On Saturday May 26, 1973, before more than 100,000 fans on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City, singer-songwriter Carole King, at the undeniable top of her game, enjoyed a humbling ...

Midway through “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” the chart-topping composer responds to a colleague’s suggestion that she perform in public with a modest question: “I’m just a normal ...