“Neil Berg's 104 Years of Broadway" at the University of Dubuque -- May 9.
Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett Street, Dubuque IA
Arriving directly from New York and with his latest stage spectacular featuring Dubuque native Rita Harvey, the May 9 performance of Neil Berg's 104 Years of Broadway, presented by the Dubuque Arts Council, finds the producer/pianist/composer returning to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center alongside a cast of stars from history's greatest musicals, with Berg sharing the songs and stories behind the music that helped change the world.
Berg is the composer/co-lyricist of the musical The 12, which had a successful pre-Broadway tryout to critical and audience acclaim at Goodspeed Opera House. It is anticipated to have a Broadway opening in the 2025-2026 season. Berg is currently in development as the composer of the Broadway-bound musical version of My Cousin Vinny, based on the Oscar-winning 1992 comedy, and his latest project, The Sabbath Girl: The Musical, had a multiple-week run off-Broadway at 59 East 59th Theaters. Berg’s new commissioned musical, How My Grandparents Fell in Love, will open this July at The NJ Rep Theater. He is the composer of the popular stage hit Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, based on the Warner Brothers movie classic starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
A Broadway actress, singer, and performer, Harvey starred in the role of Christine Daae in the Broadway production and National Touring production of Phantom of the Opera. She also performed as Hodel in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof opposite Rosie O’Donnell, Harvey Fierstein, and Alfred Molina. Additionally, Harvey is the principle soprano in Neil Berg’s 104 Years of Broadway, while her one-woman show, Heart Like a Wheel: The Music of Linda Ronstadt, celebrates one of the most beloved and versatile pop singers of the past five decades.
The May 9 sequel to Berg’s original Broadway revue features a cast of stars from Broadway’s greatest musicals, and as stated by Dr. Hunter Fuerste, vice president of the Dubuque Arts Council Board of Directors, "We are excited to have Neil Berg return to again bring Broadway excellence to Dubuque. He and his wife, Rita Harvey, are local favorites and always share their musical talents and knowledge of the history of the great American composers that made Broadway shine."
Neil Berg's 104 Years of Broadway will be performed in the John & Alice Butler Hall of the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on May 9, admission to the 7:30 p.m. performance is $43-49, and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)585-7469 and visiting Dbq.edu/heritagecenter.
