If you have only one show to see on Broadway, make it A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond story. A jukebox musical based on the life and music of the legendary Neil Diamond, songs and acting are superb. The show opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre last December and grossed more than $1 million at the box office in the week leading up to its Broadway premiere.

The musical is structured around a series of therapy sessions during which Diamond reacts to his lyrics as they are read by his psychiatrist from a second-hand copy of The Complete Lyrics of Neil Diamond. As the psychiatrist opens the book, all 60 years of his songwriting and exploration pour out into a majestic musical collage, and once unloosed from the book, the songs take on lives of their own.

The critics and theatre goers have raved about this uplifting musical as the great Neil Diamond comes to life on stage with all his hit songs, including “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” and “Cracklin’ Rosie.” From those exhilarating early days in New York to the sold-out spectacles that defined his career, A Beautiful Noise explores the life of a rock icon through the music that made him a national treasure. You’ll leave the theatre happily humming, whistling and singing his powerful songs. This is musical theatre to be savored and will delight all ages.

Titled for Diamond’s 1976 album of the same name, A Beautiful Noise was written by Anthony McCarten and produced by Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio.