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Opening Date
Jan 12, 2014
Closing Date
Oct 27, 2019
1st Preview
Nov 21, 2013
1st Preview
Nov 21, 2013
Previews
60
Performances
2,416
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
(Jan 12, 2014 - Oct 27, 2019)
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Theatre Owned / Operated by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director; Sydney Beers, General Manager)
Produced by Paul Blake, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Jeffrey A. Sine, Richard A. Smith, Mike Bosner, Harriet N. Leve/Elaine Krauss, Terry Schnuck, Orin Wolf, Patty Baker/Good Productions, Roger Faxon, Larry Magid, Kit Seidel, Lawrence S. Toppall, Fakston Productions/Mary Solomon, William Court Cohen, John Gore, BarLor Productions, Matthew C. Blank, Tim Hogue, Joel Hyatt, Marianne Mills, Michael J. Moritz Jr., StylesFour Productions, Brunish & Trinchero and Jeremiah J. Harris
Book by Douglas McGrath; Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; Lyrics by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; Music orchestrated by Steve Sidwell; Vocal arrangements by Steve Sidwell; Music arranged by Steve Sidwell; Additional Music Arrangements: Jason Howland; Additional music by Tex Davis, Gene Vincent, Milton Ager, Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Phil Spector and Gerald Wexler; Additional lyrics by Tex Davis, Gene Vincent, Jack Yellen, Toni Stern, Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Phil Spector and Gerald Wexler
Directed by Marc Bruni; Choreographed by Josh Prince; Associate Director: Ross Evans; Associate Choreographer: Alison Solomon
Scenic Design by Derek McLane; Costume Design by Alejo Vietti; Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski; Sound Design by Brian Ronan; Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe; Make-Up Design by Joe Dulude II; Associate Scenic Design: Erica Hemminger; Associate Costume Design: Rory Powers; Associate Lighting Design: John Viesta; Associate Sound Design: Cody Spencer; Assistant Scenic Design: Shoko Kambara and Aimee Dombo; Assistant Costume Design: Leon Dobkowski; Assistant Lighting Design: Gina Scherr and Keri Thibodeau; Moving Light Programmer: Josh Weitzman
General Manager: The Charlotte Wilcox Company; Executive Producer: Sherry Kondor and Christine Russell; Company Manager: Scott M. Ellis; Assistant Co. Mgr: Claire Trempe
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Peter Hanson; Stage Manager: Jon Krause; Assistant Stage Mgr: Stacey Zaloga
Music by arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Musical Supervisor: Jason Howland; Conducted by Jason Howland; Associate Conductor: Jeff Tanski; Reeds: David Mann and Dave Riekenberg; Trumpet/Flugel: Trevor Neumann; Trombone/Bass Trombone: Jennifer Wharton; Guitar: John Benthal and Dillon Kondor; Bass: Zev Katz; Drums: Clint de Ganon; Percussion: Joe Passaro; Keyboards: Jason Howland, Jeff Tanski and Nick Cheng; Music Preparation: JoAnn Kane Music Service; Keyboard Programmer: Billy Jay Stein; Assistant Synth Programmer: Hiro Iida
Dance Captain: Sara Sheperd; Casting: Stephen Kopel C.S.A.; Press Representative: O&M Co.; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Marketing: Serino Coyne; Interactive Marketing: Situation Interactive; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Jessie Mueller
Carole King
Nov 21, 2013 - Mar 06, 2015
Jeb Brown
Don Kirshner
Nov 21, 2013 - Sep 21, 2014
Jake Epstein
Gerry Goffin
Nov 21, 2013 - Sep 21, 2014
Anika Larsen
Cynthia Weil
Nov 21, 2013 - Mar 06, 2015
Liz Larsen
Genie Klein
Jarrod Spector
Barry Mann
Nov 21, 2013 - Feb 28, 2016
Ashley Blanchet
A Shirelle
 
Little Eva
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
E. Clayton Cornelious
A Drifter
Josh Davis
Righteous Brother
 
Nick
Alysha Deslorieux
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
 
"Uptown" Singer
Kevin Duda
Neil Sedaka
 
Righteous Brother
 
Lou Adler
James Harkness
A Drifter
Carly Hughes
Lucille
Nov 21, 2013 - Sep 13, 2014
 
