⭐ BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL – NEW UK TOUR CAST & CREATIVES ANNOUNCED ⭐
Leicester’s Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton have announced the company of talented actor-musicians joining their new UK tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.
The company will be led by Molly-Grace Cutler as Carole King. Tom Milner will play Gerry Goffin, Carole’s former husband and collaborator. Seren Sandham-Davies and Jos Slovick will play husband and wife song-writing duo Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann.
Garry Robson will star as music producer and talent manager Don Kirshner, Clare Greenway will play Carole’s mother Genie Klein, and Dan de Cruz will join as the production’s on-stage Musical Director.
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.
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical will play the Curve Leicester from 28th February – 12th March 2022.
After its run in Leicester, it will tour to Theatre Royal Bath 17th – 26th March, Theatre Royal Brighton 29th March – 2nd April, Festival Theatre Edinburgh 5th – 9th April, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 12th – 16th April, Newcastle Theatre Royal 19th – 23rd April, Orchard Theatre Dartford 26th – 30th April, Malvern Theatres 3rd – 7th May, Cambridge Arts Theatre 10th – 21st May and New Theatre, Cardiff 24th – 28th May.
Based on the story of Carole King’s remarkable rise from singer/songwriter to chart-topping music legend. Featuring countless classics such as You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman, Take Good Care of my Baby, You’ve Got a Friend, Up on the Roof, Locomotion and You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.
The musical will be directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster.
Carole King’s music will be brought to life by Grammy Award-winning orchestrator Steve Sidwell and adapted by Tony Award-winning Curve associate and musical supervisor Sarah Travis. The production will be choreographed by rising star Leah Hill.
The creative team also includes set designer Frankie Bradshaw, costume designer Edd Lindley, lighting designer and Curve associate Ben Cracknell, sound designer Tom Marshall, associate director Jennifer Lane Baker and casting director and Curve Associate Kay Magson CDG.
The production will also provide training opportunities for Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme (RTYDS) resident assistant director Lilac Yosiphon and Birkbeck trainee director Thyrza Abrahams.
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical is written by Douglas McGrath, with songs by Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
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