , Annie , The Addams Family , Fun Home , and Twelfth Night . Jasmine currently resides in Ithaca and Long Island, New York.

Jason Schirripa (Percussion) serves as a member of the instrumental music faculty in the Liverpool Central School District, where he conducts Concert Band, Jazz Lab Band and Percussion Ensemble at Liverpool High School. His performance credits include domestic and international audiences and cover an incredibly diverse variety of music, from theater, to rock and jazz bands, to chamber music, wind ensembles and orchestras, marching bands and trash cans! Jason is an educator/artist endorser with Promark Drumsticks and proudly performs on Evans Drumheads. He is grateful and excited to make his return to The REV to perform Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Jim Spadafore (Reeds) As a freelance musician, James has performed with the likes of Marvin Hamlisch, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra Jr., Ben Vereen, Bob Hope, Petula Clark, The Fifth Dimension, The Spinners, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Four Tops, and The Temptations. As a pit musician, Mr. Spadafore has performed with the national touring companies of City of Angels , The King and I , A Chorus Line , Peter Pan , Big , Chicago , The Producers , Hairspray , Spamalot , Wicked , The Book of Mormon , Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical , Motown the Musical and, most recently, the Lincoln Center tour of My Fair Lady . Mr. Spadafore is currently a member of the “Stan Colella Orchestra,” the “Hard Promise” Horn Section and for the pit orchestra at Syracuse Stage and Syracuse Drama. Jim resides in Liverpool, N.Y.

Meet The Cast of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

Introducing….

Maggie Kuntz

Carole king.

REV debut! Overwhelmed and grateful to be honoring the legend herself. BFA Musical Theatre, University of Michigan, class of 2022. Regional: Footloose (Urleen), Camelot , Marry Poppins at the MUNY. Endless gratitude to KMR; Scott, Brett, and the entire team and The REV; and this fantastic, generous company of actors for their collaboration and trust. Enjoy the show!

Kyle Adkins

U/s don kirshner.

Joanne Baum*

Genie klein.

Drifter Swing

Christopher Brasfield*

Reed Campbell*

Don kirshner.

Elaine Cotter*

Marilyn wald, 1st u/s carole king.

Kyle is an Orlando native and graduate of the University of Central Florida. Previous roles at The REV: Legally Blonde (Elle’s Dad), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Louis Lemanteur), Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay), and On The Town (Ensemble). Author of plays for young audiences and performers including For Carmen in San Sebastián , The Magic Paintbrush , and Prince of Poyais . Serves as Artistic Associate at The REV Theatre Company. Member: Dramatists Guild of America.

Joanne played Jack’s Mother in The REV’s production of Into the Woods . Other REV credits include: Working , Neurosis , and Les Miserables . Broadway and national tour credits include: Bells Are Ringing , Les Miserables , and Cats . She was in the original Off-Broadway and LA cast of the cult musical Ruthless . For Nickelodeon, she played Encora in “Allegra’s Window.” Regional theater credits include Falsettos at Hartford Stage and On the Town at Goodspeed Opera House. Thanks as always to Brett.

Ivan is thrilled to be joining The REV Theatre Co. for his first time with this amazing company. He is a graduate of Point Park University where he received his BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in dance. Currently residing in Chicago, Ivan has pursued his career traveling the nation in an assortment of performances: theme parks, regional theatre, concerts and most recently directing and choreographing in the Bay Area of CA. Regional credits include In the Heights (Benny), Newsies (Specs), and Shrek the Musical (Donkey). Great thanks to the artistic and creative team, casting, and his family for supporting him. Enjoy the show! @ivanbracyjr

Emily Castillo-Langley

Emily is a Musical Theatre major at Syracuse University from Denton, Texas. She is so excited to be a part of her first show at The REV! She has recently been seen in SU Department of Drama’s production of Dance Nation as Vanessa/Moms, and her other favorite credits include Little Women (Beth) and Bright Star (Lucy). She wants to thank her family for their support and hopes you enjoy the show! IG: @emilyclangley.

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Elaine is absolutely thrilled to return to The REV! Other REV shows include Mamma Mia (Ali, u/s Sophie),  Grand Hotel  (Ensemble), and Working (Woman 2). Other regional credits include: Anne of Green Gables at Goodspeed Opera House; Mystic Pizza at Ogunquit Playhouse; Little Women (Jo March), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), and Newsies (Katherine Plumber) at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts. National Tour: Sound of Music (Sister Sophia, u/s Maria). A special thank you to the Cotter crew, and Ian for being the ultimate support team and to this incredible cast, crew, and creative team! BFA Indiana University – Go Hoosiers! @elainemcotter

Fatima El-Bashir*

Janelle woods / shirelle.

Gerry Goffin

Lois Ellise

Shirley / shirelle.

David R. Gordon*

Arjaye Johnson

Little eva / shirelle.

u/s Betty / Marilyn Wald / Genie Klein

Graduated UCLA TFT – Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program. Performed in distinguished theaters including The Pasadena Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre, Tokyo Theatre Orb, Atwood Concert Hall, Caesars Entertainment Paris Theater, Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Skylight Theatre, El Portal Theatre, The Blank Theatre, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, and The REV Theatre Company. Film credits: Film Independent’s Love’s Labours Lost, W.A.L.L.D. , an official selection of the Austin Film Festival 2022 and Better Half starring Dianne Doan and Connor Paolo. Recent credit: Million Dollar Quartet (Dyanne) at The Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Grateful for the support of her Mama, management and representation team. @fatima.el_bashir

CJ is thrilled to join this stellar cast after an incredible run of Into the Woods as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf! This past spring he had the joy of singing with the Hamburg Ballet in their production of Bernstein Dances and originated the role of Alfred Pratt in the world premier of Love Among The Ruins at Laguna Playhouse. Past credits include USA Network Pilot “The Tap.” Off-Broadway: Rock Of Ages (Drew), Desperate Measures (Johnny Blood), Claudio Quest (Claudio). First National Tour: Book Of Mormon (Elder Price). Regional: Sex With Strangers (Ethan), South Pacific (Lt. Cable), Billy Elliot (Tony). Coming soon, you can catch CJ in The Butterflies of Love independent film. BFA University of Michigan. Thank you Julia Flores, HCKR, Robert Stein and most of all Jane for the immeasurable love and support. Insta @cj_eldred

