Outside The Lines at Don't Tell Mama

Encore performance of solo cabaret debut.

"Think of Lee Roy Reams, or Nathan Lane or Joel Grey. Now think of them at age 16. There you have Ethan Mathias, a star-in-the-making, who at this tender age has his eye firmly fixed on Broadway." Marilyn Lester - Nitelife Exchange

"I felt myself one moment thinking, “Damn, he’s good for someone his age,” and the next moment emending that to “Damn, he’s good.” (Full stop.)" Mark Dundas Wood - Bistro Awards

"He really represents the future of cabaret." Julie Miller - Manhattan Association of Cabarets

"Ethan is quite a remarkable young man." Michael Feinstein

Ethan Mathias is a 16-year-old performer based in New York City. He has been singing for many years and is excited to make his solo cabaret debut.

Songs will include pieces from the Great American Songbook, contemporary musical theatre, and some pop music.

Show directed by Lennie Watts. Music directed by Tracy Stark.

$18.00 COVER CHARGE AND A $20.00 MINIMUM (MUST INCLUDE 2 DRINKS) PER PERSON

$10.00 COVER CHARGE AND A $20.00 MINIMUM (MUST INCLUDE 2 DRINKS) PER PERSON MAC

CASH ONLY

SEATING FROM 6:15PM

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 65 MINUTES

Ethan Mathias Bio:

Ethan appeared last summer at Michael Feinstein’s Songbook Academy in 2024 & 2025. Since that time, Ethan has grown more involved in Cabaret performance. He was a junior fellow at the Eugene O’Neill Cabaret Conference, debuted his solo show Outside the Lines at Don’t Tell Mama in NYC (Director Lennie Watts, Music Director Tracy Stark), participated in the St Louis Cabaret Conference, and is an active member of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. Ethan is also a Fellow with the Flutie Foundation, and performed in the Autism Rocks concert at Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk.

Select theatre credits include The Last Boy off-Broadway & Broadway Benefit, School of Rock at Tuacahn (Lawrence), Jesus Christ Superstar at Singnasium (Peter), Matilda Jr. at Broadway Workshop (Trunchbull), and workshops of other productions. Recent film credits include Teenage Waisband, written by Lee Wilkof (Tony nominee), currently in festival submissions.

Ethan is in 12th grade, graduating in December 2025, and enrolled in the pre-college classical voice program at the Manhattan School of Music.