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Daisy Edgar-Jonesis going fromWhere the Crawdads Singto singing asCarole King.
“Daisy has a spirit and energy that I recognized as myself when I was younger,” King toldVariety. “She’s a tremendous talent and I know she’s going to give a great performance.”
According toVariety, Edgar-Jones' casting comes seven years after Sony got the rights to use King’s songs and other material fromBeautiful: The Carole King Musical, which ran on Broadway for five years.
It also comes after Edgar-Jonesearned a Golden Globe nominationfor her performance inUnder the Banner of Heaven.
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The Broadway musical, which closed in October 2019, capped off with 60 previews and 2,418 regular performances during its run, perVariety. It featured several of King’s hits, including those off her record-breaking 1971 LPTapestry. King has written hits for other artists, including Mariah Carey (“If It’s Over), Aretha Franklin ("[You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman”) and others throughout her career.
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“I grew up dancing around the living room in socked feet to the sounds of Carole’s soulful voice, her infectious melodies and lyrics that I, a 7-year-old, thought had been crafted for my exact, specific life experience,” said Swift at the time. “I listen to Carole’s music now and feel that same tingle of recognition.”
“Her songs speak to the true and honest feelings that everyone has felt, is currently feeling, or hopes to feel one day,” she added. “So it is only right for them to be passed down like precious heirlooms from parents to children, older siblings to younger, lovers to each other.”
source: people.com
