Review: Neil Diamond Musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Arrives at OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Aug 1, 2025
Overall, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE—now on stage at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through August 10, 2025—comes off as guaranteed musical candy for Neil Diamond devotees, thanks to its current form as a polished, tidy, nostalgia-baiting jukebox musical loaded with familiar hits, sprinkles of sparkle, and enough vocal authenticity to make fans of his music swoon. The impressive performances—from the lead vocals to the 'Beautiful Noise' ensemble's hypnotic, lyrical dance moves—bring a measurable level of enjoyment. But as a deep-dive drama? It's, well… just fine. The show's narrative stakes are satisfactory, but a bit paper-thin. While certainly clever in concept, the book often sacrifices real, emotional complexity for palatable, crowd-pleasing moments, and this therapy-session-as-framing-device never truly develops into the kind of character exploration one hopes for in a definitive bio-musical.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Hollywood Pantages Theater
by Cary Ginell - Jul 9, 2025
'Beautiful Noise' is a better-than-average jukebox musical about the career of superstar singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, presented as an aged Diamond goes through psychoanalysis with a therapist.
Neil Diamond's A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Comes To Wharton Center This September
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2025
Individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale starting Monday, July 7, 2025, at 10AM. A BEAUTIFUL NOISE makes its East Lansing premiere at Wharton Center for Performing Arts from September 16-21.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - Apr 24, 2025
The stellar cast accommodates theater goers on both sides of the Diamond spectrum and by the end of the two-act musical the average music fan will be surprised by how many Diamond songs he or she knows by heart and how good some of those songs truly are.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Comes to the Overture Center This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2025
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Madison, Wis., premiere at Overture Center. A Beautiful Noise is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became an American rock icon.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE San Diego Premiere On Sale Now At The Civic Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2025
Tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale starting Friday, February 14 at 10 AM. A BEAUTIFUL NOISE makes its San Diego premiere at the San Diego Civic Theatre Tuesday, May 27 – Sunday, June 1.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Holds Open Casting Call At The Bitter End In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2025
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will hold an open call auditions for actors who can sing and play the guitar for the starring role of ‘Neil Diamond – Then’ will take place Thursday, February 6 from 10 AM – 5 PM ET at The Bitter End (147 Bleecker Street), the iconic music venue that helped launched Diamond’s now legendary career.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE- THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at National Theatre
by David Friscic - Dec 6, 2024
The “beautiful noise” of music is what you hear --if you will only let the noise of the street hustle, people yelling and shouting, and personal traumas behind. Turning all of this ostensible cacophony into the therapeutic music of the soul and the heart and realizing your individual empowerment (this message is realized in the song “I Am…I Said”) -- seems to be the message in the very unique musical The Neil Diamond Musical ---A Beautiful Noise now playing at the National Theatre.