Lois Ellise*

Lois is elated to be making her REV Debut in this BEAUTIFUL production of Beautiful . Lois proudly hails from Flint, MI. She attended Central Michigan University where she graduated with her BFA in Musical Theatre, and BAA in Communications. Lois’ Recent/Selected Credits Include: Regional: Once On This Island at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. International: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line. Collegiate: Sweeney Todd , Ragtime , For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Was Enuf . Lois would like to thank her family and friends, as well as her lovely representatives at Take 3 Talent Agency & Josselyne Herman & Associates. Website: www.loisellise.com IG: @_loisellise

David is delighted to make his debut at The REV! He is honored to be telling this legendary story through such iconic music, alongside this incredible cast and team! Favorite credits include: Parade (Leo Frank), Rock of Ages (Lonny), Flashdance (Jimmy, 1st National Tour), Grease (Roger, International Tour), Memphis (Huey), Altar Boyz (Abraham), and the 1st National Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . David is also a winemaker! During the pandemic, while at an extended “intermission,” David and his wife created their own wine label called Intermission Cellars, based in Sonoma, CA! They make theatre inspired wines using high quality vineyards and fine-wine making techniques. They ship to over 40 states and can be found in prestigious wine stores and restaurants all over NYC. Oh, and on Broadway in 7 different theatres as well! You can find all the details at www.IntermissionCellars.com . Endless love to my wife Kristin, My baby boy Cooper, my big ol’ family, The REV fam, and my team at DGRW! @DRGeffects @IntermissionCellars

Arjaye is so excited to be back at The REV as a part of the BEAUTIFUL cast! She is currently attending Ithaca College pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre! Regional Credits include: State Fair (Eleanor), Evita (Ensemble, u/s Tango Feature / Mistress), and Catch Me If You Can (Ensemble) at The REV; Godspell (Ensemble) at Long Bay Theatre; Hairspray (Little Inez) at City Springs Theatre; Oliver (Ensemble) at Atlanta Lyric Theatre; Billy Elliot (Ballet Girl) at City Springs Theatre; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Children’s Choir) at Atlanta Lyric Theatre; Footloose (Ariel) at Independent Artist Playhouse. Thank you mom for all of your sacrifices, and thank you God! IG: @arjaye.christina

Kyra is thrilled to be back at The REV! Kyra’s past credits include Parade (Ensemble/Dance Captain) at The REV; Cats (Jennyanydots) with Royal Caribbean, The Full Monty (Vicki) at Argyle Theatre; A Christmas Carol (Christmas Past) at Hangar Theatre.  Kyra holds a BFA from Ithaca College. “Endless love and thanks to the REV team, my family, and my fiancé.” kyraleeds.com

Torrey Linder*

Charlotte Maltby*

Cynthia weil.

Nicholas Dion Reese

Chandler Reeves

Betty, u/s Cynthia Weil / 2nd u/s Carole King

Scout Santoro

U/s nick / neil sedaka / righteous brother.

Crystal Sha'nae*

Lucille / shirelle.

Very excited to be a part of the Beautiful family again. So thankful for my amazing wife and family and their continued support. I hope that every audience member enjoys the experience of Carole King’s music and story, as much as this cast does. Love and peace! 1 Corinthians 13

Charlotte is so excited to make her REV debut and return to the stage after spending the post-covid years as a 4th grade teacher. National Tours: The Sound of Music  (Maria Von Trapp), directed by three time Tony winner, Jack O’Brien. Off-Broadway/Select Other Theatre: Starting Here, Starting Now (York Theatre); Icon (The Duke Theatre); Life After (Kate Carter, originated) at Old Globe; The Rivals (Julia Melville, originated) at Riverside Theater; The Secret Garden (Martha) at TUTS; Titanic (Kate McGowan) at PCLO; Hairspray (Penny Pingleton) and Les Miserables (Fantine) at The Muny. Film: Ithaca (Dir. Meg Ryan), AWOL , The Last Five Years (Dir. Richard Lagravenese), The Deserters, People People , Work It, Honey . Television: “Aquarius” (Dir. David Duchovny/NBC). Charlotte has performed with the Houston and Omaha Symphony Orchestras. Proud University of Michigan graduate. Follow dem shenanigans @cmalts!

Nicholas is excited to be coming back to the Finger Lakes and joining The REV for a second time  in their very own, Beautiful ! Previous credits include the Hairspray   National Tour ‘22-‘23 (Duane); Hunchback of Notre Dame (Ensemble) at The REV); Hairspray (Seaweed) at RCCL. Much love and appreciation to the friends and family who’ve shown constant support. Many thanks to Margaret and SWArtists!

Chandler is so excited for her first show at The REV! Off-Broadway: Unlock’d . Regional: Beautiful at Ogunquit Playhouse; The Sound Of Music and Sister Act at Paper Mill Playhouse; The Little Mermaid (Ariel) at Fireside Theatre. Additional credits: Sweeney Todd (NY Philharmonic), Hong Kong Disneyland. Pace University graduate. Thank you to Brian at HKA, and my friends and family. You make my life so BEAUTIFUL! @chanreeves

Scout is ecstatic to be making his REV debut in Beautiful ! Recent credits include Something Rotten (Robin) at Playhouse Stage Co.; RENT (Roger Davis) and Into The Woods (Cinderella’s Prince) at Proctor’s Theatre; The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Saint Aphrodisius) at Ithaca College. Scout is currently pursuing his BFA in Musical Theatre at Ithaca College. He sends his love to Mom, Dad, family, friends, and his dog, Will. IG: @scout.santoro

Crystal Sha’Nae* (Lucille / Shirelle) is ecstatic to be back home at The REV!  Last seen at the Playhouse in Into The Woods (Cinderella’s Stepmother, u/s The Witch) and last season in Catch Me If You Can and Ain’t MisBehavin’ . Broadway: Summer:The Donna Summer Musical (Diva Donna, u/s Adult Dara, 1st National Tour). Off-Broadway: Dogman The Musical (Flippy, New World Stages). Select Regional: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula) at Syracuse Stage; Nina Simone: Four Women (Nina Simone) at Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Marlena) and Parade (Minnie/Angela) at The REV, The Call (Rebecca, Arkansas Rep). TV: The Blacklist (NBC), Flatbush Misdemeanors ( Showtime), Unforgettable ( A&E). Graduate of Syracuse University. Glory to God! Thanks to Scott, James, and Alan for bringing me along on the Beautiful journey. Sending love to my family, Wolf Pack, and my love Nehemiah for always supporting me. I shine because of you. This is dedicated to you. Peace.Love. Blessings. Jeremiah 29:11 @crystalshanae

Ethan Warren

Neil sedaka / righteous brother, u/s barry mann.

