LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
and
MCCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT
present
Book by
Douglas McGrath
Words and Music by
Gerry Goffin & Carole King Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Music by Arrangement with
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements
Steve Sidwell
Originally Produced on Broadway by
Paul Blake Sony/ATV Music Publishing Mike Bosner
Starring
Sara Sheperd
Miles Jacoby Sara King Trevor James
Brian Ibsen
and Valerie Perri as "Genie Klein"
with
Briana Brooks
Domo D'dante
Fatima El-Bashir
Rosharra Francis
Brady Fritz
David Ginlet
Mitchell Lam Hau
Cornelius Jones, Jr.
James Larsen
Jazz Madison
Keturah McIntyre
Kenneth Mosley
Melissa Musial
Monet Sabel
Michael Swain-Smith
Scenic Design Derek McLane
Costume Design Alejo Vietti
Lighting Design Ethan Steimel
Sound Design Josh Bessom
Hair/Wig/Makeup Design Kaitlin Yagen
Properties Supervisor Kevin Williams
Casting Julia Flores
Publicist David Elzer/DEMAND PR
Production Stage Manager Monica Dickhens
Assistant Stage Manager Lisa Palmire
Technical Director Kevin Clowes
General Management Theresa Flemming, Shanon Mills-Habelow
Production Management Ana Lara, Lindsay Brooks, David Nestor
Musical Direction by Ryan O'Connell
Choreography and Associate Direction by Joyce Chittick
Original Broadway Choreography by Josh Prince
Original Broadway Direction by Marc Bruni
Directed by David Ruttura
Costumes, Props, and Scenery are leased through the courtesy of Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine
OPENING NIGHT NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Beautiful is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
www.LaMiradaTheatre.com
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Carole King
Sara Sheperd*
Genie Klein
Valerie Perri*
Betty
Melissa Musial
Neil Sedaka
Brady Fritz
Lucille
Briana Brooks*
Don Kirshner
Brian Ibsen*
Gerry Goffin
Miles Jacoby*
The Drifters
Domo D'dante, David Ginlet*, Cornelius Jones, Jr. *, Kenneth Mosely*
Cynthia Weil
Sara King*
Barry Mann
Trevor James*
The Shirelles
Briana Brooks*, Fatima El-Bashir*, Rosharra Francis*, Jazz Madison
Janelle Woods
Rosharra Francis*
Little Eva
Jazz Madison
The Righteous Brothers
Brady Fritz, James Larsen*
"One Fine Day" Backup Singers
Briana Brooks*, Fatima El-Bashir*, Jazz Madison
Nick
James Larsen*
Marilyn Wald
Monet Sabel*
"Uptown" Singer
Fatima El-Bashir*
Lou Adler
Brady Fritz
Ensemble
Briana Brooks*, Domo D'dante, Fatima El-Bashir*, Rosharra Francis*, Brady Fritz, David Ginlet*,
Cornelius Jones, Jr.*, James Larsen*, Jazz Madison, Kenneth Mosley*, Melissa Musial, Monet Sabel*
UNDERSTUDIES & SWINGS
Understudies and Swings never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Swings:
Mitchell Lam Hau, Keturah McIntyre, Michael Swain-Smith
For Carole King, Betty, Genie:
Monet Sabel*
For Gerry, Don:
James Larsen*
For Cynthia, Marilyn:
Melissa Musial
For Barry:
Brady Fritz
For Neil, Righteous Brothers, Nick, Lou:
Mitchell Lam Hau
For Lucielle:
Rosharra Francis*
For The Drifters:
Michael Swain-Smith
For Janelle:
Fatima El-Bashir*
For The Shirelles, Little Eva, "Uptown" Singer, "One Fine Day" Backup Singers:
Keturah McIntyre
Production Stage Manager
Monica Dickhens*
Assistant Stage Manager
Lisa Palmire*
Dance Captain
Rosharra Francis*
There will be one 15-minute intermission during this performance.
*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production and distributing recordings or streams in any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author(s)'s rights and actionable under United States copyright law.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
“So Far Away” | Carole King
“Oh Carol” | Neil Sedaka
“1650 Broadway Medley” | Ensemble
“It Might As Well Rain Until September” | Carole King
“Be Bop a Lula" | Ensemble
“Some Kind of Wonderful” | Carole King, Gerry Goffin and The Drifters
“Happy Days Are Here Again” | Cynthia Weil
“Take Good Care of My Baby" | Gerry Goffin and Carole King
“Who Put the Bomp" | Barry Mann
“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” | Carole King
“Up on the Roof” | Gerry Goffin and The Drifters
“On Broadway” | The Drifters
“The Locomotion” | Little Eva and Ensemble
“You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling” | Barry Mann and The Righteous Brothers
“One Fine Day” | Janelle, Backup Singers and Carole King
ACT II
“Chains” | Carole King and Ensemble
“Walking in the Rain” | Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
“Pleasant Valley Sunday” | Marilyn Wald, Gerry Goffin and Ensemble
“We Gotta Get Out of This Place” | Barry Mann
“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (Reprise) | Carole King
“Uptown" | "Uptown" Singer and Ensemble
“It's Too Late” | Carole King
“You've Got a Friend" | Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Don Kirshner
“(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” | Carole King and Ensemble
“Beautiful" | Carole King and Company
ORCHESTRA
Music Director / Keyboard 1 - Ryan O'Connell;
Reed 1 (Alto Sax/Flute/Oboe/Tenor Sax) - Sean Franz;
Reed 2 (Bari Sax/Clarinet/Flute/Tenor Sax) - Jeff Driskill;
Trumpet/Flugelhorn - Serafin Aguilar; Guitar 1 (Electric/Nylon Acoustic) - Brian Silverman;
Guitar 2 (Electroc/Steel String Acoustic/12-String) - Brian LaFontaine;
Bass (Electric/Acoustic) - Oskar Cartaya; Drums/Percussion - Dominic Anzalone;
Keyboard 2 - Benet Braun; Keyboard 3 - Jennifer Lin;
Orchestra Contractor - Eric Heinly
SONG CREDITS
“Be Bop a Lula” by Tex Davis and Gene Vincent. Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) and Three Wise Boys Music LLC (BMI).
“Beautiful” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP).
“Chains” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Screen Gems-EMI Music (BMI).
“Happy Days Are Here Again” by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen. EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP). Special
lyrics by Douglas McGrath and Cynthia Well.
“He’s Sure the Boy I Love” by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“I Go Ape” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI).
“It Might As Well Rain Until September” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“It’s Too Late” by Carole King and Toni Stern. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP).
“Little Darlin’” by Maurice Williams. Cherie Corporation (BMI) 100%.
“The Locomotion” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“Love Potion #9” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP).
“Oh Carol” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI).
“On Broadway” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“One Fine Day” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“Pleasant Valley Sunday” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“Poison Ivy” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP).
“So Far Away” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP).
“Some Kind of Wonderful” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“Splish Splash” by Bobby Darin and Jean Murray. EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), Trio Music Co. Inc. (BMI) and
Alley Music Corp. (BMI).
“Stupid Cupid” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Longitude Music (BMI).
“Take Good Care of My Baby” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“There Goes My Baby” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben King, George Treadwell and Lover Patterson.
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI).
“Up on the Roof” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
‘Walking in The Rain” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo Mother Bertha Music (BMI).
‘We Gotta Get Out of This Place” by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
“Who Put the Bomp” by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
‘’Yakkety Yak” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP).
“(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald Wexler. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI).
‘’You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector. Screen Gem-EMI Music Inc, (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo Mother Bertha Music (BMI).