A Neil Diamond bio-musical, with a score by the iconic singer-songwriter and a book by Bohemian Rhapsody writer Anthony McCarten, is heading to Broadway. Producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio anno…
. Producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio announced today that the as-yet-untitled project is in development.Diamond – the man behind “Sweet Caroline,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” and “Song Sung Blue,” to name just a small few – said in a statement, “I’ve always loved Broadway. The inspiration for many of my early songs came from shows likeso it seems only fitting to bring my songs to The Great White Way. I’m honored and excited to be working with this great team.
Said McCarten, “On the mantle-piece in my childhood home in New Zealand, there were always two pictures: one was of the Pope, the other of Neil Diamond. The epic musical catalogue of this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer flowed endlessly off our family record player. As a child you took it into yourself, and to this day I can recite the lyrics of his hits deep into their second or third verses.
Producer Gaudio added, “Having been intimately associated with one very special biographical musical, I am clearly a fan of the form. And as a fellow member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I remain in awe of Neil Diamond’s contribution to American popular culture, music, and of his incredible life story.”The production certainly won’t be lacking in hits: Diamond has charted 39 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums both in the U.S.
While his greatest successes came in the music business – multiple Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honors, among many other accolades – Diamond crossed over into film with 1980’s critically panned remake ofMcCarten, now best known for the multi-Oscar winner Bohemian Rhapsody, has other screenwriting credits including
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