Giselle Amarisa Watts

Shirelle swing.

Correy West*

Rhys Williams

Nick / righteous brother, u/s gerry goffin.

Ethan is overjoyed to make his debut at The REV with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical ! He is a Canadian actor/singer currently based in Chicago. Regional: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Shrek at Marriott Theatre; Dead Man Walking at Lyric Opera of Chicago; Into the Woods at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre;, A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live! at Broadway in Chicago; Solaris at Griffin Theatre; Happy Days at Palace Theater in the Dells; Spamalot at Barn Theatre; Love & Human Remains at Cor Theatre;  All That He Was at PrideArts Chicago; Altar Boyz at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre; Blood Brothers at Slow Burn Theatre Company. Ethan holds a BFA from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and is represented by Artist Management Inc. Instagram: @_ethanwarren. www.ethan-warren.com

Giselle is excited to be making her REV debut this summer! She just recently graduated with her BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University and is looking forward to this next step in her journey post grad. Her most recent roles were in Beautiful (Little Eva/Shirelles) at Short North Stage; Beautiful (Ensemble Swing) at North Shore Music Theatre, and Into the Woods (Cinderella) at Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre. Giselle thanks her agents at HCKR, family, friends, and God for their support and guidance! www.giselleamarisa.com @giselle.amarisa

is a native of Dallas Texas and attended Northwestern State University. His credits include: Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations (Imperial Theatre), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Imperial Theatre), South Pacific (Lincoln Center); National Tours: Love Never Dies (1st National, US Premiere), Anything Goes (1st National), 42nd Street , The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Chicago/Toronto); NY Theatre: The Ballad of Johnny and June (Workshop- Des McANuff), The Right Girl (Workshop- Susan Stroman), The Gay Divorcee (Workshop- Jeff Whiting), Showboat (NY Philharmonic/Live from Lincoln Center), Lunch (NYMF), An Evening With Jason Robert Brown (The Cooper Union); Regional Credits Include: American Prophet at Arena Stage Company; Oliver at Virginia Stage Company; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Arkansas Rep Theatre; Smokey Joe’s Cafe at Capital Rep Theatre; Shrek at NSMT; Guys and Dolls at Barrington Stage Company. Instagram: @correywest

REV debut! National Tour: A Bronx Tale; Favorite credits include Jersey Boys (Nick Massi) at Mill Mountain; West Side Story (Tony) at Tibbits Opera House; Million Dollar Quartet at Infinity Theatre; The Sound of Music at Alabama Shakespeare; Mame at Greater Boston Stage. Much thanks to Brett, Scott, Alan, the entire REV team; Katie and Violet at PMA; his family and Matty for their constant support. For Mom. @rhyswilliamsnyc

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WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL ABOUT?

HER NAME IS CAROLE KING. HER STORY IS BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL is the untold story of Carole King’s journey from schoolgirl to superstar; from her relationship with husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, their close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song-writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, to her remarkable rise to stardom becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history.

Long before she was Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, she was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.

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 .

She wrote the soundtrack to a generation, with countless classics such as You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman , Take Good Care of my Baby , You’ve Got a Friend , So Far Away , It Might As Well Rain Until September , Up on the Roof , and Locomotion . 

But it wasn’t until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice.

BEAUTIFUL CAROLE KING 2022 TOUR CAST

The company of the new tour will be led by Molly-Grace Cutler as Carole King.

Casting is as follows:

• Carole King – Molly Grace-Cutler 
• Gerry Goffin – Tom Milner
• Cynthia Weil – Seren Sandham-Davies
• Barry Mann – Jos Slovick
• Nautica – Georgia Bradshaw
• La Cienega – Ayden Morgan
• Steven – Samuel Wilson-Freeman
• Don Kirshner – Garry Robson
• Genie Klein – Clare Greenway

The cast is completed by Naomi Alade , Kemi Clarke , Chris Coxon , Amena El-Kindy , Louise Francis , Dylan Gordon-Jones , Jessica Jolleys , Sorrel Jordan , Myles Miller , Peter Mooney and Adrien Spencer .

• Music & Lyrics – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• Book – Douglas McGrath
• Director –  Nikolai Foster
• Musical Director – Dan De Cruz 

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• Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
• Intermissions: 1
• Age Recommendation: 11+

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 wasn’t until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice.

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Ravinia Festival 2024: Tickets for summer season go on sale

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Tickets to Ravinia Festival' s highly anticipated 2024 summer concert series go on sale at 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to an announcement.

Tickets will only be available on Ravinia's website , the announcement said, with several shows expected to sell out, including James Taylor, Indigo Girls and Melissa Ethridge, Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello, The Beach Boys with John Stamos, Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, O.A.R and Fitz and the Tantrums, ZZ Top and Lynryd Skynard and Roger Daltrey.

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Ravinia Festival's highly anticipated 2024 summer concert lineup and schedule was announced last month, with big names on the lineup including The Beach Boys, Norah Jones, James Taylor and Robert Plant & Alison Krause.

Since the announcement, some additional acts have been added to the bill, including TLC & Shaggy , and a tribute to Whitney Houston with the Chicago Symphony .

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“With an extraordinary range of concerts and artists, we are excited to offer an inspiring and captivating season for everyone who comes to Ravinia,” Ravinia’s President and CEO Jeffrey P. Haydon said in a release. “Whether in Bennett Gordon Hall, Martin Theatre, Pavilion, Lawn, or Carousel, concertgoers will surely experience the spirit of summer with incredible music under the stars."

