Before Carole King became the legendary singer-songwriter who helped define an era, she was a 16-year-old Brooklyn kid named Carole Klein trying to sell her songs to the big hitmakers in Times Square. When she meets a fellow Queens College student named Gerry Goffin, she gains the perfect lyricist for her music – and the love of her life. Soon, Carole and Gerry are churning out hits like “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Up On The Roof,” and “Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow” for acts like the Shirelles and The Drifters. But success in music doesn’t necessarily bring happiness, and as Gerry spirals out of control, Carole will need to find the strength to take back control of her life and career.
Book by
Douglas McGrath
Words and Music by
Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Directed by
Amy Anders Corcoran
Meet the director
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AMY ANDERS CORCORAN currently has a brand new adaptation of Disney The Little Mermaid on the Disney Wish, and recently developed and directed the world premiere of Christmas in Connecticut at Goodspeed Musicals. She was the associate director of Escape to Margaritaville for Christopher Ashley on Broadway and she directed the national tour. Amy also directed versions of Mr. Ashley's Freaky Friday for the Alley and Cleveland Playhouse. Amy helmed the NYC off-Broadway and London premieres of Unexpected Joy and received the SDC Noël Coward Fellowship for Comedic Direction. New projects include Edinburgh 7 and Senior Class, and My Life Online. A proud member of SDC, Amy has worked at Asolo Rep, ACT in San Francisco, The Guthrie, Goodspeed, Cal Shakes, many projects for NAMT, and often with Aria Entertainment in London. Amy holds a B.A. in Psychology with Honors from the University of Kansas and an M.F.A. in Directing from Penn State.
