The Carole King musical was unlike any other musical I have ever seen. The crowd was excited from the start waiting for the show to begin, and at first, I thought there was some last minute issues behind the scenes as cast members kept appearing and disappearing.
However, they were slowly setting the scene by going about their day, chatting, testing the instruments, allowing the audience to fall back to the 50s. I did have concerns about what looked to be a minimal set, but it was designed perfectly and allowed for seamless transitions between scenes thanks to quick cast work and clever lighting.
Molly-Grace Cutler gave a fantastic performance as Carol, she had control of the stage, maintained an impressive Brooklyn accent and sung every song beautifully. It was also impressive to observe how many cast members had multiple characters to play but managed the quick costume changes without a hitch.
