The story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in an uplifting new musical featuring all his hit songs, including “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” and “Cracklin’ Rosie.” From those exhilarating early days in New York to the sold-out spectacles that defined his career, A Beautiful Noise explores the life of a rock icon through the music that made him “a national treasure” (Los Angeles Times).
Directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), choreographed by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Once, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and written by four-time Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody, The Two Popes), A Beautiful Noise is a thrilling look at an artist’s search for himself and a celebration of the enduring power of his music.
“Noise” shows the toil involved and sugarcoats nothing. The Act I finale has him composing in a broken-down motel room at one of his most down-and-out moments only to stumble upon “Sweet Caroline.” That same number is also used at the end of the show, a sequined young and old Diamond singing it together with the full cast and the audience joining in.
What the production does have, however, is…well, the “Noise,” and one that’s gloriously rendered by this first national company. If you’re a Diamond fan “A Beautiful Noise” is a welcome stand-in, sequins and all, for what used to be the regular concert tours, with “America’s Got Talent” 2015 winner Nick Fradiani (as Neil (Then)) offering an uncanny vocal impersonation of the star, from the first line of the opening title song to the majestic “Holly Holy” that closes the show. Fradiani isn’t called upon to do much in the way of acting, but he embodies the man in such an authoritative manner that you just know he’ll be “playing” Diamond long after his run with the show ends.
2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
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