点评:I saw this concert on May 26, 2026. My husband and I were expecting a concert of Neil Diamond songs and hits. We were not disappointed. The format was a bit different as told by Neil Diamond in his 2022 letter in the program booklet. It starts out with him talking to his therapist about his songs, his marriages, children, and life on the road touring. The actor who played Neil was fantastic. His voice singing the songs were exactly like Neil’s. He had the same deep voice and you could close your eyes and swear it was him. His skills on the guitar and singing were amazing.
However, the 2nd half of the show turned dark and sad, mostly about his regrets in his life and the closure he needed. It was a real mood crasher & downer. Plus the stand-in who appeared instead of the original Neil was not as good ( disappointing).. don’t know why the first Neil left.
They closed with the song “ Sweet Caroline” which normally would have everybody standing on their feet, clapping and singing, but nobody in the theatre did this. I think we were all drained by the sad mood before and just sat there and clapped when the performers did their curtain call. Otherwise the performers and band were fantastic!
翻译:我于2026年5月26日观看了这场演唱会。我和丈夫原本期待的是一场尼尔·戴蒙德的经典歌曲演唱会,结果并没有让我们失望。正如尼尔·戴蒙德在节目册中2022年的信中所述,演唱会的形式略有不同。开场是他与心理治疗师谈论他的歌曲、婚姻、孩子以及巡演生活。扮演尼尔的演员非常出色,他演唱的歌曲与尼尔本人如出一辙,同样低沉浑厚,你闭上眼睛就能确信那就是他本人。他的吉他技巧和歌声都令人叹为观止。
然而,下半场的气氛变得阴郁悲伤,主要讲述了他人生中的遗憾以及他渴望的解脱。这着实令人沮丧,破坏了之前的氛围。此外,代替原版尼尔出场的替身演员表现也不尽如人意(令人失望)。我不知道原版尼尔为什么离开了。
他们以歌曲《甜蜜的卡罗琳》作为结尾,通常这首歌会让所有人都站起来鼓掌歌唱,但剧院里却没有人这样做。我想我们都被之前的悲伤气氛压得喘不过气来,所以只是坐在那里,在演员谢幕时鼓掌。除此之外,演员和乐队都非常棒!