BEAUTIFUL
The Carole King Musical

An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny, and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good-natured, unassuming, and often the peacemaker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Piano skills preferred but not required.

Gender: Female

Age: 18 plus (plays ages 16-29)

Vocal range top: Eb5

Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner, and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded, and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more.

Gender: Male

Age: 18 plus (plays late teens into 20’s)

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: D3

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good-natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable.

Gender: Male

Age: 18 plus (plays late teens into 20’s)

Vocal range top: A4

Vocal range bottom: C3

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable.

Gender: Female

Age: 18 plus (plays late teens into 20’s)

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: G3

An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast-talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 60

Vocal range top: C#4

Vocal range bottom: A2

Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes.

Gender: Female

Age: 40 to 50

The ensemble will portray members of Carole’s inner circle as well as famous musical groups that Carole, Gerry, Cynthia, and Barry wrote for. There are a number of featured vocal and scene work opportunities for the ensemble.

Below you will find a few of these featured roles (exact tracking/role breakdown will come out with offers)

Drifters

Members of the doo-wop group The Drifters

4 African American Males

This group sings tight harmony 

Vocal range top: Eb5

Vocal range bottom: B2

Shirelles

Members of the pop group The Shirelles

4 African American Females

This group sings tight harmony

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: G3

Righteous Brother #1

Part of The Righteous Brothers duo

Calcasian Male

Vocal range top: G4

Vocal range bottom: F2

Righteous Brother #2

Part of The Righteous Brothers duo

Caucasian Male

Vocal range top: F5

Vocal range bottom: F3

Uptown Soloist

Gender: Female

Vocal range top: Db5

Vocal range bottom: B3

Bobby Vee

A singer

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: C4

Vocal range bottom: C3

Little Eva

Lead vocals on the song Locomotion

African American Female

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Neil Sedaka

A singer-songwriter

Gender: Male

Vocal range top: G#4

Vocal range bottom: A#3