Based on the life and back-catalogue of Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (with book by Douglas McGrath) the show originally ran in the West End for two and a half years prior to  two UK tours.

The cast includes Molly-Grace Cutler (The Worst Witch) starring as Carole King and Tom Milner (Holby City) as Gerry Goffin, with Seren Sandham-Davies (Crazy For You) and Jos Slovick (Once) will play husband and wife song-writing duo Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. Garry Robson (White Christmas) will play music producer and talent manager Don Kirshner. Clare Greenway (Sister Act) 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.

Directed by Curve's Nikolai Foster, the piece has orchestrations by Steve Sidwell and adaptation and musical supervision by Sarah Travis. Choreography is by Leah Hill, with the creative team completed by set designer Frankie Bradshaw, costume designer Edd Lindley, lighting designer and Curve associate Ben Cracknell, sound designer Tom Marshall and casting director and Curve associate Kay Magson CDG.

Long before she was Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, she was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation, including one of the best-selling albums of all time, Tapestry, and countless classics such as (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Take Good Care of My Baby, You’ve Got a Friend, So Far Away, It Might as Well Rain Until September, Up on the Roof and The Locomotion.

The show also includes the Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann hit songs You’ve Lost that Lovin Feeling, On Broadway and We Gotta Get out of This Place.BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL is based on the early life and career of legendary singer/ songwriter Carole King. It has a book by Douglas McGrath with words and music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.