A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL - Reviews & News Thread — Page 12

They just added two new swings, Sean Watkinson (Hadestown tour) & Aveena Sawyer (Little Shop off-Bway). However, Makai Hernandez & Sydney Jones are both leaving on Oct. 29. Makai is joining & Juliet, and Sydney Jones is joining the Betty Boop Musical.



Haven't seen confirmation if or when Robyn is leaving.

Another PR move by the show with te Hard Rock Hotel in NYC.

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A nice final performance/show for Will Swenson. The cast was on fire. Will was definitely feeling it today and the audience really fed off of his energy. Lots of moving moments in Act 2 during "Flowers" w/Robyn, "Shilo" with the ensemble and "I Am I Said" w/Mark Jacoby. The Stadium Medley was off the charts! Mark Jacoby gave a nice speech for Will before they sang "Sweet Caroline" for the encore. Curious to see who their new Neil-Then standby is tomorrow.

Interesting that they didn't hire a standby for Nick Fradiani. Instead, Sean Watkinson is now listed as an u/s for Neil-Then along with Max Sangerman.

As good as the show's PR has been, to still have Will Swenson listed on the show's website is pretty amateur.

The majority of the ensemble is leaving over the next two months, so it might be a pain to keep updating the cast page weekly. But Nick's face needs to be all over their marketing soon. Their advance for the Winter isn't looking good. I'd expect Nick to show up on the next season of American Idol. FYI, Max Sangerman is now the first cover for Neil-Then, so hopefully he gets to go on shortly.

BroadwayRox3588 said: "They'll need to hold on until April (at least) in order to have Nick do any promotional performances onIdol. Their live shows (with potential guest performances) don't start until April."

Okay. Not sure the show will last that long.

quizking101 said: "ACL2006 said: "As good as the show's PR has been, to still have Will Swenson listed on the show's website is pretty amateur."

You want amateur? The cast board outside the theatre not only still has Will Swenson listed as lead, but also still has Linda Powell (instead of Shirine Babb) and still has Jordan Dobson in the ensemble!!"

I noticed that when I saw the show again on Sunday for WIll's final performance. I wonder with the ensemble departing at various dates over the next two months if they'll just replace Will's name.

Here's an oddity, Jordan Dobson has been hanging out backstage frequently the past few weeks. It makes me wonder if he's rejoining the show.

I was there last week to see Will one final time. He was still in top form despite periodic coughing. I also had an entire row to myself house right. I suspect Will had a bigger fanbase than people give him credit for so it will be interesting to see if Nick can sell tickets at the same levels. I have not watched Idol regularly in years so only learned about Nick because of this show. I also attended an event emceed by Melinda Doolittle this past Summer and wasn't familiar with her either.

I do wonder if they might bring Will back periodically like MR does with Aaron. It would probably be a smart move for them.

Jordan Dobson is back in the show, but I think just for this weekend (for Jess LeProtto). Robyn Hurder also injured her ankle mid-show on Friday and is out until further notice. All swings are on today.

A Beautiful Noise is taping their Thanksgiving special for CBS this Friday at 11:30am.

ACL2006 said: "Max Sangerman made his Neil-Then debut last night. Trying to find out if he's on again for the matinee today."


Max was on for today's matinee, too. Nick Fradiani is out with the flu.

I thought I saw Nick post an Instastory earlier with an IV connected to him at the Broadhurst. I hope he wasn't forced to come back too soon.