New UK tour of BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL to open at Curve Leicester
Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton have announced plans to launch a new UK tour of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, opening at Curve from 28 February-12 March 2022.
Directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, Beautiful will then go on to play at Theatre Royal Bath from 17–26 March 2022 and Mayflower Theatre Southampton from 12-16 April 2022, with additional tour dates and casting to be announced soon.
The hit show, which ran in the West End for two and a half years before two successful UK tours, will feature a talented cast of actor-musicians performing countless classics including ‘You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman’, ‘Take Good Care of my Baby’, ‘You’ve Got a Friend’, ‘Up on the Roof’, ‘Locomotion’, ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’ and exploring the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom.
Carole King’s remarkable music is brought to life by Grammy Award-winning orchestrator Steve Sidwell and adapted by Tony Award-winning Curve Associate and musical supervisor Sarah Travis. Choreography is by rising star choreographer Leah Hill, with set design by Frankie Bradshaw, costumes by Edd Lindley, lighting by Curve Associate Ben Cracknell, and sound by Tom Marshall.
Written by Douglas McGrath, with songs by Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical tells the story of the singer/songwriter before she became a chart-topping music legend.
Nikolai Foster said: “Carole King’s body of work represents some of the greatest pop songs ever written. We are thrilled to be working on this new production of Beautiful, bringing this remarkable story and music to life with the finest actor - musicians working in the UK today. We are honoured to be collaborating with orchestrators, Grammy Award-winner Steve Sidwell and Tony Award-winner Sarah Travis, to bring King’s incredible tapestry of songs to life. We are also proud to be working alongside our partners at Theatre Royal Bath and Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre.”
Tickets for Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at Curve will go on sale to Curve Friends from 25 October, Supporters from 26 October, Members, Groups and Access Register Customers from 28 October and on general sale from 4 November, all at 12 noon. Tickets can be purchased online here.
