Neil Berg

Neil Berg is an American composer/lyricist best known for the hit off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, as well as the award-winning rock musical The 12, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, Off- Broadway’s The Sabbath Girl, Charlie Hustle: The Pete Rose Musical, and the upcoming My Cousin Vinny: The Musical., written with original screen writer Dale Launer. He is the creator and co-producer of Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway and 50 Years of Rock & Roll, touring and performing over 100 shows a year since 2006. Neil was also one of the lead producers and driving force behind the award-winning 2013 off-Broadway revival of Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever at The York Theater. He studied piano/musical composition with Walter Ponce, Robert Printz, and Sue Peters, and is a product of the BMI Workshop, mentored by Maury Yeston and Skip Kennon. His theater songs are featured in various Hal Leonard musical anthologies.