BEAUTIFUL
THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Book By
Douglas McGrath
Words and Music by
Gerry Goffin & Carole King and 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 Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Carole King | .......... | Ricki Sue Blasko |
Gerry Goffin | .......... | Noel Roberge |
Cynthia Weil | .......... | Kerry D’Angelo |
Barry Mann | .......... | Michael Newman |
Don Kirshner | .......... | Doug McCarthy |
Genie Klein | .......... | Malie Louise Grasmere |
Betty | .......... | Kadie Lee Tolderlund |
Righteous Brothers | .......... | Bob Hunter & Greg Weaver |
Shirelle’s | .......... | Samantha Rae Bass, MayTae Harge, Candace Jelks, & Destiny Whitten |
Drifters | .......... | Jayden Greenlaw, Jordan Maia, Steffon Sampson, & Ruben Soto |
Marilyn Wald | .......... | KC Beauregard |
Ensemble | .......... | Theo Barkley, Lauren Hyne, & Katerina LeVasseur |
Producer | .......... | Jeffrey Dunn |
Production Manager | .......... | Andrea Bingham |
Director | .......... | Noel Roberge |
Music Director | .......... | Beckie Wallace |
Stage Manager | .......... | Steffon Sampson |
Choreographer | .......... | Caitlin Beaudry |
Costume Designer | .......... | Jack Richards |
Assistant Stage Manager/Props | .......... | Morgan Griffin |
Lighting Design | .......... | Lucas Peck |
Technical Director & Sound Design | .......... | Ian Jones |
Sound Board Operator & Video Content | .......... | Michael Gonsalves |
Production Crew | .......... | Christopher Townsend & Aaron Westcott |
Set Builders | .......... | Ian Jones, Doug McCarthy, & Chris Ryan |
Set Painters | .......... | CAST |
Photographer | .......... | Aaron Westcott |
Tori Campbell
Elmwood Playhouse‒Nyack, NY
Special acknowledgement to the cast, crew, & volunteers for donating their time towards all aspects of this theatrical production and anyone who jumped on board after this playbill went to print.
Conductor/Keyboard 1 – Beckie Wallace
Keyboard 2 – David Jarkey
Reed 1 – Michele Alicky
Reed 2 – Carolyn Anderson
Trumpet – Dan Borgman
Trombone – Jeff Grubin
Guitar – Jaden Grasmere
Bass – Steven Anderson
Drums – David Wilson
ACT I
Overture
So Far Away
1650 Broadway Melody
It Might As Well Rain Until September
Some Kind of Wonderful
Happy Days Are Here Again
Take Good Care of My Baby
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
He’s Sure The Boy I Love
Up on the Roof
On Broadway
The Locomotion
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
One Fine Day
ACT 2
Chains
Walking in the Rain
Pleasant Valley Sunday
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
Uptown
It’s Too Late
You’ve Got a Friend
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Beautiful
I Feel the Earth Move
1. “Be Bop a Lula” by Tex Davis and Gene Vincent. Sony/ATV Songs LLC {BMI} and Three Wise Boys Music LLC {BMI}
2. “Beautiful” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. {ASCAP}
3. “Chains” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Screen Gems-EMI Music {BMI}
4. “Happy Days Are Here Again” by milton Ager and Jack Yellen. EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) Special lyrics by Douglas McGrath and Cynthia Weil
5. “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” By Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
6. “I Go Ape” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI).
7. “It Might As Well Rain Until September” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
8. “It’s Too Late” by Carole King and Toni Stern. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP)
9. “Little Darlin’” by Maurice Williams. Cherio Corporation (BMI) 100%
10. “The Locomotion” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
11. “Love Potion #9” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
12. “Oh Carol” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
13. “On Broadway” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
14. “One Fine Day” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
15. “Pleasant Valley Sunday” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
16. “Poison Ivy” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC. (ASCAP)
17. “So Far Away” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP)
18. “Some Kind of Wonderful” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
19. “Splish Splash” by Bobby Darin and Jean Murray. EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), Trio Music Co. Inc {BMI} and Alley Music Corp. {BMI}
20. “Stupid Cupid” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. {BMI} and EMI Longitude Music {BMI}
21. “Take Good Care of My Baby” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben King, George Treadwell and Lover Patterson. Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)
22. “Up on the Roof” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. {BMI}
23. “Walking in The Rain” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. {BMI} EMI Blackwood Music inc. obo Mother Bertha Music {BMI}
24. “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
25. “Who Put the Bomp” by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. {BMI}
26. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
27. “Yakkety Yak” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
28. “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald Wexler. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
29. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector. Screen Gem-EMI Music Inc, (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo Mother Bertha Music ({BMI}.
“Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos”
– Stephen Sondheim.
When embarking on a new production as a first time director, you are constantly reminded that you have no idea what you’re doing. Just as often, you are reminded that you know exactly what you are doing. There is no right answer when it comes to making something, but as long as you have the right team and creatives in your corner, the “right” answer will always present itself. This process has been so eye opening, fun, scary, and everything in between. Unfortunately, not everything can always go as planned. As you will see in the bio section of the playbill, I am also the actor playing Gerry Goffin. I had not intended to be anything other than the director of this production, but due to unforeseen circumstances the decision had to be made to step in. I’d like to take this opportunity to get on my soap box if I may: If you are interested in getting involved with theatre, do it. There is a place for you, and you will be welcomed with open arms. Often, we are blessed with a fraction of the deep pool of talent that our little part of CT has to offer. There is always room for more. Please audition, support, and volunteer. We are necessary. We are important. We are a family.
A little about me. Coming from a “Theatre Family”, musical theatre was always around. My parents along with my sister performed regularly throughout my youth. I got dragged to A LOT of rehearsals, against my will most times, but was always enamored with seeing people take on a new life on stage. As a relatively shy kid, I stayed away from the whole getting on stage thing... until I found the drums. The drums were a perfect ticket into performing for me. I could show off, have a ton of fun, and still be hidden enough that I wouldn’t be embarrassed. As I got older, theatre was always in the back of my mind, I just didn’t have the confidence to get there. Fast forward to 2011. I was cast in Les Miserables with the local teen theatre in Bristol, and clearly never looked back. Over the past 10+ years, I’ve had the privilege of getting to learn from so many of the talented people that we are so lucky to have in the NWCT theatre scene. I’ve had the opportunity to play bucket-list roles such as Jack Kelly in NEWSIES, Guy in ONCE, Jesus in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Drew in ROCK OF AGES, and The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in ASSASSINS to name a few. Although I am not leaving the stage (clearly), I’m so excited for this next chapter behind the table. I can only hope to impart what I have learned over the years and continue to learn and grow as an Actor and Director. Thank you Jeff and Andrea for the opportunity.
I’d like to take a moment to thank my incredible production team for all of their hard work and support throughout this whirlwind of a process. To my cast, I could never properly thank you all enough for your patience, trust, and ability to tell this story with such beauty and grace. What you all bring to this show is ever astounding to me. I may have directed you, but this show is defined by the bits of yourselves you have woven so beautifully into this story. For that, all I can say is THANK YOU.
To Carole: Thank you for the music. Thank you for your story. Thank you for everything.
Now, if you don’t mind... allow us to transport you back to the early days of one of the world’s most prolific songwriters. Please sing, dance, laugh, and cry along with us as we tell the story of a plain jane from Brooklyn who found her way into our lives
through the power of music. Sit back, relax, and enjoy BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL.
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