A Shirelle
Nov 21, 2013 - Sep 13, 2014
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Nov 21, 2013 - Sep 13, 2014
Sara King
Marilyn Wald
Rebecca LaChance
Betty
Douglas Lyons
A Drifter
 
Stage Manager
Arbender J. Robinson
A Drifter
Rashidra Scott
A Shirelle
 
Janelle Woods
Swings: Tynia Brandon , Chris Peluso , Gabrielle Reid , Sara Sheperd and Melvin Tunstall
Understudies: Josh Davis (Gerry Goffin), Kevin Duda (Barry Mann, Don Kirshner), Sara King (Cynthia Weil), Rebecca LaChance (Carole King, Cynthia Weil), Chris Peluso (Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Don Kirshner) and Sara Sheperd (Carole King, Genie Klein)

Stephen Sondheim Theatre (Jan 12, 2014 - Oct 27, 2019)

Associate Choreographer: Joyce Chittick; Associate Director: Mark Schneider (Mar 05, 2015 - ?), Shelley Butler and David Ruttura
Associate Hair and Wig Design: Liz Printz and Ashley Rae Callahan
Assistant Co. Mgr: Todd Piskin and Allison Dufford; Associate Co. Mgr: Heather Losey and Andrew Lieberman; Company Manager: Claire Trempe and Bruce Kagel
Trumpet/Flugel: Tatum Greenblatt; Guitar: Matt Beck, Kevin Ramessar, Freddy Hall and Ira Siegel; Conducted by Jason Howland; Trombone/ Bass Trombone Nick Grinder; Associate Conductor: Nick Williams; Keyboards: Nick Williams; Electronic Music Design: Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida
Dance Captain: Gabrielle Reid and Sara Sheperd

Cast

Melissa Benoist
Carole King
Jun 07, 2018 - Aug 04, 2018
Sarah Bockel
Carole King
Apr 09, 2019 - May 05, 2019
 
Carole King
Sep 05, 2019 - Oct 27, 2019
Vanessa Carlton
Broadway debut
Carole King
Jun 27, 2019 - Sep 01, 2019
Chilina Kennedy
Carole King
Mar 07, 2015 - Mar 05, 2017
 
Carole King
Sep 12, 2017 - Jun 06, 2018
 
Carole King
Jan 03, 2019 - Apr 07, 2019
 
Carole King
May 07, 2019 - Jun 09, 2019
Abby Mueller
Carole King
Mar 07, 2017 - Sep 10, 2017
 
Carole King
Aug 07, 2018 - Dec 30, 2018
Scott J. Campbell
Gerry Goffin
Sep 23, 2014 - Sep 21, 2016
Jake Epstein
Gerry Goffin
Sep 22, 2016 - Mar 05, 2017
Suzanne Grodner
Genie Klein
Laurel Harris
Cynthia Weil
Sep 14, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
Jacob Heimer
Broadway debut
Barry Mann
Jul 30, 2019 - Sep 30, 2019
Ben Jacoby
Broadway debut
Barry Mann
Mar 01, 2016 - Jul 28, 2019
 
Barry Mann
Oct 01, 2019 - Oct 27, 2019
Cory Jeacoma
Broadway debut
Gerry Goffin
Sep 05, 2019 - Oct 27, 2019
Sara King
Cynthia Weil
circa. Aug 2017 - Sep 10, 2017
Andrew Kober
Don Kirshner
Jul 16, 2019 - Sep 01, 2019
Liz Larsen
Genie Klein
 
Genie Klein
Kara Lindsay
Cynthia Weil
Sep 12, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
 
Cynthia Weil
Jul 10, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018
 
Cynthia Weil
Mar 14, 2019 - Jun 30, 2019
Linda Mugleston
Genie Klein
Nancy Opel
Genie Klein
Michele Pawk
Genie Klein
Kate Reinders
Cynthia Weil
Oct 19, 2018 - Jan 27, 2019
Paul Anthony Stewart
Don Kirshner
Sep 23, 2014 - Jul 14, 2019
 
Don Kirshner
Sep 03, 2019 - ?
Evan Todd
Gerry Goffin
Mar 07, 2017 - Aug 28, 2019
Jessica Keenan Wynn
during Anika Larsen's maternity leave
Cynthia Weil
Mar 07, 2015 - Oct 11, 2015
 
