A Beautiful Noise

Saturday, January 3rd, Frank and I went to a matinee performance of the Neil Diamond Musical A Beautiful Noise. We had our usual season ticket holder seats in Row12, a bit off to the side. The pre-show staging (a solid colored curtain) was underwhelming but the show itself way more made up for that blah-ness while waiting for the show to begin.

I do not view myself as an avid Neil Diamond fan but I was familiar with his name. The song list in the program included many songs I did not recognize but those I did, I really knew. The ones that hit most for me are highlighted in yellow. I'm a Believer and Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow were big hits with The Monkees and I was a big fan of them at their peak. The audience sang along to Sweet Caroline. Sweet Caroline was also made famous by baseball games held in Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox. Begun in 1997, the tradition of singing along to that song at the bottom of the eight inning, officially became a fan ritual in 2002.

One particular song, Forever In Blue Jeans, highlighted in blue (of course) was not familiar to me but the performer who danced it was phenomenal and had a fantastic figure to go with the jeans. She was a real knockout with a curvaceous trim figure certainly worthy of a "10". Watching her was awesome, even with me not being a guy. The lyrics to this song also have a sweet sentiment.

Money talks

But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk

And long as I can have you here with me

I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans

Frank and I learned of the humble beginnings of Neil Diamond and his rise to stardom. He truly, truly loved touring; it gave him confidence and a sense of well being that was instrumental in helping him overcome his innate shyness as a child, adolescent, and early adulthood. A Letter from Neil in the program stated:

The singing and dancing of the musical was energetic. Frank and I had a great time and are glad we went. Our limited knowledge of Neil Diamond and his songs did not matter at all.