COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. - The Neil Diamond Broadway Musical "A Beautiful Noise" is performing at the Orpheum, and a Collierville High School graduate is part of the cast.

Cooper Clack returned to his alma mater to speak to theatre students about his journey in professional theatre.

Clack, a 2018 graduate, has been part of the national tour’s ensemble for about two years.

He said he wants students to know they can achieve their dreams.

"I hope they’re inspired to do whatever drives them," Clack said. "I want them to believe in themselves and their dreams and know they have supporters, but at the end of the day, you are you."

Clack earned his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma City University before moving to New York to pursue his dream. He has performed in Broadway tours of "Jesus Christ Sup

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