<P> The musical uses a 12 - member orchestra consisting of three keyboards, two guitars, bass, drums, percussion, two reeds, trumpet / flugelhorn, and trombone / bass trombone . In addition the performer playing Carole King plays the piano if it is Katie Brayben (London) whereas Jessie Mueller (Broadway) needed piano lessons so she could mime . </P> <P> The Broadway cast album was recorded in February 2014 by Ghostlight Records and was released in digital form on April 1, 2014 . It was in stores as of May 13, 2014 . (The Broadway cast album includes the song "You've Got a Friend", although that song is not listed in the opening night playbill .) The album was also released on a vinyl format . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Broadway Cast </Th> <Th> West End Cast </Th> <Th> U.S. Tour Cast </Th> <Th> Japan Cast </Th> <Th> U.K. Tour Cast </Th> <Th> Australian Tour Cast </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Carole King </Th> <Td> Jessie Mueller </Td> <Td> Katie Brayben </Td> <Td> Abby Mueller </Td> <Td> Nana Mizuki Ayaka Hirahara </Td> <Td> Bronté Barbé </Td> <Td> Esther Hannaford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gerry Goffin </Th> <Td> Jake Epstein </Td> <Td> Alan Morrissey </Td> <Td> Liam Tobin </Td> <Td> Kanata Irei </Td> <Td> Kane Oliver Parry </Td> <Td> Josh Piterman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cynthia Weil </Th> <Td> Anika Larsen </Td> <Td> Lorna Want </Td> <Td> Becky Gulsvig </Td> <Td> Sonim </Td> <Td> Amy Ellen Richardson </Td> <Td> Amy Lehpamer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barry Mann </Th> <Td> Jarrod Spector </Td> <Td> Ian McIntosh </Td> <Td> Ben Fankhauser </Td> <Td> Akinori Nakagawa </Td> <Td> Matthew Gonsalves </Td> <Td> Mat Verevis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Don Kirshner </Th> <Td> Jeb Brown </Td> <Td> Gary Trainor </Td> <Td> Curt Bouril </Td> <Td> Shinji Takeda </Td> <Td> Adam Howden </Td> <Td> Mike McLeish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genie Klein </Th> <Td> Liz Larsen </Td> <Td> Glynis Barber </Td> <Td> Suzanne Grodner </Td> <Td> Miyuki Tsurugi </Td> <Td> Carol Royle </Td> <Td> Anne Wood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Betty </Th> <Td> Rebecca LaChance </Td> <Td> Joanna Woodward </Td> <Td> Sarah Bockel </Td> <Td> Ayaka Larrison </Td> <Td> Leigh Lothian </Td> <Td> Stefanie Caccamo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Neil Sedaka / Righteous Brother / Lou Adler </Th> <Td> Kevin Duda </Td> <Td> Ed Currie </Td> <Td> John Michael Dias </Td> <Td> Gen Yamada </Td> <Td> Ben Morris </Td> <Td> Jason Arrow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lucille / Shirelle / "One Fine Day" Backup Singer </Th> <Td> Carly Hughes </Td> <Td> Danielle Steers </Td> <Td> Salisha Thomas </Td> <Td> Natsuko Takagi </Td> <Td> Paige Miller </Td> <Td> Ruva Ngwenya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The Drifters </Th> <Td> E. Clayton Cornelious, Douglas Lyons, Arbender J. Robinson, James Harkness </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Matthew Elliot Campbell, Khalid Daley, Matt Mills, Simeon Montague </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shirelle / Janelle Woods </Th> <Td> Rashidra Scott </Td> <Td> Tanisha L. Spring </Td> <Td> Rebecca E. Covington </Td> <Td> Eliana </Td> <Td> Jessica Joslin </Td> <Td> Akina Edmonds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shirelle / Little Eva / "One Fine Day" Backup Singer </Th> <Td> Ashley Blanchet </Td> <Td> Lucy St. Louis </Td> <Td> Ashley Blanchet </Td> <Td> MARIA - E </Td> <Td> Esme Laudat </Td> <Td> Chloé Zuel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shirelle / "One Fine Day" Backup Singer / "Uptown" Singer </Th> <Td> Alysha Deslorieux </Td> <Td> Tanya Nicole - Edwards </Td> <Td> Britney Coleman </Td> <Td> Marie Sugaya </Td> <Td> Paige Miller </Td> <Td> Rebecca Selley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Righteous Brother / Nick </Th> <Td> Josh Davis </Td> <Td> Dylan Turner </Td> <Td> Andrew Brewer </Td> <Td> Yasuhiro Yamano </Td> <Td> Grant McConvey </Td> <Td> Andrew Cook </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Marilyn Wald </Th> <Td> Sara King </Td> <Td> Vivien Carter </Td> <Td> DeLaney Westfall </Td> <Td> Sayaka Watabiki </Td> <Td> Emma Lucia </Td> <Td> Naomi Price </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Broadway Cast </Th> <Th> West End Cast </Th> <Th> U.S. Tour Cast </Th> <Th> Japan Cast </Th> <Th> U.K. Tour Cast </Th> <Th> Australian Tour Cast </Th> </Tr>

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