In 2023 , Ravinia Festival saw performances from John Legend, Jethro Tull, Santana and Ms. Lauryn Hill.

Here's a look some of the acts listed on the 2024 schedule:

JAZZ, BLUES, FOLK, GOSPEL, and AMERICAN SONGBOOK

● Jazz in June: Battle of the Big Bands featuring Adonis Rose & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra* and Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band , with special guests Kurt Elling and Rufus Reid, plus Ravinia Steans Music Institute Jazz Fellows. The student and professional musicians of the Ravinia Jazz Mentor Program, one of the Reach Teach Play programs, open the night on the Carousel Stage. – June 16 ● Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Big Boi and Danielle Ponder* – June 19 ● Because of You starring Michael Feinstein and the Carnegie Hall Big Band in A Tribute to the Legendary Tony Bennett– June 23 ● Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper* – June 27; Carousel Stage 7 ● Norah Jones and very special guest Mavis Staples – July 14 ● Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers – August 7; Carousel Stage ● Samara Joy* – August 25

GLOBAL MUSIC and LATIN

● Little Feat and Los Lobos on the Can’t Be Satisfied Tour – June 22 ● The Reset: An Immersive Sound Experience with Davin Youngs* – July 11; Carousel Stage ● Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Choco Orta with Caribe Project , July 31 ● Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela in two works by South American composers –Alberto Ginastera’s Dances from Estancia and Antonio Estévez’s Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plain)-- among other pieces on the program. – August 6 ● Eighth annual Fiesta Ravinia, with Julieta Venegas* and La Santa Cecilia* featured for the main-stage performance of the day – September 15

POP, ROCK, R&B, INDIE, HIP-HOP, COUNTRY, and DJs

● The Flock featuring Jerry Goodman* – June 7; Carousel Stage ● James Taylor & His All-Star Band – June 8 and 9 ● Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and JD McPherson* on the Can’t Let Go Tour – June 12 ● Hauser* on his Rebel with a Cello tour – June 14 ● Michael Franti & Spearhead, Trevor Hall , and Bombargo on The Togetherness Tour – June 15 ● Violent Femmes* play their debut album in its entirety with Chicago Philharmonic and conductor Stuart Chafetz* – June 21 ● Ben Platt* – June 28 ● Roger Daltrey and KT Tunstall* – June 29 ● Lyle Lovett & His Large Band and Clint Black – June 30 ● The Music of ABBA with Arrival From Sweden – July 5 8 ● Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton – July 6 ● The Beach Boys with special guest John Stamos – July 7 ● Norah Jones with very special guest Mavis Staples – July 14 ● Killer Queen: Tribute to Queen featuring Patrick Myers* as Freddie Mercury – July 27 ● Angélique Kidjo and Meshell Ndegeocello* – August 8 ● Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge – August 11 ● Robert Glasper* and J. Ivy* – August 14 ● Gaelic Storm* and The High Kings* – August 22 ● O.A.R., Fitz & the Tantrums, and DJ Logic* – August 23 ● The Roots, Digable Planets , and Arrested Development – August 24 ● ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd on The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour – August 29 ● Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit and Alejandro Escovedo – September 8 ● Crowded House* – September 11 ● Queen! featuring resident DJs Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, and Garrett David, hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico, and special guests – September 14; Carousel Stag

FALL PERFORMANCES

● Shelly Berg Trio* – October 26; Bennett Gordon Hall ● Alexander Hersh^, cello, Victor Santiago Asunción, piano, present Beyond Borders, with works by Debussy, Wiancko, Britten, Schumann, Say, and Sollima. – November 2; Bennett Gordon Hall ● PROJECT Trio* – November 9; Bennett Gordon Hall ● Ryan Townsend Strand , tenor, and Karina Kontorovitch , piano, present Letters to Jackie, a newly conceived song cycle based on the letters sent to Jacqueline Kennedy by the American people following the assassination of her husband, the 15 settings in Letters to Jackie represent the collective grief of a nation and the power of community and healing in a time of great tragedy. – November 16; Bennett Gordon Hall

