Matt Ray News

Larry Owens, Ari Shapiro & More Set for the Spiegeltent at Bard SummerScape 2024

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 24, 2024

The Fisher Center at Bard has revealed SummerScape 2024’s Spiegeltent programming.

Ghee, Hewitt & Boggess to Star in MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL at Goodman Theatre

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 25, 2024

Goodman Theatre has revealed the initial cast for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Cast & Creative Team Set for TRAVELS World Premiere at Ars Nova

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 14, 2024

The cast and creative team has been revealed for the Off-Broadway world premiere of Travels, a sonic narrative collection by James Harrison Monaco, at Ars Nova.

BARK OF MILLIONS New Rock Opera From Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, And Machine Dazzle Makes US Premiere At BAM, February 5- 10

by A.A. Cristi — January 16, 2024

'Bark of Millions, a new rock opera from Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, and Machine Dazzle, makes its US premiere at BAM from Feb 5—10.

BAM Sets 2024 Winter/Spring Season Featuring New Rock Opera From Taylor Mac & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 12, 2023

BAM ushers in 2024 by presenting a season that honors the power of artistic community.

Felicity Huffman Will Make Her UK Stage Debut in the Revival of HIR at the Park Theatre

by Stephi Wild — December 12, 2023

Multi award-winning actress Felicity Huffman, renowned for her roles in the 2005 film Transamerica and international hit television series Desperate Housewives, makes her UK stage debut in the revival of Hir, an explosive comedy by Taylor Mac opening at Park Theatre in 2024.

Review: Justin Vivian Bond Excites Audience in SEX WITH STRANGERS at Joe's Pub

by Analisa Bell — November 6, 2023

The audience at Joe’s Pub eagerly waited in anticipation for the climactic arrival of Justin Vivian Bond to the stage last Thursday night for Sex with Strangers, described in the marketing material as “an evening of song and poetry for, by, and about the outrageously gorgeous and mythical icon o

New Jason Robert Brown/Taylor Mac Musical MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL to Premiere at Goodman Theatre

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 16, 2023

Discover the highly anticipated premiere of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL at Goodman Theatre.

J. Harrison Ghee, Steven Pasquale Will Lead Industry Reading of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL

by Stephi Wild — July 31, 2023

MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL the 1994 iconic blockbuster book by John Berendt, which still holds a New York Times bestseller list record, is being developed into a new musical and will have an invitation only industry reading on August 3rd and 4th, 2023 in New York City.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Comes To The Capitol Theatre In August

by Stephi Wild — July 6, 2023

The Capitol Theatre's summer stage series continues with the award-winning sci-fi smash hit musical Little Shop of Horrors.

Taylor Mac to Headline Barrington Stage Company's 2023 Gala: A NIGHT AT THE KIT KAT CLUB

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 25, 2023

Barrington Stage Company has announced Gala 2023: A NIGHT AT THE KIT KAT CLUB on Monday, July 24 at 6:00 p.

Review: JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND'S NOSE GAYS Birthday Bash at Joe's Pub Celebrates With Memories, Diversity and Anger

by Cary Wong — May 23, 2023

When someone as regal (and bawdy) as Justin Vivian Bond turns 60 years old, it might be time to give whatever equivalent nobility of a Dame we New Yorkers can bestow on this downtown icon.

The Huntington Announces The Cast And Creative Team Of Taylor Mac World Premiere Play JOY AND PANDEMIC

by A.A. Cristi — April 4, 2023

The Huntington announces the cast and creative team of Joy and Pandemic, a new play by renowned playwright and performance artist Taylor Mac and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco, making her Huntington directorial debut.

Barrington Stage Company Names Meredith Lynsey Schade as its New Managing Director

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 21, 2023

Meredith Lynsey Schade has joined Barrington Stage Company as its Managing Director.

The Center For Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present Story/Teller Arts: An Evening With Taylor Mac

by Stephi Wild — March 10, 2023

The Center for Fiction, a 200-year-old literary nonprofit that has created an immersive home for readers and writers in downtown Brooklyn, and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will co-present Story/Teller Arts: An Evening with Taylor Mac.