Will Swenson was a longtime Neil Diamond fan when he landed the role of a lifetime playing the Grammy winner on Broadway eight times a week Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE.

After five months on tour, “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” has recouped its investment. The national tour kicked off last year in Providence, where it had the most successful ...

“A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” threads an unenviable needle. On one hand, as a big Broadway spectacle, it wants to present — as the man himself would sing — good times that ...