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

● July 12 – The CSO opens its 88th summer season at Ravinia with Alsop and two featured soloists, soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha* and pianist Michelle Cann.* In an evening of American music, the orchestra opens with Aaron Copland’s beloved classic Appalachian Spring followed by James P. Johnson’s Charleston, highlighting this early jazz piano leader’s influence and the iconic dance of the same name. Rangwanasha is in the spotlight for Samuel Barber’s evocative portrait of a small boy in the American South, Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The program wraps with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with Cann at the keyboard making her CSO debut. ● July 13 – South African cellist-composer Abel Selaocoe* joins Alsop and debuts with the CSO performing his Four Spirits, which “takes the concerto format to thrillingly unprecedented places” (Bachtrack). Themes of ancestral wisdom, faith, and community permeate the program, as the piece is put in perspective alongside Ludwig van Beethoven’s monumental Fifth Symphony and its distinct explorations of fate. ● July 19 – Conductor Ted Sperling joins the CSO with special guest vocalists to celebrate two iconic pop songwriters, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. ● July 20 – Alsop and the CSO take the stage for Gustav Mahler’s final major work for orchestra, Symphony No. 9. Voted as the greatest symphony of all-time in BBC Music 2 Magazine, the evening-long work has beguiled audiences since its 1912 premiere by Bruno Walter and the Vienna Philharmonic. ● July 21 – Winner of the gold medal at the International Chopin Competition and recipient of many esteemed prizes, Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino* reunites with Alsop and makes his Ravinia and CSO debuts performing Fryderyk Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1. In the second half of the program, Alsop explores symphonic storytelling during the turn of the 19th century, leading the CSO in Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan and Maurice Ravel’s choreographic symphony Daphnis et Chloé (Suite No. 2). ● July 25 – Mendelssohn's hit violin concerto, played by Augustin Hadelich^, is in the spotlight as Alsop leads the CSO. Also featured on the program are Bernstein’s joyous Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and Stravinsky's timeless Firebird Suite. Conductor Alena Hron , the 2024–26 Taki Alsop Fellow, guests on the podium to lead Geroge Walker’s Icarus in Orbit. ● July 26 – The centerpiece of Breaking Barriers 2024 is a space-themed concert complete with visuals and introductions by NASA specialists. Alsop conducts the orchestra in Holst’s The Planets, followed by a suite from Falkenberg’s The Moons Symphony. Audiences will see science come alive and hear from planetary scientists, including Astronaut Nicole Stott together with the composer, as they discuss how Falkenberg’s symphony offers new perspectives for humanity to contemplate our home in the cosmos. ● July 28 – Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship alum Carolyn Kuan leads this year’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular, complete with Ravinia’s signature cannons in the 1812 Overture. Making her CSO debut, she opens the program with the complete music from the first act of The Nutcracker. Desirée Ruhstrat also makes her CSO debut as the soloist for the cherished Violin Concerto. ● August 2 – Conductor Valentina Peleggi, another TACF alum, returns to Ravinia and the CSO, following a guest appearance during last summer’s Breaking Barriers Festival, to join with esteemed pianist Jorge Federico Osorio on Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. Peleggi will also lead Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini and Respighi’s Pines of Rome. ● August 4 – Music director, conductor, and arranger Kevin Stites explores the music of legendary performer and film composer Henry Mancini for the annual Gala Benefit Evening. Curated and hosted by actor Rob Lindley, “Mancini at 100: The Music of Henry Mancini, from the big screen, to the small screen, to the stage and beyond” features Broadway vocalists Jessie Mueller* (Waitress, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Norm Lewis* 3 (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables), and Karen Mason* (Sunset Boulevard), with all three making their Ravinia and CSO debuts. ● August 9 & 11 – The CSO delves into operatic repertory as a semi-staging of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Idomeneo is conducted by Los Angeles Opera (and former Ravinia) Music Director James Conlon in the Martin Theatre. The work, set in Crete in 1200 BCE and telling a story from the Trojan War, shines light on a talented group of singers. Starring are tenor Matthew Polenzani as Greek king Idomeneo, soprano Andrea Carroll* as princess Ilia, and soprano Alexandria Shiner* as princess Elettra. ● August 10 – Conlon will lead an all-Mozart program with the CSO in the festival’s Pavilion between the opera performances. The program will feature both of the composer’s G-minor symphonies—the “little” No. 25, K. 183, and the “great” No. 40, K. 550—along with the Violin Concerto No. 5, welcoming James Ehnes as soloist on the violin. ● August 18 – Conductor Jonathan Rush, a frequent Ravinia guest in recent seasons and former assistant to Alsop, returns to the CSO podium. Chicago native Rachel Barton Pine takes the stage with Rush and the orchestra as the soloist for José White Lafitte’s Violin Concerto and Niccolò Paganini’s La Campanella

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“No use permitting some prophet of doom to wipe every smile away!” sings Sally Bowles in the musical “Cabaret.” 

Well, I’m not here to erase every grin in Times Square, but I guarantee that a lot of folks on Broadway won’t be beaming come Tuesday morning. 

That’s when the 2024 Tony Award nominations will be announced, and this year that list carries almost as much weight as the coveted prizes themselves. 

“Pity the shows that don’t make the cut for Best Musical,” said a wag. “This year especially. It will be hard to get through the summer without a nomination.”

During the 2023-24 season, a whopping 15 new musicals opened — the widest field of the past 30 years at least. The competition, for audiences and awards, is as ferocious as the Sharks and Jets.

Or, to reference one contender, “ The Outsiders ,” as vicious as the Greasers and the Socs.

Ten of those 15 eligible productions are still running, but there will be only five Best Musical nominees called out (six if there’s a tie). So, more than half of what’s on could get the brush.

A Tony nod is a big deal for reasons beyond the prestige. 

The lucky nominees get to perform on the CBS telecast for 4 million potential ticket-buyers, many of whom are hearing about these shows for the first time. And they’ll be able to do additional rounds of national press appearances right as summer tourists hit NYC.

However, that enhanced exposure will be tougher to achieve in what is the most unpredictable year on Broadway in recent memory. 

Nobody in town is totally confident about what will be nominated, let alone what will win.

Part of the confusion is that nothing new has emerged as a major box-office hit, a la “Hamilton,” “The Book of Mormon” or “Dear Evan Hansen.” 

Some shows (“ The Outsiders ,” “ Hell’s Kitchen ,” “ The Great Gatsby ”) are chugging along, hoping for a Tonys boost. Others (“ Lempicka ,” “ The Heart of Rock and Roll ”) are on fumes, praying they’ll hail the Cash Cab.

Without grosses as their guide, the industry has looked to reviews for clarity.

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The last two months, when nine of those musicals opened, were like presidential primaries.

Theater folk pored over critics’ appraisals on opening night trying to make sense of the March and April madness. I’ve never received so many baffled texts at 9:01 p.m.

But my cohorts and I, while liking (and loathing) a lot, couldn’t agree on what the show is.

So the culling comes down to the 44-person Tony nominating committee — and then the tastes of the 800-or-so Tony voters, including the “road voters,” a 100-strong group that lives outside of New York.

“The road will want ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ” a source said of the Alicia Keys musical at the Shubert. “Probably the only one. ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ or ‘ Water for Elephants .’” 

Another voter expressed particular fondness for “The Outsiders,” the touching show at the Jacobs based on S.E. Hinton’s teen novel.

Everybody admires “ Illinoise ,” a beautiful dance piece set to the music of Sufjan Stevens that opened Thursday at the St. James, but there are also whispered doubts of whether or not it’s a musical.

Who else has a shot? “ Suffs ” and “ Here Lies Love ,” maybe. But I bet the nominations throw a curveball.

While Best Musical is completely up for grabs, it’s a cinch to predict the winners of the other big three categories — even before the noms are uttered.

“Stereophonic” takes Best Play, “Appropriate” wins Best Revival of a Play, and “Merrily We Roll Along” has Best Revival of a Musical wrapped up.

Can the pricey revival of “Cabaret” starring Eddie Redmayne give “Merrily” a race? No dice, old chum.

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The Bushnell announces seven Broadway series shows for 2024-25 season

The Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford announced its 2024-25 Broadway series of musicals on Monday.

The slate of shows for the upcoming season includes the Neil Diamond bio-musical “A Beautiful Noise” Oct. 1-6, 2024; the return of Disney’s “The Lion King” Nov. 13-Dec. 1, 2024; “MJ the Musical” Dec. 10-15, 2024; a radically rethought revival of “Peter Pan” Feb. 4-9, 2025; “The Wiz” March 11-16, 2025; “Some Like It Hot” April 29-May 4, 2025; and “Back to the Future the Musical” June 4-8, 2025.

The schedule breaks down to two jukebox musicals, two refreshed and reinterpreted 20th-century musical classics and three musical versions of famous movies (one of them from Disney).

The Bushnell continues its tradition of hosting the first national tours of recent Broadway hits. Two of the shows, “MJ” and “Back to the Future,” are still running on Broadway as their first national tours commence. The Broadway production of “Some Like It Hot” closed in December after running for around a year. “The Wiz,” a revival of the 1974 Black version of “The Wizard of Oz,” is touring before it gets to Broadway, playing The Bushnell less than three weeks before it begins preview performances at New York’s Marquis Theatre.

Besides the seven shows in the subscription season, The Bushnell announced return bookings of two musicals that have already played the venue in recent years: “Les Miserables” from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, 2024, and the concert-style British history lesson “Six” Dec. 31, 2024 through Jan. 5, 2025. Various tours of “Les Mis” have been coming to The Bushnell since 1989, most recently in 2017. When “Six” happens, it will be only two years since the first tour of the show about the six wives of Henry VIII played The Bushnell in January 2023.

Tickets are not yet available. Bushnell Broadway series subscribers are contacted first about renewing their subscriptions. Then, new subscriptions are offered to those not currently subscribing. Finally, months from now, single tickets will go on sale for the shows.

Of the seven subscription shows, five are the first national tours of new musicals that have never appeared at The Bushnell. The other two, “Peter Pan” and “The Wiz,” first came to The Bushnell decades ago but in very different forms. This new production of “Peter Pan” has been rewritten by playwright Larissa Fasthorse (Broadway’s “The Thanksgiving Play”), with a particular interest in reworking the original script’s objectionable depictions of Native Americans.

“Some Like It Hot” is based on the 1959 film comedy directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. It’s not the first time the movie has been turned into a musical. A previous attempt, “Sugar,” by Jule Styne, Bob Merrill and Peter Stone ran on Broadway in 1972 and (retitled as “Some Like It Hot”) played the Shubert Theatre in New Haven in 2002. This new one has a score by the “Hairspray” and TV “Smash” team of Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman and a book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin. López has had several of his plays (including the world premieres of “Somewhere” and “Reverberation”) produced by Hartford Stage, which also commissioned (but did not end up producing) his Tony-winning epic “The Inheritance.”

Ruffin, best known as a writer/performer on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and for her now-defunct “Amber Ruffin Show” on Peacock, also had a hand in the tour of “The Wiz,” adding new material to the show’s book.

It took years, but The Bushnell has finally caught up with the backlog of Broadway series shows whose visits to Hartford were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The last straggler was “The Cher Show,” which was originally scheduled to play The Bushnell in November of 2020 and finally arrived earlier this month. This will likely be the first season since 2021 which has not had to make room for delayed runs of musicals originally planned for previous seasons.

The 2024-25 season begins in the fall. There are still three more Broadway shows coming in the current 2023-24 season: the “Wizard of Oz” prequel “Wicked” April 24 through May 12, “Beetlejuice” May 28 through June 2 and “Funny Girl” June 18-23.

The Shubert in New Haven announced its own 2024-25 Broadway series slate last week with “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Clue,” “Mean Girls” and “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life & Times of the Temptations.” All but one of those shows, the non-musical play “Clue,” has already played The Bushnell on earlier tours. Other Connecticut theaters that host Broadway tours, such as the Waterbury Palace, will announce their 2024-25 seasons soon.

For more information on The Bushnell’s upcoming 2024-25 season, go to the venue’s website at bushnell.org .

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Canadian Rocker Tom Wilson Brings His Fascinating Life Story to the Stage with 'Beautiful Scars'

The world premiere of the musical adaptation of the junkhouse, blackie and the rodeo kings and lee harvey osmond songwriter's best-selling memoir about discovering his indigenous identity begins a run in hamilton on april 26..

Full cast of 'Beautiful Scars' onstage

Tonight (Friday, April 26) marks the official world premiere of Beautiful Scars, a musical based upon Tom Wilson’s best-selling 2017 memoir, Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home . The play is being staged by Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ontario, the hometown of Wilson, the charismatic rock-roots singer/songwriter, visual artist and author well-known on the Canadian music scene for his work in Junkhouse, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond.

The launch of the play has been keenly-anticipated, not just locally but beyond. Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood visited Tom Wilson during rehearsals for the play, and many Wilson friends and fans from Toronto made the trek to Hamilton for the first preview show on Wednesday, one attended by Billboard Canada .

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Wilson’s critically-acclaimed autobiography has already been adapted into a 2022 full-length film documentary of the same name, written and directed by Shane Belcourt. It premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival where it was one of the top ten films in the Hot Docs Audience Award race. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series in 2003.

Beautiful Scars is also the title of a 2015 album released by Tom Wilson’s solo project, Lee Harvey Osmond, and one of its songs, “Blue Moon Drive,” is now reprised in Beautiful Scars , the play.

Wilson had a very hands-on role in the creation of the play, and is credited as its playwright and co-creator, alongside noted playwright/actor Shaun Smyth ( Playing With Fire ). Its journey to the stage has not been an easy one, with a change in director being one obstacle. It is now helmed by Mary Francis Moore, who is also the Artistic Director of Theatre Aquarius.

