Featured photo- Esther Hannaford who will play Carole King. Photography by Ben Apfelbaum.
Rehearsals have begun for the Australian premiere production of BEAUTIFUL : THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, starring multi-award winning leading lady, Esther Hannaford as Carole King.
BEAUTIFUL is a celebration of Carole King’s rise to stardom including her relationship with husband and songwriting partner Gerry Goffin and their close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song-writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
Written by Douglas McGrath, directed by Broadway Director Mark Bruni and choreographed by John Prince it features a song list jam-packed with hits including ‘You’ve Got A Friend’, ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ and many more of classics.
Joining Esther Hannaford in the Australian cast are Josh Piterman as Gerry Goffin, Amy Lehpamer as Cynthia Weil, Mat Verevis as Barry Mann plus Mike McLeish as Don Kirshner and Anne Wood as Carole King’s mother, ‘Genie’ Klein.
This inspiring Broadway hit musical starts performances at the Sydney Lyric theatre on Sunday 17 September and presently will run until Sunday 24 December, 2017.
http://www.beautifulmusical.com.au
