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Award-winning musical theater performer Heidi Kettenring has been a Neil Diamond fan for a very long time. She now stars in the touring production of 鈥淎 Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,鈥� which opens at Popejoy Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

鈥淚 was about 7 when 鈥楾he Jazz Singer鈥� came out,鈥� Kettenring said, referring to the 1980 movie musical featuring Diamond in his first film acting role.

A young Kettenring signed up for the Columbia Record Club, a popular mail-order subscription service that allowed new members to purchase 10 albums for a penny.

鈥淣eil Diamond鈥檚 鈥楾he Jazz Singer鈥� was in that original 10,鈥� Kettenring said. 鈥淪o, I was a fan from a young age, but mostly of his 鈥楪reatest Hits鈥� stuff. Then, I had a friend in college who was very, very into Neil Diamond. So, through him, I got to know more of the songs that are in this show, like 鈥楽hilo鈥� and 鈥楽oolaim贸n鈥� and 鈥� oh my gosh 鈥� 鈥楥runchy Granola Suite鈥� is one of my favorites!鈥�

Kettenring plays two roles in 鈥淎 Beautiful Noise鈥� 鈥� Diamond鈥檚 mother, Rose, and the songwriter and music producer Ellie Greenwich, one of Diamond鈥檚 most significant collaborators.

鈥淚t works beautifully in the structure of the play for the same person to do both parts,鈥� Kettenring said, 鈥渁nd as an actor, it鈥檚 thrilling, because the two women are so different and so similar at the same time.鈥�

One of the challenges in differentiating the two characters onstage, she said, was that they are both New Yorkers.

鈥淭hey both have a Brooklyn accent, so that doesn鈥檛 help me as far as differentiating them,鈥� Kettenring said.

Through scene work during the rehearsal process, Kettenring found Rose鈥檚 voice, especially in emotionally charged scenes, starting to pitch itself higher.

鈥淎nd with Ellie, she knows what she鈥檚 got going on. She鈥檚 direct. She鈥檚 quick. So, I just dropped the timbre of my voice a little bit,鈥� Kettenring said.

To differentiate the two characters in terms of movement and gait, Kettenring drew on acting exercises from her undergraduate training at Northwestern University.

鈥淚n my first year of theater school, it was a lot of theater games. We had to go to the zoo and watch animals (and imitate their movements). I don鈥檛 do any of that anymore, but I think those building blocks are just part of me now,鈥� Kettenring said.

The more time she spent inhabiting the two characters, the more she felt herself standing and walking differently.

鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 intentional. Like, I didn鈥檛 walk around the rehearsal room, trying to come up with a walk or a stance,鈥� Kettenring said. 鈥淏ut I discovered over time that one of them (Greenwich) walks a little more upright and with less alacrity. And the other one, Rose, in my portrayal, is a little quicker, a little more driven.鈥�

Kettenring said she has been very lucky to have had the opportunity to bring many strong female characters to life on the stage, from Elinor Dashwood in 鈥淪ense and Sensibility鈥� to Jo March in 鈥淟ittle Women鈥� to Nessarose in 鈥淲icked,鈥� which ran for three years in Chicago. Kettenring considers her dual roles in 鈥淎 Beautiful Noise鈥� to be 鈥渞ight up there鈥� with the best roles of her career.

鈥淲ith Ellie, even from my first entrance into the play, it鈥檚 a thrill, because she鈥檚 on a mission,鈥� Kettenring said. 鈥淪he鈥檚 got her cup of coffee and her watch, and 鈥� she鈥檚 a woman on a schedule.鈥�

Rather than viewing these women as mere supporting characters in Diamond鈥檚 life story, she sees them as co-equal participants with strength and agency of their own.

鈥淎 Beautiful Noise鈥� is a jukebox musical that will no doubt appeal to fans of the gravely-voiced singer-songwriter, but Kettenring thinks its appeal is much broader than that.

鈥淭here are people who maybe wouldn鈥檛 come because they don鈥檛 know Neil Diamond鈥檚 music, or they think they don鈥檛 like Neil Diamond鈥檚 music. But I encourage everyone to come, because 鈥� there鈥檚 something for everyone,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 mean, you鈥檝e got these beautiful scenes talking about our inner workings and inner feelings, and then you literally have moments where he鈥檚 in concert.鈥�

鈥淎 Beautiful Noise,鈥� she said, combines glitz and grit, mixing moments of musical escapism with authentic emotions.

鈥淲hat I did not expect, when I first saw it on Broadway, was the cathartic cry I had when it was over. I did not anticipate that,鈥� Kettenring said. 鈥淎nd then, a friend of mine, who knew that he was going to get that (emotional experience), didn鈥檛 realize that he was going to be on his feet at the end of the play, singing 鈥楽weet Caroline鈥� with us. He was like, 鈥業 didn鈥檛 think I liked Neil Diamond鈥檚 music, but I was on my feet doing the choreography with you guys when it was over.鈥欌��

Logan Royce Beitmen is an arts writer for the 近距离内射合集. He covers visual art, music, fashion, theater and more. Reach him at lbeitmen@abqjournal.com or on Instagram at .