Broadway BUZZ

Vanessa Carlton is not someone who fits neatly into one box. She attended both the School of American Ballet and Columbia University, and was discovered as a singer-songwriter/pianist when a cassette tape demo was given to legendary music impresario Ahmet Ertegun. With her debut single “A Thousand Miles,” Carlton soared to the top of the Billboard charts and garnered multiple Grammy nominations. Her impact on pop culture has afforded Carlton the freedom to take creative risks and pursue artistic evolution. In 2011, she set out as an independent recording artist with her album Rabbits on the Run, produced by the illustrious Steve Osborne (U2, A-ha) at the Peter Gabrielowned Real World studios. Carlton continued her musical transformation when she released the critically acclaimed studio album Liberman in 2015, which garnered praise from Pitchfork, SPIN, Entertainment Weekly, Paste, The Boston Globe and others. An artist of various mediums, Carlton consistently pushes herself outside of her comfort zone to create memorable chapters in her storied career. Whether it is through music, dance or theater, new facets of her artistry are revealed with each new project. Having toured the world many times over as a headliner, she has also had the privilege of supporting her close friend and musical icon, Stevie Nicks. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is her first appearance on Broadway.