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Review: ‘A Beautiful Noise’ on Broadway is the music of Neil Diamond, offering ‘Sweet Caroline’ and eternal life

Will Swenson and the cast of "A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical."

NEW YORK — At their best, biographical jukebox shows like “A Beautiful Noise” dangle immortality, eight times a week. And not just for the audience.

The star subjects — in this case, Neil Diamond, who has sold more than 130 million records — are usually past their peak and no long selling out stadiums. But they get to see an attractive, youthful, virile actor — in this case, the fabulous Will Swenson — encapsulate them in all their swaggering glory, hitting all the

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