Carole King duet was beautiful, says Cassidy Janson who plays her in West End

Cassidy Janson and the cast of Beautiful joined the songwriter during her headline set at British Summer Time
Dream come true: Cassidy Janson sings with Carole King in front of 65,000 people
Elliot Wagland
Alistair Foster4 July 2016

The actress who plays Carole King in the star’s West End songbook musical says their duet at Hyde Park is the most amazing thing she has ever done.

Cassidy Janson and the cast of Beautiful joined the songwriter during her headline set at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time last night, to perform I Feel The Earth Move.

Afterwards Janson said: “Singing to Carole King in front of 65,000 people, I’m kind of speechless! It was a whole day of preparation building up to two minutes and it was probably the most amazing thing I’ve ever done in my life.”

She added: “The first time I met Carole was Friday, to rehearse, and I cried. It’s overwhelming and emotional meeting someone when you’re playing their life eight shows a week.

“She was more warm and generous than I could have imagined. Lovely and encouraging. After we rehearsed she said, ‘Stay and watch me for an hour.’ I just watched her and how she spoke to her band — she’s all about the music.

“She’s not the glitz and the glamour. At 74 years old she is so full of life.”

Earlier Don Henley performed as King’s support act. Backstage in the Ray-Ban area, The Eagles legend praised the London audience, saying: “You know what was great — you get so many people filming with cellphones nowadays, but not today. The crowd was really in the moment and there for the music.”

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