Vanessa Carlton Performs Days Ahead of Broadway Debut

(CNN) -- Vanessa Carlton took the stage to sing a cover of Carole King's "It's Too Late" for Broadway.com.

The singer will make her Broadway debut as Carole King in "Beautiful — The Carole King Musical" starting June 27 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. She is taking over the role from actress Chilina Kennedy.

Of the song, Carlton told The Wall Street Journal it's her favorite of King's.

"'It's Too Late.' She is the queen. It's the sweetest sadness. The lyrics are so simple — just, it's too late, but we really tried to make it. Enough said. It makes me cry," she said.

Carlton will star for a limited engagement run ending Sept. 1.

"Beautiful" opened on Broadway in 2014. The show received seven Tony nominations, and won two. The musical tells the story of King's life and career, including her time writing her hit album, "Tapestry," which includes "It's Too Late," the song Carlton covered. In 1971, the song spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.

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