By Unknown
In
Aldwych Theatre
(opening night on
24 februari 2015)
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 seventeen. 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. But her greatest challenge was to find her own voice and finally step into the spotlight. …meer
Nominations & Awards
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2015 (nominated ) |
| Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music 2015 (nominated ) |
Cast
| Carole King | Cassidy Janson, Katie Brayben |
| Genie Klein | Glynis Barber, Diane Keen |
| Gerry Goffin | Alan Morrissey |
| Don Kirshner | Gary Trainor |
| Betty | Joanna Woodward |
| Neil Sedaka, Bobby Hatfield, Lou Adler | Ed Currie |
| Janelle Woods | Tanisha L. Spring |
| Cynthia Weil | Lorna Want |
| Barry Mann | Ian McIntosh |
| Little Eva | Lucy St. Louis |
| Lucille | Danielle Steers |
| Marilyn Wald | Vivien Carter |
| Bill Medley, Nick | Dylan Turner |
| “Uptown” Singer | Tanya Nicole-Edwards |
| Ensemble | Joseph Prouse, Gavin Alex, Vivien Carter, Dom Hartley-Harris, Leo Ihenacho, Hannah Jay-Allan, Matt Nalton, Jay Perry, Earl R. Perkins, Sharon Rose |
| Swing | Chanice Alexander-Burnett, Koko Basigara, Ashford Campbell, Matthew Colthart, Rosie Heath, Jammy Kasongo, Leigh Lothian, David O’Mahony |
Creatives
| Music and lyrics | Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil |
| Book | Douglas McGrath |
| Director | Marc Bruni |
| Choreography | Josh Prince |
| Scenic design | Derek McLane |
| Costume designer | Alejo Vietti |
| Lighting design | Peter Kaczorowski |
| Sound design | Brian Ronan |
| Hair and wig design | Charles G. Lapointe |
| Makeup design | Joe Dulude II |
| Orhcestrations, vocal and incidental music arrangements | Steve Sidwell |
| Music director and supervisor | Jason Howland |
| Casting | Jill Green |
| UK musical director | Matt Spencer-Smith |
| Producer | Paul Blake, Jeffrey A. Sine, Richard A. Smith, Mike Bosner, Jeremiah J. Harris |
| UK general manager | Mark Rubinstein |
| Production manager | Matt Towell |