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Neil Berg
(Composer/Lyricist)
Neil is the composer/lyricist of the hit Off-Broadway musical “The Prince and the Pauper,” which ran for two years 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.
Neil is currently the composer for the new Broadway musical “Grumpy Old Men,” based on the contemporary movie classic starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. His musical “Tim
and Scrooge” was voted “one of the best musicals” of the inaugural NYMF festival in NYC, and opened at The Queens Theater in the Park in December of 2006, with a tour to follow,
and a production in Austin, Texas in 2008. “The Man Who Would Be King” also played in the inaugural NYMF festival in NYC and the fully orchestrated CD recording, starring Brian d’Arcy
James, is due for release in 2008.
He was the composer/music supervisor on the feature film “Searching For Bobby D.” featuring Carmen Electra, Sandra Bernhard, and Mario Cantone. The film was released in November
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 its 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 rock opera "Twelve".
As owner of Leftfield Productions, Inc., Neil has produced over a thousand 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 80 cities in 2007-2008 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 will be the Producer/Artistic Director of "Broadway Rocks" starting in
2007 at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC. He is also producing the new concert version of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” with Rupert Holmes.
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 around the country with his jingle for Shock Coffee. Neil also toured the United States with rock band Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan and played on their
past seven CDs as well as performing 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.
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