Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at The Kennedy Center

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW Washington

Follow the inspiring true story of Carole King's remarkable rise to stardom--from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Featuring a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil--including "I Feel the Earth Move," "One Fine Day," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "You've Got a Friend," and the title song--Beautiful took home two 2014 Tony Awards as well as a 2015 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Recommended for age 10 and up.

Thru - Oct 25, 2015

Tuesdays: 7:00pm

Wednesdays: 7:00pm

Thursdays: 7:00pm

Fridays: 7:00pm

Saturdays: 1:00pm & 7:00pm

Sundays: 1:00pm & 7:00pm

Price: $39 - $150

Box Office: 202-467-4600

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"...Some of the best sequences are emotional settings of some of King's most famous songs: King, leaving for Los Angeles and singing a farewell to Mann, Weil and Kirshner (Curt Bouril) via "You've Got a Friend"; a post-divorce King in an L.A. recording studio, mustering the strength to belt out a rousing "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." In concert with set designer Derek McLane and costume designer Alejo Vietti, director Marc Bruni and choreographer Josh Prince also bring to gleeful life the stylings of such '60s sensations as the Drifters, the Shirelles and the Righteous Brothers. (Left underdeveloped, though, is the undercurrent of the relationships between white writers and black performers at the height of the civil rights era.)"

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- Peter Marks

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...With as many hits as iconic 60s singer and lyricist Carole King had, one would think that Beautiful: The Carole King Musical would "chart" an easy path to success. It's fun, likable and breezy, loaded smack dab with talent, especially the top shelf singing/dance ensemble. In short, a very entertaining evening. But the show falls short of reaching the well of emotional deepness that is the calling card for Carole, the voice of her generation."

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- Brian Bochicchio

Theatre Bloom - Highly Recommended

"...Sometimes life goes the way you want it to. And sometimes it doesn't. But when it doesn't, sometimes you find something beautiful. And Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is what can be found on the Opera House Stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts this October. Living up to its title, with Words and Music by the infamous Carole King, as well as Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, and a Book by Douglas McGrath, the evening is filled with the iconic and treasured tunes of Carole King and her story of breaking into the business from the bouncy beginning through to the bittersweet end. The prediction stands that this musical is going all the way, and it's going to stay in a number one spot for quite some time. Directed by Marc Bruni, there is a sunshine smile waiting for every pair of ears coming to see the show."

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- Amanda Gunther

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at The Kennedy Center