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Check out this CBS Spotlight Interview on Olivia as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

What People Are Saying.

  • "Palmer takes to the piano to serve up some of King’s biggest hits including “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Beautiful” in a finale that brought the audience to its feet"

    BroadwayWorld

  • "Olivia Palmer is reason enough to buy a ticket"

    Booked and Scene

  • "Her acting chops are first-rate, too, as she displays a comic flair in the early scenes and convincingly conveys the crushing anguish as her marriage dissolves"

    Theater Mirror

  • "Palmer fills the bill as both an actor and singer, capturing King’s vulnerabilities and insecurities about her looks — “I have the right amount of body. It’s not organized properly” – but also the distinctive timbre of her voice and her stunning talent, smart enough to skip two grades and attend Queens College at the age of 16"

    On Boston Stages

  • "While the whole cast is wonderful, Olivia Palmer as Carole King steals the show and is worth the price of admission alone"

    Booked and Scene

  • "In her performance, both musically and as the character, Olivia Palmer wisely does not attempt a full-on “impression” or impersonation of King.  There are moments in her performance where Palmer enhances the “sound” of King with impressive “Broadway belter” moments without ever losing the essence of King." 

    Metrmag

  • "The success of any production of Beautiful rests with the casting of Carole King, and in Olivia Palmer, Reagle Music Theatre has found a gem"

    Theater Mirror

  • "Her resonant vocals are an impressive tribute to Carole’s full trademark voice"

    Sleepless Critic

  • "The moments and songs are executed flawlessly by Palmer as King"

    Metrmag

  • "Olivia Palmer is Carole King. Truly."

    Booked and Scene

  • "Palmer resists the temptation to merely do an impression of King (although there are times when she sounds uncannily like her) and instead embraces King’s essence and interprets the songs in a manner that feels genuinely organic instead of a note-for-note copying of the records"

    Theater Mirror

  • "It’s absolutely no surprise that folks around me kept whispering how much she sounded just like Carole. More than that, she captured the spirit of Carole King and that’s not something you can mimic, only embody."

    Booked and Scene

  • "Carole King brought to vivid life in Waltham by Olivia Palmer"

    BroadwayWorld

  • "Palmer captures the essence of Carole’s ambition, shyness, anxiousness, tenacity, self deprecating demeanor, and brilliance having skipped two grades in school."

    Sleepless Critic

  • "As Carole King, Olivia Palmer channels King’s evolution from reticent prodigy to powerhouse solo artist with warmth and wisdom, offering impressive piano work as well as a great match for the timbre of King’s familiar voice"

    Stage and Cinema

  • "From the moment she steps onstage as a shy teenage songwriter to her final moments belting “Beautiful”, Olivia carries the show with a rawness, grace, and precise vocals that left the audience in awe."

    Booked and Scene

  • "Palmer is also exemplary in her dramatic representation of the persona of King, nailing certain unexpected moments of humor, as well."

    Metrmag

  • "Her transformation over the course of the show never felt forced whether she was delivering quiet comedic beats or bringing down the house with a ballad, she held the audience in the palm of her hand"

    Booked and Scene

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