If you blinked, you would have thought you saw Neil Diamond!
Yes, Tom Sadge performed as Neil Diamond at the end of the New York City NY auditions episode of ABC's The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator
Unfortunately, many clips on ABC's The Next Best Thing are short and highly edited! We are sorry that so many of Tom's friends and fans didn't get to see his whole performance on WHO'S THE GREATEST CELEBRITY IMPERSONATOR.
Such editing is, unfortunately, allowed because before you are allowed to audition, you MUST give them permission to edit in any way possible for the good of the show...and remember, this is primarily a COMEDY show and not a musical talent show.
So, for those of you who want to know more about Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond...
he has performed well-over 6000 performances at some very impressive venues, including top casinos in the U.S. and Canada!
The judges on THE NEXT BEST THING were VERY complimentary about Tom's talent and he was instructed to sing "He Ain't Heavy" after he performed Sweet Caroline. The three judges, Lisa Ann Walter, Elon Gold, and Jeffrey Ross, and Michele Merkin, hostess, did not appear to be very familiar with Neil Diamond.
Tom's Neil Diamond look was a favorite with the NYC media: both The New York Times and the New York Daily News chose to photograph Tom as Neil Diamond alone, and not in a group. Except for an Austin Powers impersonator, all others at the NYC auditions were snapped in group photos: New York City Next Best Thing Photo Gallery
Thank you to Tom's group of loyal supporters who tuned in especially to see him perform as Neil Diamond on THE NEXT BEST THING on ABC - but were disappointed to view only the comedic clip which was shown. And to those of you who have stopped in here randomly, please take the time to peruse Tom's impressive list of credits, listen to his voice clip, and to sign our Guest Book.
Many photos and more on this story here
