Book by Cary Gitter
Music by Neil Berg
Lyrics by Neil Berg and Cary Gitter
Directed by SuzAnne Barabas

In 1933, a Polish-born Jew named Charlie returns to Rovno in search of a bride after ten years living in America. Walking the streets of his hometown, he can't help but notice the beautiful woman who works at the hat shop.

Chava has spent her entire life in Rovno and hopes to become a scholar. While Charlie tries to woo her over blintzes and dancing, she remains determined to pursue her education despite the growing clouds of European antisemitism.

From the writing team that brought you The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical comes a "deeply personal, disarmingly charming, and quietly impactful" (Artist Weekly) true story of two people finding a connection despite a world closing in around them.

Music by Neil Berg
Lyric and Book by DJ Salisbury
Musical Supervisor: Wendy Bobbitt Cavett
Producers: Adam Friedson and
The Tetonic Theater Company

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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"The Man Who Would Be King" Recording Session (click here to view)

LATEST NEWS: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING just finished a major reading/workshop at the wonderful Rubicon Theater in Ventura, California as well as a staged reading in NYC directed by TONY, EMMY and PULITZER nominated writer and director Moises Kaufman ("I Am My Own Wife," "The Laramie Project," "Gross Indecencies: The Trials of Oscar Wilde"). The musical has been optioned by producer Adam Friedson ("Dame Edna," "Bill Maher," "By The Waters Of Babylon"). A regional production will be next with the hopes of a national tour and Broadway run to follow.

Book by Cary Gitter
Lyrics by Neil Berg & Cary Gitter
Music by Neil Berg
Conceived and Directed by Joe Brancato

Angie Mastrantoni has a lot going on: her own art gallery, a new apartment, but not much time for romance... until her divorced Orthodox Jewish neighbor, Seth, unexpectedly knocks on her door. A sparkling new musical about big-city life and the possibility of finding love when you least expect it - maybe even right down the hall.

Music and Additional Lyrics by Neil Berg
Book and Lyrics by Bill Nabel

A rousing new musical full of heart and soul by Neil Berg (The Sabbath Girl) and Bill Nabel. It's 2015 and Gary Campbell plans on saving the world. But it's only his first day on the job as an immigrant official and he confronts heartbreak - and hope - as he listens to the challenges and dreams of those looking to forge new lives in the U.S. ... and then must decide their fate.

Music & Lyrics: Neil Berg
Book & Lyrics: Robert Schenkkan
Director: Richard Seyd

THE 12 is a powerful new rock musical that takes one of the most powerful stories in history and explores one of the least known and most intriguing aspects of it: what happens when twelve ordinary individuals are torn apart by the unthinkable death of their leader.

LATEST NEWS: The 12 had its World Premiere at The Denver Center in the spring of 2015. Check out the rave reviews at www.the12rockmusical.com. The 12 had a Regional Premiere Presentation at the Inserra Theater (on the campus of St. Joseph's Regional High School) in Montvale, NJ in March 2014 featuring a star-studded cast. This was the first time the entire musical had been performed, and culminated a developmental process which includes recent concert performances at The Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Riverspace in Nyack, and BB King's in NYC.

Written by Ryan Noggle and Neil Berg
Directed by Nick Corley

CHARLIE HUSTLE tells the true, rise-and-fall story of baseball's all-time hit king, Pete Rose (aka "Charlie Hustle"), whose unprecedented achievements on the field became overshadowed by an incurable penchant for gambling. CHARLIE HUSTLE is a twisty, Shakespearean tale of addiction, betrayal, and redemption, all on the backdrop of our national pastime.

Composer: Neil Berg
Author: Dan Remmes
Lyricist: Nick Meglin
Director: Glen Casale

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.

Music by Neil Berg
Book and Lyrics by Nick Meglin

This is not the sequel to Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," it's Act II. At the end of the Dickens story, Scrooge's profound change is driven by tremendous fear, which is simply a situational adjustment. Twelve years later, at the end of "Tim and Scrooge," Scrooge has to choose to risk an eternity in purgatory in order to save Tim from disaster that would destroy the Cratchit family.

"A lighthearted, often beguiling new musical... Neil Berg's score sometimes reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan is consistently engaging." - The New York Times

Music and Lyrics by Neil Berg
Book by Bernie Garzia & Ray Roderick

Mark Twain's timeless tale about two look-alike boys who change places and change the destiny of an entire nation.

Music by Neil Berg
Book by Tom Mills
Lyrics by Neil Berg & Tom Mills

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.

Music and Lyrics by Neil Berg
Book by Julie Jordan
Commissioned and Produced by Walden Family Playhouse
November 2003 - January 2004

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.

LATEST NEWS: Neil is also currently working with writer Jonathan Feldman, who wrote the movie Swing Kids, on a new fairytale musical called Never Grimm. Never Grimm had its first developmental reading in August of 2013 at Santa Rosa Repertory Theater in Northern California. It had its first NYC reading in the fall of 2013, with a developmental production scheduled for 2015.

Music by Neil Berg
Lyrics by Jane Landers
Book by Angelo Parra

Commissioned by the renowned Penguin Repertory Company, Joe Brancato, Artistic Director. Made its successful debut in Spring 2004 to critical acclaim.

Music by Neil Berg
Lyrics by John Patrick Schutz
Book by Jim Fyfe
Additional lyrics by Jim Fyfe & Neil Berg

Comissioned by the Helen Hayes Theatre Company for it's prestigious youth theater. This funny, poignant, energetic musical is a zany reinvention of the Hans Christian Anderson classic, The Emperor's New Clothes.