A Beautiful Noise Reviews

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...The show is for fans of the man whose name is on the marquee; no reason to go otherwise. But given that Diamond sold more than 130 million records and had no less than 38 songs that reached the Billboard Top 10, that's a lot of people. And, of course, they are admirers of one of the greatest musical artists of all time. One clearly talking to his very loyal fan base through this show, telling them that he still is with them, even he cannot perform live himself anymore."

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...There's certainly enough music to carry the show. Diamond is a Grammy-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee who penned 39 albums and sold more than 120 million of them. Songs including "Sweet Caroline," "Forever in Blue Jeans" and "Cracklin' Rosie" became earworm hits that helped define the pop landscape from the late 1960s through the 1980s."

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended

"...A Beautiful Noise artfully weaves through the narrative of music and memory, highlighting the true life story of Neil Diamond's rise to fame, period of depression and loneliness, his broken marriages, and his motivation about a frog who dreamed of being a king. Many of Neil Diamond's songs have meaning, including "America," a narrative about his grandparents who fled the harsh realities of Jewish oppression in Russia, searching for freedom and traveling in the cramped steerage section of a Holland America ship."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...I am pretty sure that almost everyone knows the name, Neil Diamond and of course his music. Now, you have an opportunity to learn more about the man and his music in a musical story entitled "A Beautiful Noise : the Neil Diamond Musical" currently onstage at The Cadillac Palace Theatre. Created by Anthony McCarten (book) in collaboration with Diamond, who of course is the song writer of all the music in the show, it is a story from start to present of the man and his music."

Chicago Culture Authority - Highly Recommended

"...It is to Diamond's great credit that he authorized and collaborated in creating such a warts-and-all portrayal complete with affairs, divorces and children he left behind to spend most of his time on the road in order to fleetingly chase the clouds of depression away. But it shouldn't be a surprise given that this is the artist who had an early hit with "Shilo," in which he sings candidly about the imaginary friend who kept him company during a lonely childhood in Brooklyn."

NewCity Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...But what is refreshing about what is revealed about Diamond, warts and all, is that he is an ordinary guy with flaws and insecurities as large as his stardom. There is no dramatic climax, there are no preachy conclusions. We muddle through, regardless of our level of fame and fortune, or lack thereof."