Neil Diamond charms followers with unannounced ‘Candy Caroline’ rendition at Broadway musical opening

December 6, 2022

Broadway could by no means have “appeared so good” to followers as on the opening of Neil Diamond’s new musical, “A Stunning Noise,” during which he gave a rousing rendition of “Candy Caroline.”

On the finish of Sunday’s present, he took the mic and belted out his iconic 1969 hit from his field seat on the Broadhurst Theatre in Manhattan. Viewers members together with Bernadette Peters and Clive Davis sang together with him, Individuals reported.

Neil Diamond sings “Candy Caroline” on the opening evening of the brand new Neil Diamond musical “A Stunning Noise” on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theater on December 4, 2022 in New York Metropolis. (Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/WireImage)

Followers leapt to their ft cheering as Diamond sang together with his spouse Katie McNeil.

The 81-year-old singer had not carried out in New York Metropolis since retiring in 2017, a yr earlier than he introduced hisParkinson’s illness analysis.

”A Stunning Noise” traces Diamond’s life, together with his younger self portrayed by Will Swenson and the older Diamond, by Mark Jacoby.