Cynthia Weil
Apr 26, 2016 - Aug 2017
 
Cynthia Weil
Jan 04, 2018 - Jul 08, 2018
 
Cynthia Weil
Jan 29, 2019 - Mar 13, 2019
 
Cynthia Weil
Jul 02, 2019 - Oct 27, 2019
Gisela Adisa
Lucille
 
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Kerissa Arrington
Broadway debut
A Shirelle
 
Janelle Woods
Saint Aubyn
Broadway debut
A Drifter
Sarah Bockel
Betty
Doug Carpenter
Righteous Brother
 
Nick
Kennedy Caughell
Betty
Britney Coleman
Lucille
 
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Rebecca E. Covington
A Shirelle
 
Janelle Woods
J. Daughtry
A Drifter
Josh A. Dawson
Broadway debut
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Ashley De La Rosa
A Shirelle
 
Janelle Woods
John Michael Dias
Lou Adler
 
Neil Sedaka
 
Righteous Brother
 
Lou Adler
 
Righteous Brother
 
Neil Sedaka
Adam Dietlein
Broadway debut
Righteous Brother
 
Nick
Sidney DuPont
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Gabrielle Elisabeth
Broadway debut
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
 
Little Eva
Rosharra Francis
Broadway debut
A Shirelle
 
Little Eva
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Alex Hairston
Broadway debut
A Shirelle
 
Janelle Woods
Laurel Harris
Betty
Brittney Johnson
A Shirelle
 
Little Eva
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Julia Knitel
Betty
 
Betty
Anika Larsen
Cynthia Weil
Oct 13, 2015 - Apr 24, 2016
Tamika Lawrence
A Shirelle
 
Janelle Woods
Mike Longo
Neil Sedaka
 
Righteous Brother
 
Lou Adler
 
Neil Sedaka
 
Lou Adler
 
Righteous Brother
Douglas Lyons
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Stephanie Martignetti
Marilyn Wald
Jay McKenzie
Broadway debut
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Paris Nix
Broadway debut
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Nancy Opel
Genie Klein
Chelsea Packard
Marilyn Wald
Elena Ricardo
Betty
Noah J. Ricketts
A Drifter
 
Stage Manager
Nicholas Ryan
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Nathan Scherich
Nick
 
Righteous Brother
Housso Semon
Lucille
 
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Caliaf St. Aubyn
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Michael Stiggers, Jr.
Broadway debut
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Yasmeen Sulieman
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
 
"Uptown" Singer
Nasia Thomas
A Shirelle
 
Little Eva
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
 
Little Eva
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Salisha Thomas
Broadway debut
Lucille
 
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
 
Lucille
 
A Shirelle
 
"One Fine Day" Backup Singer
Ryan Vona
Neil Sedaka
 
Righteous Brother
 
Lou Adler
Stephanie Renee Wall
Broadway debut
Marilyn Wald
DeLaney Westfall
Marilyn Wald
Aug 2019 - Oct 27, 2019
Alan Wiggins
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Dashaun Young
A Drifter
 
