BEAUTIFUL is a Lasting Treasure You Can be Sure of

The Broadway musical BEAUTIFUL is Carol (Kline) King's musical yarn from Brooklyn schoolgirl, to successful song writer and legendary recording & performing artist.  This show is a beautiful tapestry of wonderful music, snappy choreography and stellar performances.  Carol, is played by a superb Jessie Mueller.  Mueller has a reverberating singing style to King that is spectacular in her own inimitable sound.  In addition to her pipes, she is completely disarming in her portrayal of King.  The entire ensemble is sensational; both singing and acting.  BEAUTIFUL is woven with performances by musical artists who are linked to King's songs.  A few of the memorable treasures were the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," the Drifters' "Up on the Roof" and Barry Mann's "You've Lost That Lovin Feelin" crooned by the Righteous Brothers.  Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, the song writing team were contemporaries and friendly rivals with Carol & her husband, lyricist Gerry Goffin.  It is refreshing to escape up in a musical/drama of living musical legends who were churning out hits and simultaneously supportive friends who admired & encouraged each other's careers.  When Carol's marriage unravels we feel her sorrow & admire her irrepressible spirit.  I keep a-telling you, this is a show you are sure of loving and you don't have to ask again.