"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"

"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at the Kennedy Center

Long before Carole King became a chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, a girl from Brooklyn. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached adulthood she had a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock 'n' roll. But it wasn't until her personal life began to crack that she finally found her true voice. "Beautiful" is the inspiring true story of King's remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. It's no surprise that "Beautiful" won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album of 2015. A resounding success on Broadway, the show now comes to the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.