One of the most anticipated national touring shows in a long time headlines the series of Broadway tours coming to the Marcus Center next year.
"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" will wrap up the seven-show Associated Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center series next summer. The show, which chronicles the life of singer-songwriter Carole King, is a Tony and Grammy award-winning production that is right in the slow lane for AARP members, and really anyone.
The music is memorable, including such hits as "On Broadway" and the ever-memorable "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." King was recently honored at the Kennedy Center, and Aretha Franklin sang one of King’s biggest hits, "Natural Woman," as King looked on. There are people who say it was just about the greatest live performance of a single song ever.
If "Beautiful" is one of the hottest touring shows, then "The Book of Mormon" is one of the funniest. The show played to a sold out run last year and will open the series in October with a limited one-week engagement. Tickets are going to go fast for this one.
Other shows coming, in chronological order, are "Elf: The Musical," "The Sound of Music," "The Illusionists: Live From Broadway," "Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella" and "Chicago."
The Marcus Center is the place in Milwaukee to see first class national touring productions. Occasionally you see shows billed as national tours in other venues, but they don’t meet the high quality standards of the Broadway Across America-Milwaukee series.
Information of tickets and showtimes is available here.
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