Following the success of jukebox musicals such as “Jersey Boys” (The Four Seasons), “Aint’ Too Proud” (The Temptations), “Tina” (Tina Turner), and “The Cher Show” (Cher), which tell the life story of a songwriter through their own music and lyrics, Neil Diamond is up next on Broadway with “A Beautiful Noise,” a summation of his struggles with marriage, loneliness and success as told through his large collection of music. Directed by Michael Mayer, “A Beautiful Noise” falters artistically with that narrative arc.

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