Neal Herr
Personal Website: nealsongs.com
Worked with Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Martin Charnin, Alfred Uhry & J.K. Simmons MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Performing Arts in Musical Theater Taught kids to create and perform 60 half-hour original musicals at schools & YMCA
Original Musicals (writer/composer):
Nearby Faraway composed by Catherine Reid: about Georgia O'Keeffe, planned for July 2022 at The Carriage House Theater in Lake George; demo starring J.K. Simmons; readings at the Hyde, Sagamore & NYC
Zigzag LARAC grant for full-length production at The Strand Theater in Hudson Falls, 2022; private reading at the Church of Art in Granville, 2019
The Shortest Day a solstice pageant about the origins of Christmas traditions for Unitarian Universalist congregations, with Ray Savistano
The Adirondack Truth with Brian Chevalier: a two-man musical about the characters of the North Country, with Arlin Greene and Frank Orsini,
Wild Dada Ducks with Tim Anderson (composer) for NYU graduate program
Oedipus, Tex. with Brent Sanders in two theaters in Austin, Texas
Musicals (director)
Mary Poppins introducing new songs, with composer Catherine Reid
Alice in Wonderland with writer Lauren Ogden for CYC
Awards
America Opera Projects selection: Nearby Faraway
New American Musicals: Best new musical, Oedipus, Tex.
Best Novelty Song: "Fixed" (with emily kaitz)
Kerrville Folk Festival runner-up: "Last Time for Me"
Eden Café Best Song: "Never Will"
Tributes (Producer and vocal music director)
CSNY and Simon & Garfunkel at Hudson River Music Hall
BeeGees at HRMH and The Strand for nine years
Recordings (writer/producer) at Lylac Studio with engineer Alan Dunham
Zigzag full-length score for original musical written and composed, 2020
Martin & Me with 1971 Martin D26, 2018
Every Day I Fall in Love with You with Peter Fernbach, 2018
Pepper with the Salt including Mike Craner and Rich LePlant, 2017
Kidz World Band Live for It's a Kidz World Daycare, 2016
Dear God Atheist Gospel with full band, The Happy Herretics: 2014
The Shortest Day, UU musical pageant with DJ Jelley, 2013
Old Friend comfortable acoustic heartfelt singularities, 2012
Twisted Country (with emily kaitz), 2008
Ticklebugs & Giggleberries, a CD of original children's music, 2005
The AdirondackTruth! two-man North Country musical, 2000-4
Wild Dada Ducks, The Dream Machine and Oedipus, Tex., original musicals