Does Beautiful need a new playbill

[Nathan Silverberg]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 6:40pm

Hi Broadway fans, If you've seen Beautiful: The Carole King Musical recently, you know that the playbill does not have the face of the current Carole King, Abby Mueller on it, but rather the face of Chilina Kennedy, who played Carole before Melissa Benoist. I think playbill needs to step up their game and get Abby's face on the playbill. How do ya'll feel about this?

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 7:44pm

Playbill prints the art that is supplied to them by the production. They can't "step up their game" because it's not their call to make as far as what goes on the cover. 

[Nathan Silverberg]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 7:54pm

Oh ok, I didn't know that. Thanks!

[veronicamae]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 9:49pm

Additionally, Chilina is the face of Beautiful regardless of who's in the show now (Melissa Benoist/star casting aside). All the advertising around the city is her likeness, as is the tour advertising.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/14/18 at 10:56pm

And, to be honest, it doesn't really matter....if you've gotten one, you've already purchased a ticket.   I've NEVER heard of anyone say, well, I wasn't interested in seeing this show...until I saw the playbill cover.

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 11/15/18 at 12:29am

The tour uses Jessie on the posters/playbills but the Carole varies in the other promotional material. I’ve seen the current tour Carole (Sara Bockel) and Chilina in some of the fliers we have for the upcoming Philly stop of the tour.

Updated On: 11/15/18 at 12:29 AM