In a recent interview I did with Moore for Hamilton City Magazine , Moore recalled that “My brother bought the book for me for Christmas when it was first published, and I loved it. I worked at another theatre at the time. I found Tom on social media and reached out to him, saying ‘I think the book is spectacular. Would you consider adapting it for a musical for my theatre?’ He wrote back to me, saying ‘I am already doing that, with Shaun Smyth at Theatre Aquarius.’ I had taught at Aquarius but was not in a position to develop a new work here. I thought ‘that’s great, but too bad for me!’”

As fate would have it, Moore later landed her current position at Theatre Aquarius, and, with Wilson’s blessing, took the reins of the project.

Tom Wilson may be something of a multi-media renaissance man, but theatre was not previously part of his artistic arsenal. “I am on a learning curve,” he admitted. “For the first two years of this process, I’d joke that I don’t actually know anything about the theatre. I’d also joke that I kept my backpack really close to me in case I’d be asked to leave so I didn’t have to pack things up!”

Tom Wilson’s deep involvement in the play did not extend to portraying himself onstage, however. “I know how to act up, but I just can’t act,” he confesses, with a deep chuckle. Intriguingly, his son and co-songwriter Thompson Wilson does appear in the play, as the younger Tom, in both a singing and acting role. This is Thompson’s theatrical debut, but, with the exception of musician Phil Davis (billed as Indigenous Collaborator), the rest of the seven-person cast comprises seasoned and acclaimed actors. Taking the crucial role of Tom Wilson is Sheldon Elter.

As with the original memoir, the essence of Beautiful Scars , the play, is Tom Wilson’s discovery, in his late-50s, that he was born to a young Mohawk woman from the Kahnawake community. Thanks to a fiercely guarded family secret, he grew up in Hamilton believing that his non-Indigenous adoptive parents, George and Bunny Wilson, were his real parents.

The revelation of his true heritage had a life-changing impact on Wilson, who has now reconnected with his birth mother, explored his Mohawk culture, and become a passionate advocate for Indigenous issues and the need for true reconciliation with Canada’s settler population. This evolution is being further explored in a second memoir Wilson is now completing for Penguin Random House.

In the musical, Wilson’s extraordinary life journey is told through a combination of narrative passages and renditions of songs he wrote and recorded with Junkhouse, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond. These tunes are sung by different cast members, with some featuring the full ensemble, with Junkhouse classic "Out Of My Head" playing a pivotal role in the play.

A talented backing band comprises drummer Gary Craig (Bruce Cockburn, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings), guitarist David Gray (Parachute Club) and bassist Anna Ruddick, under the musical direction of Bob Foster.

Of note are two new original songs co-written by Wilson, “Death Row Love Affair” and “Standing The Line.” The latter number is co-written with fellow Hamilton luminaries Daniel Lanois and Terra Lightfoot, and it provides a show-stopping and triumphant finale to the musical.

Beautiful Scars runs at Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton, from April 24 to May 11. Tickets are available here or by calling 905-522-7529

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'Good Art Does Prevail': Cindy Lee's 'Diamond Jubilee' Is Re-Writing the Rules of Breaking Through

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Though it's not even on streaming services, the Calgary DIY artist's album has been blowing up in a refreshingly organic way, with concerts in Toronto and Montreal quickly moving to bigger venues.

Anyone who loves indie music has likely spoken these four words over the last month: Cindy Lee, Diamond Jubilee.

The new album from Calgary guitarist and pop experimentalist Pat Flegel, who releases music as Cindy Lee, has been the subject of immense online buzz.

The hype train started as soon as the two-hour album was released on March 30, with listeners praising Flegel's haunting, almost-otherworldly dispatch of '60s girl-group pop songs rendered in the style of '90s DIY recordings. Things picked up speed with the April 12 publication of Pitchfork 's Diamond Jubilee review , which accorded the album a score of 9.1, the highest since 2020's perfect 10.0 for Fiona Apple.

The album has quickly become a major story in the music industry, not just because of the rave reviews, but also thanks to the mystery with which it arrived. Diamond Jubilee seems to disregard all conventional wisdom in the contemporary music industry: the album is two hours long, and is only available as a Geocities download or a single YouTube video with no track time-codes. There's no Instagram ads, TikTok challenges or sponsored content to be found here, but most of Cindy Lee's upcoming tour dates are sold out, with Toronto and Montreal both upgrading to bigger venues.

In Toronto, Cindy Lee's May 17 show has moved from the 400-capacity venue The Great Hall to the 1200-capacity The Concert Hall.

"It's the most hype I’ve seen without anybody sending a press release out,” says Denholm Whale, who works with Transmit Presents , the Toronto promoter putting on the concert. Whale has been booking Flegel for over a decade, when the Cindy Lee project was first emerging out of the ashes of Flegel's revered post-punk band Women.

He says everyone he knows in the industry is talking about Diamond Jubilee , and the album's success seems like an indie rock throwback: a runaway album whose creator wasn't trying to have a runaway album. "Pat doesn’t really give a f--k about the industry — it's interesting to see the nostalgia for that," Whale explains.

Normally, when Cindy Lee comes to Toronto, the room has about 150 people in it. When Diamond Jubilee came out, Whale noticed ticket sales went from a few per day to thirty-ish. "I was like oh, I think people just genuinely like this record and they’re gonna come to the show," he says. The Pitchfork review led to a huge bump, with 200 tickets gone in one day. (Whale says a Pitchfork Best New Music designation is one of the few reliable causes of spiking ticket sales in general.)

Ticketing platform Dice has a feature called The Waitlist that helps prevent resales and gives promoters an idea of how many fans still want tickets. After The Great Hall sold out, the Cindy Lee show still had 450 people on the waitlist. "It all pointed to: keep going," Whale says.

He moved the show to the Concert Hall, the last 1200-capacity venue available in the city, and sold 600 more tickets immediately.

Online hype can help, but it's no guarantee

For Whale, the Cindy Lee show has been an exciting surprise. When promoters commit to a show, there's no real way of knowing how well it will do, Whale explains.

"It’s funny to me," he says. "I work with bands who have millions of streams and really great press and they sell like two tickets." Sometimes the opposite happens, with bands that have low streaming numbers but strong touring experience.

"It’s this whole picture," Whale says, of predicting sales. "Not one thing means anything, but as a sum you can actually make a good prediction of what’s gonna happen."

