FREEZE FRAME: BEAUTIFUL Cast Meets the Press!

The highly anticipated new musical, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter begins previews on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) tonight, November 21, 2013, following a critically acclaimed, sold-out World Premiere in San Francisco. An official opening night set for Sunday, January 12, 2014.

The cast met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview from the festivies below. Check back later for full coverage!

Tony Award-nominee Mueller stars as 'Carole King'; she's joined by Epstein as 'Gerry Goffin', Anika Larsen as 'Cynthia Weil', Jarrod Spector as 'Barry Mann', Jeb Brown as 'Don Kirshner', Liz Larsen as 'Genie Klein', and an ensemble that includes Ashley Blanchet, E. Clayton Cornelious, Joshua Davis,Alysha Deslorieux, Kevin Duda, James Harkness, Carly Hughes, Sara King, Rebecca LaChance,Douglas Lyons, Chris Peluso, Gabrielle Reid, Arbender Robinson, Rashidra Scott, Sara Sheperd, andMelvin Tunstall.

With a book by playwright and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Douglas McGrath, direction byMarc Bruni and choreography by Josh Prince, Beautiful features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil.

Ticket prices for the Broadway Premiere of Beautiful range from $75 - $152. Beautiful will play the following schedule: Tuesdays - Thursdays at 7PM, Wednesdays at 2PM, Fridays at 8PM, Saturdays at 2PM and 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM. The preview schedule varies slightly, and additional details can be found on the website. For more information, visit www.beautifulonbroadway.com.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Jeb Brown, Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector, Jessie Mueller, Jake Epstein and Liz Larsen and Company during the Press Sneak Peek for 'Beautiful-The Carole King Musical' ' at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on November 21, 2013 in New York City.

Jarrod Spector, Gerry Goffin, Cynthia Weil and Anika Larsen during the Press Sneak Peek for 'Beautiful-The Carole King Musical' ' at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on November 21, 2013 in New York City.

Jeb Brown, Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector, Jessie Mueller, Jake Epstein and Liz Larsen during the Press Sneak Peek for 'Beautiful-The Carole King Musical' ' at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on November 21, 2013 in New York City.