Casting

← Back to Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Cast Size: Large (21 or more performers)
Cast Type: Star Vehicle Female

Character Breakdown

Carole King

An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music.

Gender: female
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Gerry Goffin

Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more.

Gender: male
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: D3
Barry Mann

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable.

Gender: male
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Cynthia Weil

A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable.

Gender: female
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Don Kirschner

An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker.

Gender: male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: C#4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Genie Klein

Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes.

Gender: female
Age: 40 to 50
Neil Sedaka

A singer-songwriter

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G#4
Vocal range bottom: A#3
Nick

A musician.

Gender: male
Janelle Woods

A singer.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G#3
Marilyn Wald

A singer

Gender: female
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Lou Adler

A record producer and music executive.

Gender: male
Bobby Vee

A singer

Gender: male
Vocal range top: C4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Lead Drifter

Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters

Gender: male
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: B2
Back-Up Drifters

Members of the doo-wop group The Drifters

Gender: male
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: B2
Lead Shirelle

Member of pop group The Shirelles

Gender: female
Vocal range top: Db5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Back-Up Shirelles

Member of pop group The Shirelles

Gender: female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Righteous Brother #1

Part of The Righteous Brothers duo

Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: F2
Righteous Brother #2

Part of The Righteous Brothers duo

Gender: male
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Uptown Soloist
Gender: female
Vocal range top: Db5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Lucille

Don Kirshner's secretary

Gender: female
Betty

Carole King's childhood friend.

Gender: female
Little Eva

A pop singer

Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3