A Drifter
Swings: Saint Aubyn , Andrew Brewer , Rebecca E. Covington , Matt Faucher , Laurel Harris , Jessie Hooker-Bailey , Aisha Jackson , Mike Longo , Rob Marnell , Chris Peluso , Noah J. Ricketts , Kris Roberts , Housso Semon , Kimber Sprawl , Caliaf St. Aubyn , Yasmeen Sulieman and Daniel Torres
Standby: Suzanne Grodner (Genie Klein)
Understudies: Sarah Bockel (Carole King, Genie Klein), Andrew Brewer (Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Don Kirshner), Doug Carpenter (Gerry Goffin), Kennedy Caughell (Carole King, Cynthia Weil, Genie Klein), John Michael Dias (Barry Mann, Barry Mann), Adam Dietlein (Gerry Goffin), Matt Faucher (Gerry Goffin, Don Kirshner), Laurel Harris (Carole King, Genie Klein, Cynthia Weil), Julia Knitel (Carole King, Cynthia Weil, Carole King, Cynthia Weil, Genie Klein), Mike Longo (Barry Mann, Don Kirshner, Barry Mann, Don Kirshner), Rob Marnell (Barry Mann, Don Kirshner, Gerry Goffin), Stephanie Martignetti (Cynthia Weil), Chelsea Packard (Cynthia Weil), Chris Peluso (Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Don Kirshner), Elena Ricardo (Carole King, Cynthia Weil, Genie Klein), Nathan Scherich (Gerry Goffin, Don Kirshner), Daniel Torres (Don Kirshner, Barry Mann), Ryan Vona (Barry Mann) and DeLaney Westfall (Cynthia Weil)
Act 1
Sung By
So Far Away
(music by Carole King; lyrics by Carole King)
Carole King
Oh Carol
(music by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka; lyrics by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka)
Neil Sedaka
1650 Broadway Medley
Ensemble
It Might as Well Rain Until September
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Carole King
Be-Bop-A-Lula
(music by Tex Davis and Gene Vincent; lyrics by Tex Davis and Gene Vincent)
Ensemble
Some Kind of Wonderful
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Carole King, Gerry Goffin and The Drifters
Happy Days Are Here Again
(music by Milton Ager; lyrics by Jack Yellen)
Cynthia Weil
Take Good Care of My Baby
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Who Put the Bomp
(music by Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann)
Barry Mann
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Carole King
He's Sure the Boy I Love
(music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Reprise)
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
The Shirelles
Up on the Roof
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Gerry Goffin and The Drifters
On Broadway
(music by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller and Cynthia Weil)
The Drifters
The Locomotion
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Little Eva and Ensemble
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
(music by Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil)
The Righteous Brothers
One Fine Day
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Janelle and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Chains
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Carole King and Ensemble
Walking in the Rain
(music by Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil)
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Pleasant Valley Sunday
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Marilyn Wald, Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Ensemble
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
(music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; lyrics by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
Barry Mann
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Reprise)
(music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King; lyrics by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
Carole King
Uptown
Ensemble
It's Too Late
(music by Carole King; lyrics by Toni Stern)
Carole King
You've Got a Friend
(music by Carole King; lyrics by Carole King)
Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Don Kirshner
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
(music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald Wexler; lyrics by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald Wexler)
Carole King and Ensemble
Beautiful
(music by Carole King; lyrics by Carole King)
Carole King
I Feel the Earth Move
(music by Carole King; lyrics by Carole King)
Carole King and Ensemble

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

2014 Nominee
Produced by Paul Blake , Sony/ATV Music Publishing , Jeffrey A. Sine , Richard A. Smith , Mike Bosner , Harriet N. Leve/Elaine Krauss , Terry Schnuck , Orin Wolf , Patty Baker/Good Productions , Roger Faxon , Larry Magid , Kit Seidel , Lawrence S. Toppall , Fakston Productions/Mary Solomon , William Court Cohen , John Gore , BarLor Productions , Matthew C. Blank , Tim Hogue , Joel Hyatt , Marianne Mills , Michael J. Moritz Jr. , StylesFour Productions , Brunish & Trinchero and Jeremiah J. Harris
 

Best Book of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Book by Douglas McGrath

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

2014 Winner
Jessie Mueller
 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Jarrod Spector
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Anika Larsen
 

Best Orchestrations

2014 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Steve Sidwell

Best Sound Design of a Musical

2014 Winner
Sound Design by Brian Ronan

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

2014 Nominee
Produced by Paul Blake , Sony/ATV Music Publishing , Jeffrey A. Sine , Richard A. Smith , Mike Bosner , Harriet N. Leve/Elaine Krauss , Terry Schnuck , Orin Wolf , Patty Baker/Good Productions , Roger Faxon , Larry Magid , Kit Seidel , Lawrence S. Toppall , Fakston Productions/Mary Solomon , William Court Cohen , John Gore , BarLor Productions , Matthew C. Blank , Tim Hogue , Joel Hyatt , Marianne Mills , Michael J. Moritz Jr. , StylesFour Productions , Brunish & Trinchero and Jeremiah J. Harris
 

Outstanding Book of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Book by Douglas McGrath

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2014 Winner
Jessie Mueller

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

2014 Winner
Anika Larsen
 

Outstanding Orchestrations

2014 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Steve Sidwell

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

2014 Winner
Sound Design by Brian Ronan
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