A Letter From Niel Diamond

Will Swenson as Niel Diamond 

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is coming to Australia! The internationally acclaimed production will play a strictly limited season at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne from 5 August and the Sydney Lyric from Saturday 14 November 2026. 

A Letter From Niel Diamond

"The idea of a Broadway musical about my life has always been a daunting one. It wasn’t until the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease prematurely ended my touring career that I started to seriously consider the prospect.

I say “prematurely” because my heart and soul would tour until the day I die if only my body would cooperate. My friend and longtime producer Bob Gaudio had some success with his little show, Jersey Boys (perhaps you’ve heard of it?), so I went to him for some guidance on where to begin.

Bob brought in Ken Davenport and together they built the incredible creative team that became, A Beautiful Noise. When Anthony McCarten came on board, we spent hours talking. It was his idea to frame the show in the context of therapy sessions. I loved the idea and never shied away from talking about my years of psychoanalysis. There used to be a stigma around talking about mental health and thankfully through the years, it’s become an important and accepted topic of conversation.

Sitting in the theatre and watching the show has itself been therapeutic: reliving some joyful and some of the painful parts of my life, wishing perhaps that if I could only make a few edits in the script, it would change some of the reality of what I was seeing. But in the end, coming to terms with my life and accepting it has somehow come full circle.

Will Swenson as Niel Diamond

I feel fortunate and full of gratitude for all the people in my life. It is each of them who have impacted and shaped me in their own way to get me to the place where I am now...a better man. A better father. A better husband. A better songwriter.

I’d like to thank Marcia and Jaye, this story wouldn’t be possible without you. My children and grandchildren for your most important supporting roles in my life. My wife, Katie, who encouraged me to keep going through this process and finally, to Dr. Lu Katzman, my long-time therapist who inspired this story. May she rest in peace." Niel Diamond.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL

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MELBOURNE

Venue Princess Theatre
Season Previews commence on Wednesday 5 August
Performance Times Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Wed/Thu/Sun 1pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 6.30pm
Prices: From $69 (Transaction fees apply)
Bookings: Visit ticketek.com.au or phone 1300 665 915
Groups 10+ Visit ticketek.com.au or phone 03 9299 9873 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Groups 10+ Email groups@marrinergroup.com.au

SYDNEY

Venue Sydney Lyric, Pyrmont
Season Previews commence on Saturday 14 November
Performance Times Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Wed/Thu/Sun 1pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 6.30pm
Prices: From $69 (Transaction fees apply)
Bookings: Visit ticketmaster.com.au or phone 02 9509 3600
Groups 10+ Visit ticketmaster.com.au or phone 1300 558 878 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Groups 10+ Email groups@ticketmaster.com..au