Beautiful - The Carole King Musical continues into 2017
Theatre news
TODAY, February 24, 2016, the producers of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Beautiful – The Carole King Musical announced that the show will be extending booking at the West End’s Aldwych Theatre until February 18, 2017.
Last night’s performance marked the show’s first birthday in the West End and celebrations included marking the February birthdays of Carole King, Barry Mann and the late Gerry Goffin, as well as the 45th anniversary of the release of King’s Grammy award-winning album Tapestry.
VIP guests included: Ronni Ancona, Dickie Arbiter, Arlissa, Tony Banks, Mike Barson, Simon Bartholomew, Samantha Bond, Pattie Boyd, Dionne Bromfield, Rick Buckler, Lady Colin Campbell, Raquel Cassidy, Joanne Clifton, Maryam D’Abo, Robert Elms, Vanessa Feltz, Chris Foreman, Luke Friend, Rebecca Front, Dan Gillespie-Sells, Becky Hill, Dame Kelly Holmes…
…Lee Ingleby, Kanya King, Mark King, Jon Lee, Andrew Levy, Claude Littner, Kellie Maloney, Liz McClarnon, Leah McFall, Alistair McGown, Christine McVie, Natasha O’Keefe, Tamzin Outhwaite, Caroline Quentin, Linda Robson, Anneka Rice, Gaby Roslin, Kat Shoob, Brix Smith Smart, Samantha Spiro, Alison Steadman, Linzi Stoppard, Peter Straker, The Overtones, Lee Thompson, Jeremy Vine, Anna Williamson, Mitch Winehouse, Jo Wood and Dan Woodgate.
Carole King said: “I had the great pleasure of seeing the West End production of Beautiful on opening night in 2015 with my dear friends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. We were all so moved that we joined the company onstage after the show in singing You’ve Got a Friend and of course we couldn’t help but think of Gerry Goffin, who passed away in 2014.
“I know that Gerry would join Barry, Cynthia, and me in expressing gratitude not only to the company but to audience members, many of whom are coming to see the show not just once but twice or thrice. London is one of my favourite cities. I hope to be back very soon. Until then, here’s to another brilliant year. Cheers!”
Yesterday, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical was announced as one of the West End productions eligible to receive this year’s Olivier Magic Radio Audience Award voted for by the public. Voting is now open at www.olivierawards.com. On Monday, March 14, four shortlisted nominees will be announced with the winning show being revealed on the night of the ceremony on Sunday, April 3, 2016.
The West End cast is led by Cassidy Janson in the lead role alongside Alan Morrissey who plays King’s husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, with Lorna Want as song-writer Cynthia Weil, a role for which she won the 2015 Olivier for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Ian McIntosh as song-writer Barry Mann, Gary Trainor as music publisher and producer Don Kirshner and Diane Keen as Genie Klein, King’s mother.
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical is the untold story of King’s journey from school girl 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. Along the way, she became one of the most successful solo acts in music history, and wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
Read more about Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.