Broadway's Beautiful to welcome back Jake Epstein

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical is set to welcome back original cast member Jake Epstein to the role of Gerry Goffin on 22 September 2016 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Scott J. Campbell will play his final performance as Goffin on 21 September.

Jake Epstein also starred as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' on Broadway, as well as the National Tours of 'American Idiot,' 'Billy Elliot,' and 'Spring Awakening.' He is also known for his TV role as Craig Manning in "Degrassi: The Next Generation."

The current principal cast of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical includes Chilina Kennedy (Carole King), Scott J. Campbell (Gerry Goffin), Jessica Keenan Wynn (Cynthia Weil), Ben Jacoby (Barry Mann), Paul Anthony Stewart (Don Kirshner), and Liz Larsen (Genie Klein).

Directed by Marc Bruni, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical features music by Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil with a book by Douglas McGrath.

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on 12 January 2014, following previews from 21 November 2013.

Synopsis: "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical charts the rise of the famous singer-songwriter as she goes from being Carol Klein, a simple girl from Brooklyn to an international recording artist. It shows her fighting 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 career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock 'n' roll."

The creative team features choreography by Josh Prince, scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Alejo Vietti, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, and sound design by Brian Ronan.

It received two Tony Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for the show's star Jessie Mueller who sang live with Carole King at the awards.

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical is produced on Broadway by Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

- by Tom Millward