Some Kind of Wonderful! Jake Epstein Returns to Beautiful on Broadway

Original Beautiful: The Carole King Musical cast member Jake Epstein is back to feel the earth move at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. He returns to the role of Gerry Goffin from September 22, stepping in for Scott J. Campbell.

In addition to Beautiful, Epstein is best known for his role as Craig Manning in Degrassi: The Next Generation. His theater credits include Straight, Spider-Man, Spring Awakening, American Idiot and Billy Elliot. Recently, he co-wrote and starred in the play Therefore Choose Life in Toronto.

Featuring songs written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and a book by Douglas McGrath, Beautiful tells the story of King from her early days as a Brooklyn teenager (named Carol Klein) struggling to enter the record business to her years spent as a chart-topping music legend.

The current cast also includes Chilina Kennedy as Carole King, Jessica Keenan Wynn as Cynthia Weil, Paul Anthony Stewart as Don Kirshner and Ben Jacoby as Barry Mann.