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: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at the Aronoff Center
by Ana-Brit Asplen - May 10, 2025
Nick Fradiani leads the First National Broadway Tour as Neil Diamond with an uncanny finesse, taking the audience through the heyday of his career. The show gives its audiences a newfound appreciation and perspective for fans across generations with incredible musical performances and a unique format.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
by Jarrod Michael - Apr 30, 2025
Neil Diamond’s voice may no longer fill the world’s largest arenas, but his music’s enduring warmth and lyrical intimacy found a new home onstage in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. This biographical jukebox musical is more than simply a greatest-hits concert; it paints a vibrant and reflective picture of an artist whose music is the heartbeat of many American lives. Framed through the lens of a fictionalized therapy session, the show weaves Diamond’s introspective journey with a set list of beloved classics, from the infectious and iconic “Sweet Caroline” to the aching vulnerability of “I Am… I Said.”
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.
Review: NEIL DIAMOND: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
by Michael Rabice - Apr 9, 2025
The trend continues of bringing a musical superstar's life to the Broadway stage in a jukebox bio-musical style. We've had Cher, Tina Turner, Gloria Estefan, Michael Jackson, and now Neil Diamond in THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. The flashy and often heartfelt Broadway tour settled onto the stage of Shea's Buffalo Theatre last night to an enthusiastic ovation.
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.
Review: A Dazzling, Sparkling, Spectacle, Makes A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Straz Center
by Drew Eberhard - Feb 14, 2025
A Beautiful Noise is a Jukebox musical centered around Neil Diamond’s life, times, and music. It celebrated its Opening Night on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4, 2022. Garnering much acclaim, the musical grossed more than $1 million at the Box Office leading up to its official opening night performance.
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 National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - Jan 8, 2025
A Beautiful Noise is a biographical musical about legendary singer/songwriter Neil Diamond. The story chronicles how a poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn became one of the most universally adored showmen of all time. With his first break into songwriting in the 1960s, his meteoric rise in the 1970s, and plenty of crushing disappointments and heart-stopping triumphs along the way.