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On Monday 25th April the cast, crew and audience celebrated Beautiful’s 500th performance in London. The occasional was commemorated with some rather delicious cupcakes which the cast tucked into after… Read more

Carole King has announced that she will be playing live in London for the first time in almost three decades, where she will be performing her iconic album Tapestry in… Read more

A year on from our press night, Beautiful celebrated its first birthday in London’s West End with a celebrity filled gala night (and a whole lot of cake!)   Following… Read more

‘Carole King’s lifetime contribution to American culture was celebrated on 30th December at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. Watch as Aretha Franklin blows the roof off with her tribute rendition… Read more

Cassidy Janson met with WhatsOnStage to talk all things Beautiful!

We’re delighted that Beautiful has been nominated in the category of Best New Musical in the 2016 Whatsonstage Awards! Voting is open to the public until the end of January,… Read more

What role do you play in Beautiful? Donnie Kirshner Tell us an interesting fact about yourself: I play guitar and regularly gig in Irish bars, singing and playing Irish (and… Read more

60 seconds with Lorna Want What role do you play in Beautiful? Cynthia Weil   Tell us an interesting fact about yourself: I sleepwalk!   What has been your highlight… Read more

60 Seconds with Dylan Turner What role do you play in Beautiful? Righteous Brother / Nick   Tell us an interesting fact about yourself: I had a stutter as a… Read more

60 seconds with Glynis Barber What role do you play in Beautiful? Genie   Tell us an interesting fact about yourself: I grew up in South Africa.   What has… Read more

We are very excited to announce that we will be performing at West End LIVE in Trafalgar Square at 1.15pm on Saturday 20 June!    

‘Katie Brayben as Carole King heads an electrifying cast,’ Sunday Express. Katie Brayben as Carole King has won Best Actress in a Musical, and Lorna Want as Cynthia Weil has… Read more

News just in - Beautiful The Carole King Musical has received 8 nominations in the 2015 Olivier Awards! Best Sound Design - Brian Ronan Best Costume Design – Alejo Vietti… Read more

Yesterday’s opening night featured a massive surprise – especially for leading lady Katie Brayben! Unbeknownst to the company, the legend herself Carole King was in the audience, watching the musical… Read more

Did you feel the Earth move from under your feet? That’s probably because the West End’s latest hit Beautiful The Carole King Musical has now officially opened in London.  … Read more

Some kind of wonderful news! Beautiful The Carole King Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording has won the Grammy for ‘Best Musical Theater Album’. The West End production sends congratulations across… Read more

Today we get the first look at our leading lady Katie Brayben as Carole King! In an interview with Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, producers Paul Blake and Mike Bosner recall the moment Carole saw a video of Katie in action and exclaimed; ‘It’s me – it’s the essence of me!’

On playing Carole King … ‘I’m so thrilled and excited. Roles like this don’t come along very often – shows like this don’t come along very often either. It’s an… Read more

We are pleased to reveal that our Carole King in London will be played by actress and singer-songwriter Katie Brayben! Katie is currently plaing Princess Diana in King Charles III… Read more

The smash hit Broadway musical; Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, is coming to London! Tickets are on sale now, with special reduced prices for previews. Performances start from 10… Read more