![]() ![]() Together, they produce early hits like “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “One Fine Day” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” as well as making a baby of their own. ![]() The show begins with the shy but determined, Brooklyn-born 16-year-old prodigy Carol Klein (Sarah Bockel) convincing her protective mother (Suzanne Grodner) to let her bring her songs to the attention of talent hunter Don Kirschner (Matt Loehr).ĭespite the essential male domination at the heart of the music business in New York City, the youngster soon renames herself Carole King and teams up professionally and personally with lyricist Gerry Goffin (Anthony Festa), lending her melodies to a variety of classic tunes. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” now in its regional premiere run at the Ogunquit Playhouse, offers a bit of detail (book by Douglas McGrath) on the life and career of the award-winning artist as well as providing a richly entertaining musical trip down memory lane to a time when American popular music filled the ears of a new generation. ![]() People who wondered how this extraordinarily talented singer-songwriter seemed to just suddenly appear out of nowhere soon learned that, though she was not quite 30 years old, King was already a music business veteran who had written or co-written many of the greatest hit songs of the previous decade, all to be performed by others.
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