Will Swenson Stars as Neil Diamond in Industry Reading of New Bio-Musical

Tony nominee Will Swenson recently headlined an industry reading of a new musical based on the life and music of Grammy-winning hitmaker Neil Diamond. Tony winner Michael Mayer is directing the previously reported musical, which features a book by current Two Popes Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten.

Swenson is a Tony nominee for his turn as Berger in the 2009 Tony-winning revival of Hair. His other Broadway credits include Waitress, Disaster!, Les Misérables, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 110 in the Shade, Lestat and Brooklyn. This spring, he'll appear as Charles Guiteau in an off-Broadway revival of Assassins.

Diamond is one of the best-selling musicians of all-time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He received a 1974 Grammy Award for the soundtrack to the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull, which followed nine additional Grammy noms. His hit songs include "America," "Sweet Caroline," "September Morn," "Love on the Rocks," "Solitary Man," "Kentucky Woman" and "Heartlight."