“A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical,” which creaked open Sunday night on Broadway, begins in the most sedate and uninvolving manner imaginable. The show is one off-key moment after ...

5. “Song Sung Blue” (1972) This 1972 hit from Diamond’s Moods album became a No. 1 the week of July 1 and spent 12 weeks in the Top 40. It also spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the adult ...

As the doctor convinces Neil to open up through looking at the meaning behind his song lyrics, we begin to see what created this legendary performer. From a lonely boy in Brooklyn to a lonely man ...

Music and lyrics by Neil Diamond. Directed by Michael Mayer. With Will Swenson, Mark Jacoby, Robyn Hurder, Linda Powell, Jessie Fisher, Bri Sudia, Michael McCormick, Tom Alan Robbins.

The Broadway tour of “A Beautiful Noise” onstage at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre is a must-see for Neil Diamond fans. For others, perhaps not. Crooner Nick Fradiani, an “American ...

Tuck Milligan's gruff portrayal as older Neil softens as the Doctor (Lisa Renee Pitts) delves into the underlying meaning of Diamond's lyrics.Pitts' calm yet probing nature brings out the best and ...

'Neil Diamond Musical’ delivers plenty of sweet, cracklin' tunes, but not much of a story arc “Beautiful Noise” is at its best when it lets the music take charge.

Connecticut-born “American Idol” winner Nick Fradiani brings Neil Diamond to life in a musical that not only zips through his hits but plumbs the depths of his psyche.