On Stage: A musical that really is ‘Beautiful’

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times For more than a century, many beautiful national touring productions of Broadway shows have been presented at The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10th and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, www. duponttheatre.com), which formerly has been known as the DuPont Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre. This week, the theater in downtown Wilmington...

On Stage: ‘Beautiful’ music on stage at Academy

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Sarah Bockel as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. It’s very likely that you know these songs — “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “I Feel the Earth Move.” But you may not know what links these familiar songs together. All these classic...