Choreographers // Matt Williams

Matt choreographed Will Ferrell's Broadway debut, You're Welcome America, directed by Adam McKay (Tony Nomination, Best Theatrical Event), and made his Off-Broadway debut as choreographer with Paul Scott Goodman's Rooms, directed by Scott Schwartz. Matt also served as Assistant Director to Casey Nicholaw on this spring’s Broadway production, All About Me, starring Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna.  Matt created the choreography for the world premiere of Wicked creator Stephen Schwartz’s new opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, which arrives at New York City Opera in 2011.

Matt self-produced his first full length dance play, WARD 9, at the 2008 New York Musical Theater Festival, for which he received the festival’s award for Best Choreography.  Matt holds the title of 'Big Piano Choreographer' at the FAO Schwarz Toy Store in New York City where he continually recreates and reinvents the world famous piano dancing scene from the hit film Big.  He is also the resident choreographer for the East Coast tour of the internationally acclaimed youth circus,  Circus Smirkus. 

Matt's choreography has appeared at The Alley Theatre, Lincoln Center, Irish Repertory Theatre, La Mama, The Rubicon Theatre, Stamford Center for the Arts, Metrostage, and Geva Theatre.  Matt holds a BFA in choreography from UC Irvine.  www.mattwilliamschoreographer.com