joining us now with what to expect is erika olson, who plays cynthia weil. also is ben fankhauser, who plays barry mann. great having both of you. >> thanks for having us. >> good morning. >> for those who aren't familiar, explain a little bit more about "beautiful." >> it's a story of carole king's rise to stardom. a lot of people know her from her tapestry days. but a lot of people don't know she wrote huge hits for the shah rels and the drifters back in the day. it's a look at the story of all the songs we've grown up with and come to love. >> i have to tell you, it blew my mind when i looked at her song list. >> we googled it. actual woman. ? one fine day ?? >> who knew she wrote that? >> "will you still love me tomorrow." >> keep going. >> and loco doings motion. >> no kidding? >> yes. >> some really interesting singers did her songs. >> yeah, yeah. >> fantastic. fascinating. >> tell us a little bit about the show. >> so the story takes place in the era of t alley and rock'n'roll. it was a lot of song writers sitting cubicle to cubal writing for artists