Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath with songs by Carole King with Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann with Cynthia Weil, and others. The musical is a biographical piece depicting King’s songwriting career from her hiring at Aldon Music in 1958 to her debut performance in 1971, including her marriage to Goffin and their friendships with Mann and Weil.