Admittedly, when I first heard about Beautiful: The Carole King Musical I wasn’t thrilled. As an avid theatergoer and fan of the medium, the jukebox musical that has seemingly taken over the genre of ...

A preteen girl in row O screamed after every number and during most musical rests, at one pointing shouting, “We love you, Anne Boleyn!” In row B or C, a fully grown man leapt up to dance by himself.