Sing-a-long time! The crooner received the gang going with a efficiency of his most iconic monitor.
Neil Diamond fanatics had been already on cloud 9 through the opening night time of his Broadway musical A Lovely Noise on Sunday, Dec. 4. However there have been actually in for a deal with when the crooner, 81, shocked audiences on the Broadhurst theater with a rendition of his anthem “Candy Caroline.”
I assumed the spotlight of the night time was watching Neil Diamond watching and loving @beautifulnoise after which THIS occurred. pic.twitter.com/P5Mpw9qYlE
— Jamie DuMont (@jamiedumont) December 5, 2022
The viewers and the present’s solid screamed as Neil took the mic. His voice was easy as ever as he sang, and when the crooner received near the monitor’s iconic refrain, a beautiful choir started harmonizing behind him.
And the mushy rock legend dressed the half, rocking a toned-down model of one in all his signature sequined jackets. As a substitute of full glitter, the snazzy look featured a metallic python print over black.
Broadway professional and podcaster Jamie Dumont captured the second for Neil followers all over the world. He took to Twitter with the clip and shared, “I assumed the spotlight of the night time was watching Neil Diamond watching and loving @beautifulnoise after which THIS occurred.”
It was a uncommon outing for the Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame singer, who was on the manufacturing along with his spouse Katie McNeil. Neil has largely stayed out of the highlight since he stopped touring in January 2018 following his prognosis of Parkinson’s illness. In reality, it was the final time he carried out in New York since 2017.
Followers had been heartbroken when he initially introduced the information in 2018. In a press release, shared with NPR and different shops, he mentioned, “It's with nice reluctance and disappointment that I announce my retirement from live performance touring.
“I've been so honored to carry my reveals to the general public for the previous 50 years. My sincerest apologies to everybody who bought tickets and had been planning to return to the upcoming reveals.” He added that he would proceed to write down music “for a very long time to return.” Ending with a nod to his hit “due to you,” he advised followers, “This journey has been ‘so good, so good, so good.'”