Photo Flash: BEAUTIFUL's Anika Larsen, Jessie Mueller and Jarrod Spector Celebrate SING YOU TO SLEEP at Birdland

By: Mar. 24, 2015
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On Monday, March 23, Anika Larsen, the 2014 Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner currently starring on Broadway in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, introduced her debut solo CD SING YOU TO SLEEP with a special concert as part of the "Broadway at Birdland" series. Scroll down for photos from the concert!

The collection of dreamy ballads and standards -- recently released on Yellow Sound Label -- was hailed as "a charming, deliciously soothing album" by BroadwayWorld. The songs are drawn from contemporary pop ("Fields of Gold" by Sting), legendary singer/songwriters ("Make You Feel My Love" from Bob Dylan), musical theater ("Summertime" from Porgy & Bess) and animated classics (An American Tail's "Somewhere Out There," with lyrics by Anika's BEAUTIFUL character Cynthia Weil).

Special guests for the evening were her BEAUTIFUL co-stars Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller and Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector, as well as Kenita Miller, Anika's husband, trumpet player Freddie Maxwell, and her adorable 5 year-old nephew. Dan Watt served as executive producer for the concert.

Photos by Kevin Alvey

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Kenita Miller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Kenita Miller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen, Kenita Miller and Freddie Maxwell

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Kenita Miller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Kenita Miller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Kenita Miller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jarrod Spector

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jarrod Spector and Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector and the band

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and her 5-year-old nephew

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Freddie Maxwell

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and Freddie Maxwell

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and company

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

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

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Anika Larsen and her nephew

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Eve Plumb and Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Eve Plumb, Jarrod Spector and Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Eve Plumb and Seth Rudetsky

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Seth Rudetsky and Jarrod Spector

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Freddie Maxwell and Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Kenita Miller, Jessie Mueller and Jarrod Spector

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Ben Vereen and Anika Larsen

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Gianni Valenti, Jessie Mueller and company

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Michael Croiter, Ben Vereen, Anika Larsen and Dan Watt



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