{"id":815136,"date":"2026-05-22T18:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/815136\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T18:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:35:22","slug":"hear-the-hits-beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/815136\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear the hits &#8211; \u2018Beautiful: The Carole King Musical\u2019 in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Theatre Under The Stars brings Beautiful: The Carole King Musical to the Hobby Center, a celebration of Carole King\u2019s journey from teenage songwriter to music legend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Before carving out a solo career with the landmark Tapestry album, King helped craft chart-toppers for artists including The Shirelles, The Drifters and Aretha Franklin \u2014 songs that shaped a generation. Expect a soundtrack of classics: \u201cIt\u2019s Too Late,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019ve Got a Friend,\u201d \u201cSo Far Away\u201d and \u201c(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Meet the cast <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyramkennedy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kyramkennedy.com\/\">Kyra Kennedy<\/a> stars as Carole King, returning to the iconic piano bench for the fourth time. Her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes Carole King at Paper Mill Playhouse and multiple regional productions, plus stage and songwriting credits in New York and nationwide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dswallach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dswallach\/\">Dylan S. Wallach<\/a> plays Gerry Goffin; he returns to TUTS after Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional credits that include Leopoldstadt and national tours. Both bring heartfelt musicianship and storytelling to this intimate, music-filled biopic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Why Houstonians should go <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Beautiful is more than a jukebox musical \u2014 it\u2019s a portrait of resilience, creative partnership and finding one\u2019s voice. The show\u2019s mix of nostalgia and emotional honesty makes it perfect for longtime fans and first-time theatergoers alike. Whether you grew up with these songs or are just discovering them, the production promises piano-driven arrangements and close-up performances that resonate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Show info &amp; tickets <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Beautiful runs May 19\u201331 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thehobbycenter.org\/\">Hobby Center<\/a>. Tickets and exact performance times are available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-2026\/\">Theatre Under The Stars<\/a>. For group sales, accessibility information or media inquiries, contact TUTS\u2019 box office.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Theatre Under The Stars brings Beautiful: The Carole King Musical to the Hobby Center, a celebration&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":815137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[648,69004,171,4345,975,358,167418,91038,3187],"class_list":["post-815136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-arts","tag-carole-king","tag-entertainment","tag-houston","tag-music","tag-texas","tag-theatre-under-the-stars","tag-tuts","tag-tx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116619675512307382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}