A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL - Reviews & News Thread — Page 2

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.

It made me happy to see so many older people enjoying the music so much.

Has anyone seen this show with lottery tickets. Wondering what the seat location like

Nick Fradiani is making his Broadway principal debut tonight as Neil Diamond — Then. Break legs!

JSquared2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Nick Fradiani is making his Broadway principal debut tonight as Neil Diamond — Then. Break legs!"



Where are you getting this from? Will was in the show tonight. Starting tomorrow, Nick will be doing Weds evening shows.

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My apologies - ‘twas an accidental post from the show’s Instagram earlier today. He will be on tomorrow though.

Jordan Catalano said: "Overheard at the matinee today -

- Way too many wrappers being opened

- The word “butterscotch” twice.

- Four cell phones ringing

- “This is music from back when they used to let white people sing”

- “This is the best show I’ve ever seen in my life”

…and one fart."

LMAO - as if I couldn’t love you even more you go and post this! *DEAD*

Saw this last weekend and it was a full house. I grew up listening to Neil's music because my parents always played it. I knew most of the songs but there were some surprises too. I went with a much older friend and she knew everything right down to the concert outfits.

I liked the frame of looking at Neil's life through the lens of therapy sessions. Real Neil even has a letter included in the Playbill talking about how this all came to be. I won't spoil it but the opening few minutes are pretty cool so pay very close attention to Neil and the therapist. There was an understudy on for older Neil when I went and he seemed fine. My favorite numbers were America, Cracklin' Rosie and I Am, I Said. I didn't enjoy Sweet Caroline as much because of the sing along. I agree that should be saved for the ending only. The girl next to me was also dancing in her seat the entire show so I had to contend with her singing and constantly bumping into me.

Will is incredible and I hope he gets a much deserved Tony win from this. Robyn Hurder is also a standout. The ensemble reminded me a little bit of Jagged Little Pill in that I don't always think they're necessary but, they're also not very distracting either. Sets were ok. The orchestra is set up similar to Tina. I'll see this again as I know my parents want to see it.

The weeknight shows have been up at TKTS, but usually between $109-$124 per ticket. There's lots of availability in the winter, so I wonder if a discount code will pop up soon.

ADVICE PLEASE: I bought very expensive tickets over a month ago to the show this coming Wed night, never thinking that Will would be out. I've got a jam-packed week of shows already planned but I won't see the show without Will. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to exchange for another day or night, possibly needing to move another show's date to do so?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Please don't @me about how great understudies and standbys are - I know and I respect them. Seeing Will was a big reason for us to see this, and we're coming in from out of town.

Thanks for the reply Jordan and Happy Thanksgiving.



To answer your question no, it was just announced yesterday that Will wouldnt be doing Wed nights. It's really unfair that they aren't giving more notice since I bought these tix in good faith and never imagined that Will wouldnt be performing on a Wed night. I also spent more $ than I ever would on this show, since that's all that was available where we wanted to sit and we are coming in from out of town. Since I'm out of town and can't go to the BO, do you think Telecharge will do it for me? And would they swap it with another one of my shows that was also purchased through Telecharge? All my dates are already booked. What a mess.

The main issue with the alternate schedule is that there's no notation when you're looking at a Wednesday evening performance on Telecharge. Normally, there will be an alert in red that says something along the lines of "so-and-so will not be performing." It's been listed on the "Event Overview" for months, but, if you go directly to "Buy Tickets," you'll miss it. I get that Will Swenson isn't an above-the-title star for this show, but reviews for him in this role are strong, and there should be more transparency.

theaterdude2 said: "Thanks for the reply Jordan and Happy Thanksgiving.



To answer your question no, it was just announced yesterday that Will wouldnt be doing Wed nights. It's really unfair that they aren't giving more notice since I bought these tix in good faith and never imagined that Will wouldnt be performing on a Wed night. I also spent more $ than I ever would on this show, since that's all that was available where we wanted to sit and we are coming in from out of town. Since I'm out of town and can't go to the BO, do you think Telecharge will do it for me? And would they swap it with another one of my shows that was also purchased through Telecharge? All my dates are already booked. What a mess."

Yes, Telecharge will probably do an exchange for you over the phone. Read my and Jordan's previous posts, and call customer service at (212) 239-6210.