"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" hits Fayetteville

Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah.

She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock and roll.

But, it wasn’t until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice.

Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway hit, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical makes its Walton Arts Center debut in Fayetteville April 24-29 for a limited eight-show run.

Walton Arts Center is Arkansas’ largest and busiest performing arts presenter. Each year more than 195,000 people from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and beyond attend more than 400 public events at the center.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical tells 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.

King became one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

“Carole King might be a native New Yorker, but her story of struggle and triumph is as universal as they come and her music is loved the world over,” says producer Paul Blake.

The musical features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil. Performances include I Feel The Earth Move, One Fine Day, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, You’ve Got A Friend and the title song, Beautiful.

Show times are April 24 & 25 at 7 p.m., April 26 at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., April 27 & 28 at 8 p.m. and April 28 & 29 at 2 p.m.

Tickets start at $44 and can be purchased in-person at the Walton Arts Center box office, by calling (479) 443-5600 or visiting www.waltonartscenter.org.

Walton Arts Center presents entertainers and artists from around the world including Broadway musicals, renowned dance companies, international artists, up-and-coming jazz musicians and more. The center and almost 200 volunteers donate 21,000 hours of time each year to its operations.

Copyright The Gayly – March 31, 2018 @ 10:50 a.m. CDT.