Assistant Technical Director
Kathy Kohl
Assistant Director/Scenic Artist
Elijah Chase
Assistant Stage Manager
Layne Weakland
Carpenter
James Boyd, Jr.
Thank you to The Beck Center for the Arts
and Inda Blatch Geib
Before she was hit-maker Carole King — she was Carole Klein, a spunky, young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing success with her seminal album Tapestry, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical takes you back to where it all began — and takes you on the ride of a lifetime.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical had its pre-Broadway tryout in October of 2013 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. Just one month later, the show began previews on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. After 60 previews, its official opening night was January 12, 2014. Nominated for seven Tony Awards that season, the show won two awards and ran for 2,416 performances before closing on Oct. 27, 2019. The show’s original Broadway cast recording won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Two national tours of the show crossed the United States from 2015 to 2022, stopping in Cleveland twice (in 2016 and 2018) and once in Akron (in 2019). Around the globe, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical has enjoyed successful productions in the United Kingdom and Australia.
GERRY GOFFIN (words and 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?" for 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 & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Goffin has left an indelible mark on American music.
CAROLE KING (words and music) Pop music would be very different without the contributions of Carole King, who at age 17 wrote her first No. 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.
BARRY MANN (words and 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," one of the most-played songs 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 & Roll Hall of Fame.
Cynthia Weil (words and music) was the acclaimed lyricist of classic songs such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," one of the most-played songs 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 & 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.
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.
Carole King … JORDAN BENJAMIN
Gerry Goffin... AIDEN TIMOTHY BRUECK
Cynthia Weil... RACHAEL ARMBRUSTER
Barry Mann... NOAH CASINO
Genie Klein... BARBARA KATZ HOWITT
Don Kirshner... PATRICK MICHAEL DUKEMAN
Betty... BRIA KASTNER
Lucille... EMILY SCHRADER
Shirley Owens of the Shirelles... GERIECE DRONE
Doris Coley of the Shirelles... MORGAN MANNING
Addie Harris of the Shirelles/Little Eva u/s…LYNETTE SCRUTCHINGS
Ben E. King of the Drifters... JONATHAN MERECHANT
Charlie Thomas of the Drifters... ANTHONY WOODS-MITCHELL
Dock Green of the Drifters... KEVIN GIBALDI
Elsbeary Hobbs of the Drifters... JUDAH CALLAHAN
Little Eva/Beverly Lee of the Shirelles... JA'LIYAHA SANDERS
Janelle Woods... SAMARIA MURRY
Marilyn Wald/(Cynthia Weil u/s)... DARBY WILSON
Nick/Neil Sedaka... BENJAMIN NEIBERLEIN
Jerry Leiber/Guy... RICK CORDARO
Bobby Darrin/Bobby Hatfield/(u/s Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann) ... BENJAMIN DeCAPUA
Connie Francis/(Marilyn Wald u/s)... OLIVIA NELSON
Lou Adler... ELIJAH BLOWER
Drifters Bass Player - Toussaint English
MAKENNA BIRD (Betty u/s)
ELIJAH BLOWER
AMANDA BRYANT
JUDAH CALLAHAN
RICK CORDARO
BENJAMIN DeCAPUA
GERIECE DRONE
KEVIN GIBALDI
PAM GROOM
DeANDRE KARIM (Drifters u/s)
BRIA KASTNER
NATALIE KASTNER (Lucille u/s)
ELENA KLINGLER
GIA MAGLIONE (Carole King u/s)
MORGAN MANNING
JONATHAN MERECHANT
SPENCER MORGAN
SAMARIA MURRY
BENJAMIN NEIBERLEIN
OLIVIA NELSON
BEKAH NEUBECKER (Dance Captain)
JA'LIYAHA SANDERS
LICI SARAFIAN
EMILY SCHRADER
LYNETTE SCRUTCHINGS
DARBY WILSON
ANTHONY WOODS-MITCHELL
SKYE YUZIK
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 (Ensemble) Happy Days Are Here Again - Cynthia Weil
Take Good Care of My Baby - Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Who Put the Bomp - Barry Mann
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King
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 (Ensemble)
The Locomotion - Little Eva and Ensemble
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Barry Mann and The Righteous Brothers (Ensemble)
One Fine Day - Janelle, 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
SONG 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. Cherie 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).
Toussaint English, Bass
Tonya Duus, Woodwinds
Dylan Gomez, Percussion
Brad Rito, Trumpet
Prudence Stephenson, Woodwinds
Trevor Wozniak, Guitar
Set Construction Crew
James Boyd, Jr.
Elijah Chase
Dale Gilbert
Kathy Kohl
Dave Moledor
Richard Morris, Jr.
Electrics Crew
Master Electrician: Jack-Anthony Ina
Electricians:
Celia Bentrott
Fiona Cook
Elisha Chuey
Anabelle Otto
Mia Renard
Wittman Sullivan
Van Wornkey
Show Crew|
Programmer
Jack-Anthony Ina
Light Board Operator
Van Wornkey
Followspot Operators
Celia Bentrott
Lailah Culp
Abby Hetman
Annabelle Otto
Wittman Sullivan
Sound Operators
Devin Brumfield
Kevin Lambes
Costume Construction
Christopher Erasing
Beth Desberg
Millie Keyser
Lindy Lincicom
Jasen Smith
Wardrobe Crew
Jerald Beard
Makenna Bird
Ozzie Casino
Ben Gonzalez
Paul Means
Laura Niehaus
Adalyhn Roberts
Jasen J. Smith
Costume Inventory
Jenny Banker
Wynne Gavin
Front of House
Jenny Banker
Steve Brown
Jeannie Clarkson
Douglas Fidler
Patti Gabb
Timothy Gabb
Tonya Gulley
Noah Knapp
Kate Lombardo
Patti McCoy
Marci Paolucci
Katherine Peck
Bess Raines
Nancy Shorts
Eric Steckel
Robert Tromp
Verna Vander Kooi
Wendy Yuzik
Becky Zaman
Backstage
Patti Alderson
Kenneth Hardman
Kyle Means
Alyssa Miller