Carole King: Tapestry live at Hyde Park comes to the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse July 11

          

Carole King’s unforgettable and critically acclaimed 2016 Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park concert will come to the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse as “Carole King: Tapestry – Captured Live at Hyde Park London.  65,000 fans attended the show – her first UK concert in 27 years – where she performed her iconic album Tapestry in its entirety for the first time ever.

This special cinema event by the multi-Grammy Award^®-winner, Songwriters Hall of Famer, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee includes star-studded appearances including Tom Hanks, Elton John, Graham Nash, Lou Adler,Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, James Taylor, David Crosby, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and includes several timeless Goffin/King compositions.  The Ridgefield Playhouse and Cohen and Wolf, P.C. Fathom Events Presents & Movies Series will bring this historic concert to American audiences for the first time onTuesday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. Bonus content includes an interview with King herself and special introduction by the iconic WCBS-FM radio host Scott Shannon. 

Highlights of the performance include King's daughter, Louise Goffin, joining her on "Where You Lead," King being accompanied by a recording of her younger self on "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman," as well as a rocking performance of “I Feel the Earth Move” with Cassidy Janson and the London cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. In addition toTapestry, King performed several hits from her 60’s partnership with Gerry Goffin and her solo career including “The Loco-Motion” and “Take Good Care of My Baby.”

Carole King is one of the most successful songwriters of the latter half of the 20^th century. Her breakthrough album Tapestry topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971, remained on the charts for more than six years, giving her the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. King has sold an estimated 75 million albums worldwide. Tapestry was the basis for creating “Beautiful” on Broadway which tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom. “Beautiful” was nominated for seven Tony Awards and received two in 2014 including “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.”

For tickets ($15), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org.  The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.