Beautiful Workshop

[Unknown User]

Beautiful Workshop#1

Posted: 6/10/14 at 12:19pm

This article mentions that someone else played Carole King in the workshops of Beautiful. Does anyone know who the actress was?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/theater/theaterspecial/jessie-mueller-as-herself-after-a-starry-night.html?src=dayp&_r=1

[LizzieCurry]

Beautiful Workshop#2

Posted: 6/10/14 at 12:24pm

Vanessa Ray.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?page=2&thread=1057650

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Broadwaystar2]

Beautiful Workshop#2

Posted: 6/10/14 at 7:42pm

Patti Murin played Cynthia Weil

Updated On: 6/10/14 at 07:42 PM

[mattywhits]

Beautiful Workshop#3

Posted: 6/10/14 at 8:13pm

Love Vanessa Ray and Patti Murin- would love to see them take over the roles at some point, given that the show seems like it will run for a while...

[BwayinVan]

Beautiful Workshop#4

Posted: 6/10/14 at 10:39pm

Vanessa Ray is currently on Blue Bloods as pretty much a series regular so either she would have to do it for the time they are on hiatus or leave the show. I'd be sad to see her leave but it would be interesting to see her tackle this role

[CurtainPullDowner]

Beautiful Workshop#5

Posted: 6/10/14 at 11:15pm

I'd like to see Lauren Molina tackle the role.

[Jingjo2]

Beautiful Workshop#6

Posted: 6/10/14 at 11:17pm

Wait, Vanessa Ray? As in Cece Drake from Pretty Little Liars? That's what showed up on my google.
Wow!!! Never knew she could sing!

[somethingwicked]

Beautiful Workshop#7

Posted: 6/10/14 at 11:40pm

Seeing Whitney Bashor in THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY made me think she'd be a sublime replacement for Mueller whenever she leaves the show.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[somethingbypuccini 2]

Beautiful Workshop#8

Posted: 6/10/14 at 11:44pm

I have heard that Debbie Shapiro Gravitte was involved as Caole at some point, though I don't know how reliable my source is.

[somethingwicked]

Beautiful Workshop#9

Posted: 6/11/14 at 12:52am

somethingbypuccini, I believe Debbie Gravitte was involved at one point playing Genie Klein, Carole's mother.

It's my understanding that Vanessa Ray was Carole for the entire process developing the show but was unavailable for the actual production due to television commitments.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 6/11/14 at 12:52 AM

[somethingbypuccini 2]

Beautiful Workshop#10

Posted: 6/11/14 at 1:22pm

Ahh, that would make sense. I always thought she was a strange choice for the role.

[BobNC]

Beautiful Workshop#11

Posted: 6/11/14 at 9:23pm

I think they'll go the route of getting a contemporary pop/rock star to take over for Jessie.

[Bettyboy72]

Beautiful Workshop#12

Posted: 6/11/14 at 9:27pm

"I think they'll go the route of getting a contemporary pop/rock star to take over for Jessie."

Hilary Duff?

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello