Melissa Benoist, known for her leading performance on CW’s Supergirl, is set to make her Broadway debut as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical June 7. The actor, who succeeds Chillina Kennedy, will play a limited engagement at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre through August 4.
Prior to Supergirl, Benoist appeared on Glee as transfer student Marley Rose. Her additional screen credits include Whiplash and crossover episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash (including the musical episode “Duet”), and Arrow.
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