A beautiful Waterford tribute on way to the legendary Carole King
Rehearsing for, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical by David Hennessy Musical & Dramatic Society at Garter Lane from Monday 25th to Saturday 30th March. Photo: Joe Evans
A brand new production of the award-winning West End and Broadway show, ‘Beautiful – the Carole King Musical’ is on its way to Waterford.
Long before she was Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, she was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.
‘Beautiful’ tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit song-writing team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann.
Rehearsing for, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical by David Hennessy Musical & Dramatic Society at Garter Lane from Monday 25th to Saturday 30th March. Photo: Joe Evans She went on to become one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history.
The show is being produced by the David Hennessy Musical & Drama Society with Mr Hennessy himself directing the show.
The Musical Director is Jimmy Brockie and choreography is by Michelle Condon.
Rehearsing for, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical by David Hennessy Musical & Dramatic Society at Garter Lane from Monday 25th to Saturday 30th March. Photo: Joe Evans On her rise to the top, King wrote the soundtrack to a generation and some of her songs are among the revered in music history. They include the likes of: ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’, ‘Take Good Care of My Baby’, ‘You’ve Got a Friend’, ‘So Far Away’, ‘It Might’, ‘Rain Until September, ‘Up on the Roof’ and ‘The Loco-motion’.
She fought her way into the record industry as a teenager and sold her first hit, ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’, when she was just 17. By the time she was twenty she was writing number ones for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll including The Drifters, The Shirelles, Aretha Franklin and The Monkees.
Rehearsing for, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical by David Hennessy Musical & Dramatic Society at Garter Lane from Monday 25th to Saturday 30th March. Photo: Joe Evans However, her greatest challenge was to find her own voice and finally step into the spotlight.
‘Beautiful’ is the untold story of Carole King’s journey from schoolgirl to superstar. From her relationship with husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, their close friendship and playful rivalry with fellow song-writing duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, to her remarkable rise to stardom.
The show, which is an adult production, will feature a live band onstage and will be staged in Garter Lane from Monday, March 25 to Saturday, March 30. Booking is now open at www.garterlane.ie and the box office can be contacted on 051 855038.
