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BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
AUGUST 9 — 29
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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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PROGRAM

CAST

(in alphabetical order) 

Kyle Adkins .......... u/s Don Kirshner
Joanne Baum* .......... Genie
Ivan Bracy Jr. .......... Drifter Swing
Christopher Brasfield* .......... Drifter
Reed Campbell* .......... Don Kirshner
Elaine Cotter* .......... Marilyn, 1st u/s Carole King
Fatima El-Bashir* .......... Janelle Woods / Shirelle
CJ Eldred* .......... Gerry Goffin
Lois Ellise .......... Shirley / Shirelle
David R. Gordon* .......... Barry Mann
Arjaye Johnson .......... Little Eva / Shirelle
Maggie Kuntz .......... Carole King
Kyra Leeds .......... u/s Betty / u/s Marilyn Wald / u/s Genie Klein
Torrey Linder .......... Drifter
Charlotte Maltby* .......... Cynthia Weil
Nicholas Dion Reese .......... Drifter
Chandler Reeves .......... Betty, u/s Cynthia Weil / 2nd u/s Carole King
Scout Santoro .......... u/s Nick / u/s Neil Sedaka / u/s Righteous Brother
Crystal Sha'Nae* .......... Lucille / Shirelle
Ethan Warren .......... Neil Sedaka / Righteous Brother, u/s Barry Mann
Giselle Amarisa Watts .......... Shirelle Swing
Correy West* .......... Drifter
Rhys Williams .......... Nick / Righteous Brother / u/s Gerry

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association,
the Union of Professional Actors 
and Stage Managers in the United States

 

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CREDITS
Intimacy Consultant - Alec Barbour
Dance Captain - Correy West*

 

SPECIAL THANKS
Additional Casting - Lara Hayhurst
Syracuse Stage
Ryan Miller
Mr. Mills Enterprises
Bob Frame
The Springside Inn

 

ORCHESTRA

(in alphabetical order)

David DiGennaro .......... Trombone
Gillian Kroll .......... Guitar
Dan Mullarney .......... Keyboard 2
Alan J. Plado .......... Conductor / Keyboard 1
Rob Robson .......... Trumpet
Jasmine Rodrigue .......... Bass
Jason Schirripa .......... Percussion / Drums
Jim Spadafore .......... Reeds


The REV Theatre Company is a professional
theatre employing members of
Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional 
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

 


The REV Theatre Company is a professional
theatre employing members of the
American Federation of Musicians.

 


The REV Theatre Company is a professional
theatre employing members of United Scenic Artists,
Local USA 829, a union of Designers,
Artists and Craftspeople in the United States.

 


The Director-Choreographer is a member of the
STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS
SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union

 

Made possible by the New York State Council
on the Arts with the support of the Office of the
Governor and the New York State Legislature.


Sign Language Performances: For patrons who communicate with American Sign Language, we offer an interpreted performance at selected productions.

Please visit TheREVTheatre.com/ASL for more details.

 

The REV Theatre Company is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre.

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE

So Far Away

..........

Carole King

Oh Carol

..........

Neil Sedaka

1650 Broadway Medley

..........

Ensemble

It Might as Well Rain Until September

..........

Carole King

Be-Bop-A-Lula

..........

Ensemble

Some Kind of Wonderful

..........

Carole King, Gerry Goffin, and The Drifters

Happy Days Are Here Again

..........  Cynthia Weil

Take Good Care of My Baby

..........  Gerry Coffin and Carole King

Who Put the Bomp

..........

Barry Mann

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

..........

The Shirelle

He's Sure the Boy I Love

..........

Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

..........

The Shirelles

Up on the Roof

..........

Gerry Goffin and The Drifters

On Broadway

..........

The Drifters

The Locomotion

..........

Little Eva and Ensemble

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

..........

Barry Mann and the Righteous Brothers

One Fine Day

..........

Janelle Woods, Carole King, and Ensemble

 

ACT TWO

Chains

..........

Carole King and Ensemble

Walking in the Rain

..........

Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

Pleasant Valley Sunday

..........

Marilyn Wald, Gerry Goffin, and Ensemble

We Gotta Get Out of This Place

..........

Barry Mann

Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Reprise)

..........

Carole King

Uptown

..........

 "Uptown" Singer and Ensemble

It's Too Late

..........

Carole King and Ensemble

You've Got a Friend

..........

Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Don Kirshner

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

..........

Carole King and Ensemble

Beautiful

..........

Carole King and Ensemble

I Feel the Earth Move

..........

Carole King and Company

MUSIC CREDITS

"Be Bop a Lula" by Tex Davis and Gene Vincent Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) and Three Wise Boys Music LLC (BMI)
"Beautiful" by Carole King Colgems-EMI Music Inc (ASCAP)
"Chains" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Screen Gems-EMI Music (BMI)
"Happy Days Are Here Again" by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen EMI Robbins Catalog Inc (ASCAP) Special lyrics by Douglas McGrath and Cynthia Weil
"He's Sure the Boy I Love" by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI) "I Go Ape" by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI)
"It Might As Well Rain Until September" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"It's Too Late" by Carole King and Toni Stern Colgems-EMI Music Inc (ASCAP)
"Little Darlin'" by Maurice Williams Cherio Corporation (BMI) 100%
"The Locomotion" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"Love Potion #9" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
"Oh Carol" by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI)
"On Broadway" by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"One Fine Day" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"Pleasant Valley Sunday" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI) "Poison Ivy" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
"So Far Away" by Carole King Colgems-EMI Music Inc (ASCAP)
"Some Kind of Wonderful" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI) "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin and Jean Murray EMI Unart Catalog Inc (BMI), Trio Music Co Inc (BMI) and Alley Music Corp (BMI)
"Stupid Cupid" by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI) and EMI Longitude Music (BMI)
"Take Good Care of My Baby" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"There Goes My Baby" by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben King, George Treadwell, and Lover Patterson Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)
"Up on the Roof" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"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)
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"Who Put the Bomp" by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King Screen Gems EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"Yakkety Yak" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
"(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman" by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald Wexler, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc (BMI)
"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)

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin, and Carole King (seated) around the piano in 1961.

 

 

Carole King at the age of 15 in 1957. 

 

King sticks out her tongue as she holds the four Grammy Awards she received for her album, "Tapestry." The album won the awards for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Song Of The Year.

 

King sings at the five-year anniversary celebration for the Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in 2019. "Beautiful" received a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album of 2015.