Sunday, 29 December 2024

Beautiful The Carole King Musical


Beautiful The Carole King Musical, Norwich Theatre Royal, 2017.

Cast: Bronté Barbé, Kane Oliver Parry, Amy Ellen Richardson, Matthew Gonsalves, Carol Royle, Adam Howden, Leigh Lothian, Merryl Ansah, Lauren Byrne, Matthew Elliot-Campbell, Khalid Daley, Jessica Joslin, Esme Laudat, Emma Lucia, Grant McConvey, Jacob Mcintosh, Paige Miller, Matt Mills, Simeon Montague, Ben Morris, David O'Mahony, Sarah Webb.

Book: Douglas McGrath
Words and music: Garry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Director: Marc Bruni

There ought to be some punctuation after "Beautiful" - a comma or semi-colon surely, because if you right it down with all the words on one line it needs it!

 I was aware of Carole King but doubt I could have remembered the names of any of her songs because they're the kind of songs that have become standards, that just sort of always existed. And I knew even less about her life. I do remember being impressed by this - by the quality of the cast and the whole production.

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