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NEIL BERG |
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Neil is the composer/lyricist of the Off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, which recently finished it's second year at the Lambs Theater in New York City . The New York Times raved " (Berg's) music soars on Angel's wings". The original cast CD is released internationally on Jay records, sheet music published by Hal Leonard, and licensing by Samuel French Inc. He is currently the composer/music supervisor on the new feature film "Searching For Bobby D.", featuring Carmen Electra, Sandra Bernhard, and Mario Cantone, to be released in the summer of 2006. Neil is also the composer for the new Broadway musical "Grumpy Old Men", based on the contemporary movie classic starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau. His musical "Tim and Scrooge" was voted "one of the best musicals" of the inaugural NYMF festival in NYC, and will now be opening at The Queens Theater in the Park in December of 2006, with another production to follow in Austin, Texas in 2007. Another musical, "The Man Who Would Be King", also played in the inaugural NYMF festival in NYC, and has starred Marc Kudisch. The fully orchestrated CD recording, with orchestrations by TONY- winner Larry Hochman, should be released in the fall of 2006. Neil also composed the new musical Heidi, commissioned by the Walden Family Theater in San Francisco , which ran for over 80 performances in it's regional premiere. Other commission works include "Percy Penguin" for the Penguin Repertory Theater (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director), "Threads" for the Helen Hayes Theater, and "Fiona: The Mother Goose Musical". Other works include Asylum in the Night (1995 Bistro Award for Best Musical), and the upcoming "Twelve". As a producer Neil has produced hundreds of Broadway concerts across the world with such stars as Michael Crawford, Rita Moreno, Bernadette Peters, Ben Vereen, Betty Buckley, Donna McKechnie, Liz Callaway, Eden Espinosa and many other greats. He will be touring over 40 cities in 2006-2007 with his hit show Neil Berg's "100 Years of Broadway". Neil was the Producing Artistic Director of The Broadway Series at the world famous China Club in NYC, and is now the Producer/Artistic Director of "Broadway Rocks", starting in May 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC. For the past 15 years, Neil has been the musical director/entertainment coordinator for The Leukemia Society of America, and Covenant House. He has produced countless corporate events all across the world for such organizations as UBS/Paine Webber, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte Touche, John Hancock, Marriott Corporation, IBM, The United Hospice Organization, The American Red Cross, YMCA, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Retired Officers Association of America, Jewish Family Services, The Archdiocese of NYC, BC/EFA, and many others. For his charitable contributions Neil was honored in 2001 as The American Red Cross Man of the Year, and was honored again in 2003 by The United Hospice Foundation. Neil can be heard on radio all over the country with his jingle for Shock Coffee. Neil also toured the US with the rock and roll band Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, and has played on their past seven CDs, as well playing/writing with them on the recent 100 Year Anniversary Tour for Harley Davidson. Neil dedicates everything to his wife, Rita, and his newest inspiration, Lucas David Berg.
Plays by Neil Berg
12, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Riverspace Theatre, Nyak, NY | 2010 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #129847 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | Music by Neil Berg; lyrics by Neil Berg; Robert Schenklan; book by Robert Schenklan | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of how twelve ordinary men changed the World after the death of their leader | |||||
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Fiona: The Mother Goose Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | Helen Hayes Theatre Company | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76096 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | music and lyrics by Neil Berg, book and lyrics by John Patrick Schultz | |||||
Synopsis: | The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Little Miss Muffet and other residents of the world of Mother Goose come alive in this new pop musical. | |||||
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Grumpy Old Men: The Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76097 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | Composer: Neil Berg. Author: Dan Remmes. Lyricist: Nick Meglin | |||||
Synopsis: | Grumpy Old Men is the story of two aging men, Max and John, neighbors, who have been feuding for most of their lives. They are re-united in friendship through the love and compassion of their new neighbor across the street, the beautiful, eccentric, and charming Ariel. The 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret was presented by Warner Bros., and written by Mark Steven Johnson (Grumpier Old Men, Daredevil, Simon Birch, Ghostrider). It proved itself popular enough with the public to warrant a sequel, Grumpier Old Men (1995), which added Sophia Loren to the celebrated cast. | |||||
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Heidi | ||
| 1st Produced: | Walden Family Playhouse | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76098 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music and lyrics by Neil Berg, book by Julie Jordan | |||||
Synopsis: | This holiday production of the beloved classic, Heidi tells the tale of a spirited young orphan who is sent to live with her curmudgeonly hermit grandfather high in the Swiss Alps. Her exuberant nature wins over her grandfather and the two live happily until Heidi is removed from her mountain-top home by an opportunistic aunt who steals her to act as a companion for a sick child in the city | |||||
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Hexed In The City | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76099 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music by Neil Berg, book by Tom Mills, lyrics by Neil Berg and Tom Mills | |||||
Synopsis: | Great romances and great musicals go hand-in-hand: Boy meets Girl, Boy loves Girl, Boy loses Girl, antics ensue and a big, emotional, happy (sometimes) ending follows. But what if the Girl is actually a Witch? That means the age-old story gets turned inside out and upside down! Witches aren't permitted to love and Boy doesn't even like Girl. The only sure thing is that antics definitely ensue. It's love versus magic and all bets are off. | |||||
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Man Who Would Be King | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76100 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music by Neil Berg; lyric and book by D J Salisbury | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on the a story by Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Would Be King recounts the adventures of Daniel and Peachy, a ragged pair of scoundrels who manage to take reign over a pagan society sequestered in the mountains of imperial India. They sought gold, but gained unexpected nobility when Daniel is mistaken for the long promised messiah. | |||||
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Percy Penguin | ||
| 1st Produced: | Penguin Repertory Company | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76101 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | music by Neil Berg, lyrics by Jane Landers, book by Angelo Parra | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Prince And The Pauper, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queens Theater In The Park, New York | 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | jr-1368 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Jay Records (1368) | doollee no | #76102 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | Music and Lyrics by Neil Berg, book by Bernie Garzia and Ray Roderick | |||||
| Mark Twain's timeless tale about two look-alike boys who change places and change the destiny of an entire nation | |||||
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Threads | ||
| 1st Produced: | Helen Hayes Theatre Company | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76103 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
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Notes: | music by Neil Berg, book by Jim Fyfe, lyrics by John Patrick Schutz, additional lyrics by Jim Fyfe and Neil Berg | |||||
Synopsis: | This funny, poignant, energetic musical is a zany reinvention of the Hans Christian Anderson classic, The Emperor's New Clothes. | |||||
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Tim And Scrooge | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76104 | |||
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Genre: | A Carol for a Later Christmas Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music by Neil Berg, book and lyrics by Nick Meglin | |||||
Synopsis: | Twelve years after A Christmas Carol, Tiny Tim has grown into a fine, healthy man and is engaged to be married. but a shocking surprise jeopardizes everything he wants. . .and it's up to Scrooge to come back as a ghost and help save the day. | |||||
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