Benoist begins her final week as Carole King tonight.
Outgoing Beautiful: The Carole King Musical star Melissa Benoist celebrated her final week as Carole King by receiving a Sardi’s portrait on Tuesday, July 31.
Benoist, star of the CW’s Supergirl, made her Broadway debut during her engagement in the show, which kicked off on June 7 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. In addition to her starring role on Supergirl, Benoist also recently starred in the six-part event series Waco, based on the true story of the 51-day standoff in Waco, Texas. She first became known to musical and television fans with her starring role as Marley Rose on seasons 4 and 5 of Fox’s hit show Glee.
She plays her final performance in Beautiful on August 4.