Another recent success was the Belarusian band Molchat Doma . Whale had booked the post-punk act before the pandemic, and then they got big on TikTok, and tickets kept selling, even during lockdown. "They jumped from The Garrison [350 capacity] to a sold-out Opera House [950 cap] before they had even been here." But it's even rarer for a whole two-hour album to break out without any particular viral moment.

Flegel's breakthrough is moving for people who have worked with him and loved his art for years. Whale points to Flegel's influence as an artist, particularly in terms of Women's guitar tones, which have cropped up on countless post-punk recordings since 2010. "Credit is very much due."

The buzz around Diamond Jubilee indicates both the beauty of the album itself and a broader excitement at the possibility that branding and endless self-promotion aren't everything. In a period where artists and labels are struggling to figure out how to break through the online noise, it's refreshing to see an artist so whole-heartedly reject the imperatives of the streaming economy, and to see that artist lauded, instead of chided.

Whether Diamond Jubilee 's success indicates a sea-change in album release strategies is a different, and arguably less interesting, question. But it suggests that there is a desire — amongst fans, industry members and artists — for music to find its audience in ways that prioritize artistry and community.

"Good music and good art does prevail sometimes, if the right people hear it," says Whale.

Download or stream Diamond Jubilee here .

All-star Junction Trio ‘a new-generation supergroup’

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Why would three young classical musicians with successful solo touring careers form a trio as a side gig?

In 2015, pianist Conrad Tao, violinist Stefan Jackiw and cellist Jay Campbell launched Junction Trio for two key reasons: the music and the musicianship.

“There are so many astonishingly good pieces in the repertoire,” said Tao, now 29. “We wanted to play trios by Ravel and Beethoven. The piano-violin-cello combination has a very defined heterogeneous quality. It’s beautiful.”

Jackiw and Tao are acclaimed soloists who play with orchestras all over the world. While Campbell has won praise for his solo work, he is best known as a member of the intrepid JACK Quartet.

In the publicity for the trio’s Carnegie Hall concert this Friday, Junction Trio was billed as the “new-generation supergroup.”

Next Sunday, La Jolla Music Society will present Junction Trio at the society’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall. The trio’s members are no strangers to the hall. Each of them has performed there before at SummerFest and all three are in this year’s SummerFest lineup (although at separate times).

The idea for Junction Trio started when Campbell and Jackiw were on the same tour in South Korea. The cellist and violinist, now in their mid-to-late 30s, hoped to form a piano trio and contacted Tao through Facebook.

“We didn’t randomly message Conrad,” Campbell said. “We had played with a couple of other pianists, too. We loved Conrad’s playing. It made sense to get together to play, but not as our main job. It’s our passion project.”

The three American-born, American-trained classical musicians perform as Junction Trio when their schedules allow. Campbell called their short tours musical vacations. Tao agrees.

“It’s really nice that we all three have different things that we can draw on,” Tao said from a solo tour stop in Cincinnati. “We can ask each other for advice and hear each other’s perspectives. We firmly come from different places, but we share musical values.”

The group’s concert in La Jolla will begin with John Zorn’s Philosophical Investigations: Trialogue, which was written specifically for the trio by the famous avant-garde composer. Campbell has worked closely with Zorn and released two CDs of works he composed for the cellist, one in 2015 and the other in 2020.

Campbell described Philosophical Investigations as three distinct people having a conversation, but not always saying the same thing at the same time. It involves intricate timing and string-plucking, including on the piano.

“It’s in line with Zorn’s other work,” Campbell said. “It’s virtuosic and mercurial. A feature of his music is like jump cuts in movies or channel surfing on TV. There are these sudden interruptions to a musical thought.”

Tao explains it this way: “It almost has a bit of Looney Tunes, a rapidity sometimes. There’s a lot of playfulness along with dark, brooding expressions. It’s wonderfully exciting.”

Next up on the program will be Charles Ives’ Piano Trio, which the composer wrote in the early 1900s as a remembrance of his student days at Yale University. Tao, who is also a composer, believes Zorn and Ives to be kindred spirits.

“The second movement of the trio is a scherzo,” the pianist said. “Its title is TSIAJ, which stands for ‘this scherzo is a joke.’ Ives throws everything into that movement. I alternate between being a kind of bass drum and traveling marching band to being like a saloon pianist and then playing a dirge-like version of ‘My Old Kentucky Home.’ It’s an amazing, delightful over-the-top movement.

“The piece ends with a beautiful take on ‘Rock of Ages,’ played by Jay on the cello. We are left to wonder about Ives’ memories, our own memories and feelings evoked by this music.”

The closing piece of next Sunday’s concert is Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, widely known as the Archduke Trio.

“Performing that piece is a joy,” Tao said, “because it’s written in such a way that we can surprise each other live on stage, which is always great.”

For Campbell, playing Zorn and Ives readjusts his ears to an expanded palette, which he then can bring into the Beethoven piece.

“My hope is that it comes off a little bit more radical than maybe people think it is,” Campbell said. “That’s the hope anyways.”

Campbell’s main commitment with the JACK Quartet regularly finds him exploring an expanded sonic palette. The ensemble focuses on collaborating with living composers.

“We also play medieval and Renaissance music,” he added. “Music of that time that was experimenting with different types of complexity.”

The JACK Quartet, presented by Art of Elan and ArtPower, will perform at the Loft at UC San Diego next Monday, the day after Junction Trio appears at the Baker-Baum.

After Sunday’s concert, the three members in Junction Trio will disperse to perform at various summer festivals and engage in other musical collaborations.

When in San Diego, Tao hopes to find time for a nonmusical activity — riding roller coasters.

“It’s a good hobby because I haven’t found a way to turn it into work,” Tao said with a laugh. “Anytime I’m reading a cool book, I start turning it into work in my brain. There is no space in your brain when you’re riding a roller coaster!”

Junction Trio

When: 3 p.m. May 5

Where: Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla

Tickets: $48-$83

Phone: (858) 459-3728

Online: theconrad.org

Prelude Lecture precedes the concert at 2 p.m.

Wood is a freelance writer.

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