A Beautiful Noise at Emerson Colonial Theatre

A Beautiful Noise

Emerson Colonial Theatre
106 Boylston Street Boston

The story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in a gripping and uplifting new musical featuring his hit songs "Sweet Caroline," "America," and "Cracklin' Rosie." Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), choreographed by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Once, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and written by four-time Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody, The Two Popes), A Beautiful Noise debuts in Boston before heading to Broadway. Good times never seemed so good.

Thru - Aug 7, 2022

Tuesdays: 8:00pm

Wednesdays: 8:00pm

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 3:00pm

Price: $49-$399

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 617-482-9393

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A Beautiful Noise at Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston

A Beautiful Noise Reviews

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The Boston Globe - Recommended

"...Now it's Neil Diamond's turn. And Diamond has the great good fortune to have Will Swenson playing him in "A Beautiful Noise," directed by Michael Mayer in the premiere at the venerable Emerson Colonial Theatre. The power of Swenson's electric performance nearly blows the roof off the old joint."

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- Don Aucoin

WBUR - Highly Recommended

"...In the vibrant "A Beautiful Noise" (through Aug. 7), both the musical numbers and Anthony McCarten's book show Diamond - plagued by ennui - doing his best to feed the happy wolf with music. The Brooklyn-born artist spent years in New York City's Tin Pan Alley writing songs for other artists before finally scoring a massive hit with the Monkees' "I'm a Believer." However, instead of celebrating that win, the indefatigable Diamond worried about his next hit and preferred to burrow away to write it."

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- Jacquinn Sinclair

Edge - Highly Recommended

"...It turns out that 'Song Sung Blue" isn't just one of Neil Diamond's biggest hits, but his mantra. In "A Beautiful Noise," the crowd-pleasing biographical jukebox musical having its premiere at the Emerson-Colonial Theatre, the singer may have brought joy to endless millions through his songs and performances, but in his personal life struggled with depression and esteem issues."

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- Robert Nesti

New England Theater Mirror - Highly Recommended

"...The show is anchored by the strong storytelling element, and when present day Diamond (who stopped performing publicly in 2018 due to Parkinson's Disease) has a breakthrough in therapy at the show's end, it feels genuine, punctuated by an unexpected and touching rendition of "I Am I Said" by Jacoby, which brings down the house. I spoke with a number of theater veterans at intermission and after the show, and even those who were not particularly big fans of Diamond were unapologetically enthusiastic. A Beautiful Noise is about as much fun as you can have at the theater these days."

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- Michael Hoban

The Sleepless Critic - Highly Recommended

"...After watching The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise, one thing is clear. Every story should be told with brilliant swing backup dancers."

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- Jeanne Denizard

Joyce's Choices - Highly Recommended

"...As one of the first critics to see this show before it hits Broadway- and it will hit, BIG- I was absolutely blown away within minutes by everything about it, from the brilliant concept and dazzling performances, to the ingenious choreography, sets, lighting, not to mention the man and his music- neither of which had made much of an impression on me before. I was not a big Neil Diamond fan. Never quite got that eighth inning anthem at Fenway. But this show tells his story and sets these songs in motion in a way that compelled and connected me to the artist, the moment, and everyone else in the theater."

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- Joyce Kulhawik

Broadway World - Recommended

"...This show is clearly written with a specific audience in mind and it caters to that audience as well. While I appreciate his music, I admittedly wouldn't consider myself a Neil Diamond fan. This lead me to wonder to myself during the performance "why this story, and why are we telling it now?" And upon reflection, I don't think this show sets out to change the world or shape the future of musical theatre. I believe it was created to highlight this important person in the world of music and show the world a little more of who he is. While not a Diamond fan, I did find this show fun to watch and enjoyable for the most part."

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- Erik Bailey

A Beautiful Noise at Emerson Colonial Theatre