Neel Patrick returns to the Simpsonville Arts Center on Friday, December 19th, 2025 with the incredible Lance Bastian on piano for the fifth chapter of the Christmas with Neel Patrick concert series — and the third produced through Hartworks Theatrics!
This June, Neel Patrick completed a run of Jimmy Buffett's romantic comedy Escape to Margaritaville at Greenville Theatre, where he played Brick alongside his friend Celia Blitzer as Tammy. In January of 2025, Neel Patrick and Celia both won Joanne Woodward Awards for Best Supporting Actor/Actress in a Musical for their performances.
MICHAEL KOSTROFF
Director, Author, Veteran Stage & Screen Actor
Neel Patrick Edwards ("Neel Patrick," he/him) is an actor, singer, theatremaker, and communications professional based in the Upstate of South Carolina. Originally from Spartanburg, Neel Patrick developed an early love for the performing arts and has rarely missed an opportunity to entertain—whether on stage or through spontaneous musical outbursts.As a performer, Neel Patrick has brought his unique energy and voice to a wide range of roles, leaving his mark on characters such as Max Bialystock in The Producers (Joanne Woodward Award), Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls (Joanne Woodward Award), and the brooding Dom Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (BroadwayWorld SC Award Nomination). He has performed across the Carolinas at notable venues including The Flat Rock Playhouse, Greenville Theatre, The South Carolina Children's Theatre, The Younts Center for Performing Arts, Centre Stage, and The Simpsonville Arts Center. His passion for musical theatre and dedication to storytelling shine through in every performance.In addition to his theatrical work, Neel Patrick has headlined various cabarets and concerts, most notably his Christmas with Neel Patrick and Friends series. Highlights include 2023's Melodies Under the Mistletoe (BroadwayWorld South Carolina Regional Theatre Award Nomination for "Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance") and 2024's Christmas with Neel Patrick and Friends.Beyond performing, Neel Patrick is a skilled communications professional. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and offers freelance consulting services. In 2023, he combined his love of theatre and organizational skills to launch Hartworks Theatrics, a small performing arts nonprofit dedicated to bringing his passion projects to life. Learn more about Hartworks by visiting hartworks.org, or click here.Outside of the theatre, Neel Patrick finds joy and inspiration in Disney, especially the magic of the Disney Parks. He dreams of continually exploring new ways to merge his interests in entertainment and communication while nurturing the arts community in his hometown and beyond.
"Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it, they will want to come back and see you do it again, and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do."
- Walt Disney
BROADWAY WORLD
The cast is uniformly top notch, fully embracing the over the top absurdity of the piece. Neel Patrick Edwards infuses his Max Bialystock with every last drop of energy he can possibly muster. And then amps it up. Combining [the character's] cynicism with sparkling personality and crisp comic timing, Edwards makes the most of this showstopping role.
CAROLINA CURTAIN CALL
“Hunchback” obviously contains some religious devotional music, and overtones, but the Church does not escape Hugo’s brutal pen, painting our antagonist Dom Claude Frollo (Neel Patrick Edwards) as a brutal hypocrite, proselytizing to Quasimodo about resisting the carnal desires of adolescence, all the while blatantly (and aggressively) pursuing Esmeralda. Young Edwards embodies a man about three times his age here. His presence and persona in this dramatic turn is piercingly real and he handily dominates the proceeding whenever he is in a scene. Frankly, it’s been a long time since I have seen an actor just outright almost walk away with a show on this scale.
Date(s) | Show | Venue |
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Greenville Center for Creative Arts | ||
Greenville Theatre | ||
Greenville Center for Creative Arts | ||
October 3rd - 5th | Greenville Theatre Season 100 Celebration Concert | Greenville Theatre |
December 19th | THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS: Christmas with Neel Patrick / Now in its fifth chapter! | The Simpsonville Arts Center |
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Photo Gallery
Neel Patrick
Rehearsal for Christmas with Neel Patrick and Friends, 2024
The Producers, 2021
The Producers, 2021
Neel Patrick
The Producers, 2021
Promo Image for The Producers, 2021
The Producers, 2021
The Producers, 2021
Neel Patrick as Max Bialystock FaBi DaBi Doll
The Producers, 2021 (Featured in "Visit Greenville")
Backstage at The Producers
The Producers, 2021
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville, 2024
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville, 2024
Backstage at Escape to Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville, 2024
Guys and Dolls, 2022
Backstage at Guys and Dolls, 2022
Guys and Dolls, 2022
Guys and Dolls, 2022
Favorite Mice, Favorite Place
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2019
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2019
Rehearsal Still | The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2019
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2019
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2019
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 2019
Promo Image for Clue, 2022
How it all started...
Disney's The Little Mermaid, 2018
Disney's The Little Mermaid (Flat Rock Playhouse, 2017)
R&H's Cinderella, 2022
R&H's Cinderella, 2022
Broadway Backwards, 2024
Christmas with Neel Patrick and Friends, 2018
Christmas with Neel Patrick and Friends, 2018
Beauty and the Beast, 2016
Beauty and the Beast, 2016
Something Rotten, 2022
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