A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL - Reviews & News Thread

The story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in a gripping and uplifting new musical featuring his hit songs “Sweet Caroline”, “America”, and “Cracklin’ Rosie”. 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). Good times never seemed so good.

With his first break into songwriting in the 1960s and his meteoric rise in the 1970s, and plenty of crushing disappointments and heart-stopping triumphs along the way, Neil Diamond has maintained an almost unthinkable level of superstardom for five straight decades. How did a poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn become one of the most universally adored showmen of all time? There’s only one way to tell it: a musical set to his era-defining smash hits that entranced the world.

Previews begin at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 2 prior to an opening night on December 4.

Updated On: 12/1/22 at 09:24 AM

Any news on rush/lotto?

Leading the cast are Will Swenson, Mark Jacoby, Robyn Hurder, Linda Powell, Jessie Fisher, Michael McCormick, Tom Alan Robbins, and Bri Sudia.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording also releases Wednesday on digital platforms; the OBCR thread will be bumped soon so we can share our thoughts, as per usual.

Who's bringing the noise?

Updated On: 10/31/22 at 07:13 PM

Is anybody excited about this?

BCfitasafiddle said: "A $55 lottery feels like so much to me. If I see this show it will be as inexpensive as I can find it."

Curious about SRO since the show looks very well sold for their first two months? Hopefully cheaper than the $55 rush.

It’s kind of telling that there hasn’t really been a report of first preview etc. since typically this board is on it. You don’t get the vibe that this is a “must see”

hork said: "My 80-year-old mother (who is a big Neil Diamond fan) was there tonight and here’s what she said: “The first act was good but they butchered the second act. The music was fighting the singing. I think it’s going to be an embarrassment. People appreciated the music but damn.”"



I suspect that will get fixed during previews. I have this thing for sound and I will visit the soundboards after shows to chat and give my thoughts on the sound. Many times I end up talking to the sound designers. They usually take a number of performances to sit in different parts of the theater with audiences to adjust the sound. It changes once a theater is full of people.

EDSOSLO858 said:

I was waiting for the Jordan Catalano report (if he was there) - I refer to him as “Jake” sometimes because of his profile pic - but this Jake’s review ain’t bad either! Glad you had a good time, and sorry for the misunderstanding."

I figured you were talking about Jordan, but wanted to throw my 2-cents in anyway. I've been to 6 of the 7 Broadway musical first previews this fall, and this one had, by far, the least "theater" audience. It is going to appeal well to the bridge and tunnel crowd.

Like, I've discovered, several others on here, my day job is in the healthcare sector in Central Jersey, and colleagues who know I go to the theater a lot, who go see a show every once in a blue moon, have been unanimously asking me about this one for months. I think this has the potential to be one of the few commercial hits of the fall.

And yes, I'm sure the 90 minute version will do very well for Royal or Norwegian, and probably a Vegas sit-down too.

Considering the older audience this show is aiming towards, they should switch up their schedule and do Thursday matinees come January. I noticed the weeknight shows have the best availability while matinees appear to have the highest ticket prices.