| Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | |
|---|---|
 2014 Broadway Playbill | |
| Music | Various Artists |
| Lyrics | Various Artists |
| Book | Douglas McGrath |
| Basis | The songs of Carole King |
| Premiere | October 8, 2013: Curran Theatre, San Francisco |
| Productions | 2013 San Francisco 2014 Broadway 2015 West End 2015 U.S. Tour 2017 UK Tour 2017 Australian Tour 2020 U.K. Tour |
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath that tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, using songs that she wrote, often together with Gerry Goffin, and other contemporary songs by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector and others.
The original production of Beautiful received its world premiere at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, in October 2013, with direction by Marc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince, and starring Jessie Mueller in a Tony Award-winning performance as Carole King and Jake Epstein as Gerry Goffin. It made its Broadway debut at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in January 2014. A West End production starring Katie Brayben as Carole began in February 2015. In March 2022, a new version of the production was launched for a UK tour from the Leicester Curve.