My Cabaret Acts:

Writer's Block (2008) | Why Am I Not Famous Yet (2007) | Neurotic Tendencies (2006) | Meaningful Sex (2005) | The Gayest Straight Man Alive (2004) | And Then She Dumped Me (2003)

My Musicals:

Meaningless Sex: V2 (2006) | A Kid Like Me (2005) | The Spickner Spin (2004) | Meaningless Sex (2003)

Other:

Videos | Accompaniments for Singers' Demos





Writer's Block is a cabaret that was hard to write. It premieres September 2008. Click below for the postcard and a preview video:

Writer's Block Postcard

Hey! Sung by Melissa Zimmerman





Why Am I Not Famous Yet is an act of bitter frustration covering career, apartment and relationship frustration. It premiered September 2007 and was reprised in April 2008 at Don't Tell Mama. There are live videos in the video section.

WHY AM I NOT FAMOUS YET? RECORDINGS (Recorded 12/20/06 & 10/22/07 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

The Audition Pianist's Lament (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
My Pretty Song (Sung by Cait Doyle)
So You Wanna Be a Performer (Sung by Rori Nogee)
32 Bar Blues (Sung by Jessica Scuteri)
When the Spotlight's Off (Sung by Reed Prescott)
Ap-parent Frustration (Sung by Julie Goldin & Reed Prescott)
I Need a Studio (Sung by Reed Prescott)
The Last Night in My Apartment (Sung by Julie Goldin)
Sleep Deprivation (Sung by Cait Doyle)
Caught Between Two Men (Sung by Cait Doyle)
The One Who's Three (Sung by Julie Goldin)
I Like Her (Sung by Reed Prescott)
I'm Not Interested in You (Sung by Rori Nogee)
In Love (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Dreams (Sung by Rori Nogee)

Nytheatre.com Podcast

"Why Am I Not Famous Yet? offers a humorous and often touching look into the daily New York grind...Bisen-Hersh is a talented composer and his lyrics often very good...He has a penchant for wit combined with vulgarity..."
-- Byrne Harrison, oobr.com

"Many of the songs are humorous and Bisen-Hersh has a talented cast to sing them. Cait Doyle, Reed Prescott, Julie Goldin, who does an outstanding job, and Rori Nogee, who handles a Sondheim-like song with great aplomb, might not make Mr. Bisen-Hersh famous yet, but they did make the show entertaining and earned it a happy face!"
-- Barry Leibman, HI! DRAMA

"At his best, Bisen-Hersh reminds me a bit of the great Oscar Levant, with his sour, comedically fatalist approach to life...I found a lot of his songs rather clever...Seth is joined by a talented group of young singers...Seth Bisen-Hersh is certainly doing his part to increase the cabaret act population and his off-beat, irreverent material makes for a fun time." -- Michael Dale, broadwayworld.com





Neurotic Tendencies is an abnormal act of original songs. It explores quirky neuroses in a mostly comical light. It premiered 9/06 at Don't Tell Mama and was revived in 4/07.

NEUROTIC TENDENCIES RECORDINGS (Recorded 8/6/06 & 12/20/06 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

Insomnia (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
New York at Night (Sung by Julie Goldin)
Xmas Sucks (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Subway Paranoia (Sung by Julie Goldin)
Still He Wouldn't Fuck Me (Sung by Rori Nogee)
Baby Boo Hoo (Sung by Jessica Scuteri; Original Lyrics by Yvonne Same)
The Fag Hag Lament (Sung by Rori Nogee; Additional Lyrics by Ilana Becker)
Sometimes (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
My HDTV (Sung by Kevin Reed)
Exploring the Fridge (Sung by Jessica Scuteri)
The Only Thing Better Than Sex (Sung by Sarah Mugavero)
Next Year (Sung by Kevin Reed)





In Meaningless Sex, six people search for sexual relevance and happiness in their sex lives, ultimately finding tribulations, heartbreak and breakthrough with one another.

What follows is a new demo recording of 12 out of 17 of the songs.

MEANINGLESS SEX RECORDING (Recorded 1/22/06 & 8/6/06 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

Meaningless Sex (Sung by Rori Nogee)
The Girl I'll Date (Sung by Charles R. Sarkioglu III)
A Gay Rant (Sung by Ben Engle)
I'd Rather Take a Nap (Sung by Rori Nogee)
Well He's... (Sung by Jessica Scuteri)
Because I'm So Hot (Sung by Nicholas Cobey)
They Can't Get Enough of Me (Sung by Sarah Mugavero)
A Gay Rant Reprise (Sung by Ben Engle)
Fuck Friends (Sung by Sarah Mugavero & Charles R. Sarkioglu III)
We Are So Alike! (Sung by Nicholas Cobey & Jessica Scuteri)
Different (Sung by Ben Engle & Rori Nogee)
If Only I Were Gay (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)

Cut from the latest version:

Who Knows Why? (Sung by Felicity Short)





A Kid Like Me is a new children's musical about a kid who decides she'd rather be a cat. The entire score has been recorded and is available below.

