#THEATRE: “BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL

By Justin Waldman

Taking place now through June 7, 2026 at Princess of Wales Theatre is BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL! The toe-tapping Musical told through two actors playing the hitmaker then and now, takes a deep look into his past and traumas that made him the legend he is today. In addition to his anthem “Sweet Caroline,” he is responsible for hits “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “You Don’t Brjng Me.Flowers“, “Song Sung Blue” (for which the 2025 film starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson was named) and “America“.

The story focuses on Neil Diamond (current day) played by Robert Westenberg as he is sitting down talking to his therapist (Lisa Renee Pitts) about his life, as she tries to get him to open-up and talk about how he became the man he is today. He is hesitant, and she presents him his songbook, and picks songs that allows him to let his guard down about the past and how these hits became to be, in relation to the points where he was in his life.

When we see “then” Neil, he is played by Nick Frandiani who inherited the role on Broadway in 2023. He alsl happens to be the American Idol winner in 2015. While the show tells the tale of Neil Diamond, and how the songs came to be, the audience is most engaged and joyous when the songs everyone has come to know and love are being performed my Fradiani and company. Two-and-a-half hours fly by when the songs are being sung, and most notably, there is almost non-stop music. initely more hits being sung then story being told – but we are all here for the wonderful music of this legend, so get your best sparkly outfit, and dance your way over to the Princess of Wales Theatre before June 7, 2026.

Our Justin Waldman shares his thoughts on the production:

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