Given the omnipresence of "Sweet Caroline" at Fenway Park, A Beautiful Noise has secured a town to host its world premiere. The Broadway-aimed musical about the life of singer-songwriter Neil Diamond will open June 21, 2022, at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre. The limited engagement will continue through July 17.
Olivier-winning choreographer Steven Hoggett (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Once, Black Watch) has joined the creative team, which includes the previously announced four-time Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody, Darkest Hour, The Theory of Everything), who is penning the book, and Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Spring Awakening). The production will incorporate Diamond's hit tunes.
Casting and additional creative team members will be announced at a later date.
Diamond said in a statement, 鈥淚鈥檝e had the joy of coming to Boston on countless occasions, but one of the most special was my 2013 trip to Fenway where I had the honor of being part of a moment of relief, unity, strength, and love. Next summer, when A Beautiful Noise has its first performance at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, and we鈥檙e all able to safely be in the same space together, experiencing the thrill of live theatre, I imagine those same emotions will wash over me and the entire audience. Relief... Unity... Strength鈥� Love鈥� I can鈥檛 wait to share that experience.鈥�
Among Diamond's recordings are 鈥淐racklin鈥� Rose,鈥� 鈥淪weet Caroline,鈥� 鈥淪ong Sun Blue,鈥� 鈥淟ongfellow Serenade,鈥� 鈥淚鈥檝e Been This Way Before,鈥� 鈥淚f You Know What I Mean,鈥� 鈥淒esiree,鈥� 鈥淵ou Don鈥檛 Bring Me Flowers,鈥� 鈥淎merica,鈥� 鈥淵esterday鈥檚 Song,鈥� and 鈥淗eartlight.鈥� The Grammy winner is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. Diamond has also received the Kennedy Center Honor.
Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio produce.