A KID LIKE ME RECORDING (Recorded 10/9/05 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

A Kid Like Me (Sammy: Felicity Short)
A Kid Like Me Tag (Sammy: Felicity Short)
I Hate My Little Brother (Sammy: Felicity Short)
So You Wanna be Feline (Cat: James Junio)
Now That You are Feline (Cat: James Junio)
Green! (Frog, Chazmond Peacock)
Don't Leap to Conclusions (Frog: Chazmond Peacock)
Who Knows? (Owl: Rori Nogee)
Carrots! (Rabbit: Julie Goldin)
Rise Above It (Owl: Shana Smith)
You Don't Wanna be Feline (Cat: James Junio)
A Kid Like Me Reprise (Sammy: Felicity Short)

Cut from the show:

Sleep For Now (Owl: Shana Smith)





Meaningful Sex is an act about the ins and outs and ups and downs of relationships. It co-starred Rori Nogee, and was performed 5/05 and 9/05 at Danny's Skylight Room.

MEANINGFUL SEX RECORDINGS (Recorded 8/28/05 & 12/20/06 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

Sex with the Ex (Sung by Rori Nogee)
I'm So Tired (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
The Two of You (Sung by Eric Heusinger)
The Birthcontrol Blues (Sung by Rori Nogee)
Sometimes Love Just Isn't Enough (Sung by Eric Heusinger)
It's So Nice (Sung by Rori Nogee)





The Spickner Spin is a musical political satire about a bum who gets elected mayor. It won the AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD at FringeNYC in 2004.


SPICKNER SPIN DEMO CD (Recorded 12/03 at
Millrose Music)

Anyone Can Get Elected (Sung by Ari Butler)
Dirty Job (Sung by Eric Heusinger)
Closest to Heaven (Sung by Ari Butler)

"The 17 songs offer lively variety...the midnight office break-in, Nate liberating an opponent's slogan, the chorus of backers and their dance -- one episode outdoes the next." -- Glenda Frank, Backstage

Broadwayworld.com Review
Nytheatre.com Review





The Gayest Straight Man Alive, is a musical study of queer heterosexuality. It is completely autobiographical, and a certain celebrity pig makes an appearance before the evening is out. It premiered 5/04, then was reprised in 11/04 and again in 11/05.

THE GAYEST STRAIGHT MAN ALIVE RECORDINGS (Recorded 8/28/05 & 10/10/05 & 12/20/06 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

The Gayest Straight Man Alive (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Personal Ad (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
This Really Cute Girl (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Loneliness (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Anti-Valentine's Song (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Tivo, My Tivo (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
I Hate to Wait (Sung by Rori Nogee)
My New York (Sung by Eric Heusinger)
The Frog That Hopped Away (Sung by Ms. Piggy)

Bonus Ms. Piggy Track: Never Before, Never Again from The Muppet Movie (Sung by Ms. Piggy)

Nytheatre.com Review




Meaningless Sex premiered in the NY Int'l Fringe Festival in 2003 where it won the Audience Favorite Award. I have taken down the old versions of songs that have been re-recorded above. Here is the one song on the original demo that is sadly no longer in the show:

MEANINGLESS SEX DEMO CD (Recorded 12/02 Millrose Music)

The One for Me (Sung by Cemocan Yesil)


"Bisen-Hersh shows promise as a serious composer." -- Ellis Nassour, broadwaystars.com

Nytheatre.com Review
New York Magazine Review
Curtain Up Review





And then she dumped me..., is a revue of all the love songs and breakup songs written for and about exgirlfriends. It premiered in 5/03, and was reprised in 11/03 and 11/04.

AND THEN SHE DUMPED ME RECORDINGS (Recorded 10/10/05 at Nordberg Studios, Seth Bisen-Hersh on piano)

I'll Live (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Just Another Breakup (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
Content to Be Alone (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
I Saw You Tonight (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)
From the Second that We Met (Sung by Seth Bisen-Hersh)





Live videos from "Why Am I Not Famous Yet?" 4/08

Hey! Sung by Melissa Zimmerman
Dreams Sung by Rori Nogee
32 Bar Blues Sung by Cait Doyle
I'm Not Interested in You Sung by Elyse Beyer

Live videos from talent showcases, 10/07:
If Only I Were Gay
In Love

I wrote and performed the THEME SONG for BREAKING IN -- an online sitcom about off-off-Broadway theatre. Here's the pilot:
Breaking In

Finally, watch the HILARIOUS 17 minute video my hallmates and I made for MIT cable back in 1999: Good Morning, MIT!




Demo cds I've played on:
Rori Nogee
Katie Yamulla

Reviews of accompaniment/ MD:
Kelly Kinsella: Live Under Broadway, Edge NY
Man Wanted, Musicals101



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