Supergirl's Melissa Benoist to Star in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Melissa Benoist, star of the CW's Supergirl, will make her Broadway debut on June 7 as Carole King in Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Benoist will play a limited run through August 4, with current star Chilina Kennedy returning to the role later that month.

In addition to Kennedy as Carole King, the current Broadway cast of Beautiful includes Evan Todd as Gerry Goffin, Jessica Keenan Wynn as Cynthia Weil, Ben Jacoby as Barry Mann, Paul Anthony Stewart as Don Kirshner, Liz Larsen as Genie Klein, and an ensemble that features Kerissa Arrington, Kennedy Caughell, Adam Dietlein, Kevin Duda, Sidney Dupont, Gabrielle Elisabeth, Matt Faucher, Jessie Hooker-Bailey, Douglas Lyons, Stephanie Martignetti, Paris Nix, Kris Roberts, Nic Ryan, Sara Sheperd, Yasmeen Sulieman, Salisha Thomas, Daniel Torres, and Melvin Tunstall.

With a book by Douglas McGrath and songs from the catalogue of Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, Beautiful officially opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on January 12, 2014. The show follows the life and career of singer-songwriter King and colleagues Goffin, Mann, and Weil, and features songs including "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "One Fine Day," and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman."

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. Melissa 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.