“A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” is a fun night of theater and memories for the legendary singer’s diehard fans.

But for the rest of us?

It’s a bit of a coin flip between whether to spend the night with this Diamond bio play — which runs through June 22 at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco and then plays Dec. 30-Jan. 4 at the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose — or just stay at home and see what’s on Netflix.

Sure, there were some nice moments in this rather uneven production, such as the sing-alongs (yes, plural) of Diamond’s most famed tune, “Sweet Caroline.” Yet, there were also some cringe-worthy song-driven segments — we’re looking at you, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” — which might leave one wishing they were watching “Squid Game” instead.

Overall

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