Photo Flash: Jessie Mueller, Jake Epstein, Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector at BEAUTIFUL CD Signing at Lord & Taylor

By: May. 02, 2014
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The cast of Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical signed CDs for fans at Lord & Taylor today, May 2, to celebrate the unveiling of the BEAUTIFUL-themed windows at the flagship store on 5th Avenue. Scroll down for photos!

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical is now available for digital download via iTunes and Amazon. The album is produced by Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell and Billy Jay Stein, with Kurt Deutsch serving as Executive Producer. The Original Broadway Cast Recording will be available in stores on May 13, 2014. Like the musical, the Cast Recording of Beautiful features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King andBarry Mann/Cynthia Weil, including "You've Got a Friend," "One Fine Day," (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman," "On Broadway," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," and many more.

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter, opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) on January 12, 2014, where it continues to break box office records. Beautiful features a book by playwright and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Douglas McGrath, direction by Marc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince.

The complete cast of Beautiful, all featured on the Original Broadway Cast Recording, includes Tony Award-nominee Jessie Mueller as 'Carole King,' Jake Epstein as 'Gerry Goffin', Anika Larsen as 'Cynthia Weil', Jarrod Spector as 'Barry Mann', Jeb Brown as 'Don Kirshner', Tony Award-nominee Liz Larsen as 'Genie Klein', and an ensemble that includes Ashley Blanchet, E. Clayton Cornelious, Joshua Davis, Alysha Deslorieux, Kevin Duda, James Harkness, Carly Hughes, Sara King, Rebecca LaChance, Douglas Lyons, Chris Peluso, Gabrielle Reid, Rashidra Scott, Sara Sheperd, Yasmeen Sulieman, Daniel Torres, Melvin Tunstall and Alan Wiggins.

With a book by playwright and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Douglas McGrath, direction by Marc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince, Beautiful features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil. The creative team also includes Derek McLane (Set Design), Alejo Vietti (Costume Design), Peter Kaczorowski(Lighting Design), Brian Ronan (Sound Design), Charles G. LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design), Steve Sidwell(Orchestrations and Music Arrangements), Jason Howland (Music Supervision), John Miller (Music Coordination) and Stephen Kopel (Casting).

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 'n' roll. But it wasn't until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice. Beautiful 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, to becoming 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.

Photo Credit: Timmy Blupe

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector, Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jake Epstein, Jessie Mueller, Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
The Cast of BEAUTIFUL signing CDs - Jarrod Spector, Anika Larsen, Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jarrod Spector, Anika Larsen, Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jarrod Spector, Anika Larsen, Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
The Cast of BEAUTIFUL

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jarrod Spector and Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
The Cast of BEAUTIFUL



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