The Songs of Matthew McCollum: Songs For The Dead
October 23, 2017
Composer/lyricist and performer Matthew McCollum makes his Feinstein’s/54 Below debut with an evening of ghost stories, both whispered and screamed. An evening in three parts (Songs For The Dead, Songs From The Dead, and The Little Deaths), you’ll travel from the forgotten backwoods of Appalachia, to the glamour of 1940s Hollywood, to a Route 66 jamboree, to that undiscovered country itself, from whose bourn you’ll get to return. Matthew won’t promise a happy ending, but he guarantees an unparalleled group of performers, a total absence of jump scares, and a new collection of soulful, haunting melodies.
McCollum’s music has been featured by the Williamstown Theatre Festival and Yale School of Drama. His musical, The Ballad of Brightwater, garnered acclaim at the ASCAP DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop, where it played for a sold out crowd in Los Angeles this February. Acting credits include Masters of Sex and Judging Amy, and he has been seen on stage performing at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Berkshire Theatre Group, 59E59, and the Yale School of Drama, where he received his MFA. For more information, visit www.matthew-mccollum.com
Director: Jen Wineman (My Heart is in the East)
Music Director: Mike Rosengarten (The Playbillies)
Producer: Dana Lerner (Indecent)
Featuring:
Mallory Baysek (The Lightning Thief)
Kate Berman (Blueprint Special)
Brennan Caldwell (Baghdaddy, Money Talks)
Alex Chester (Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
Jonathan Hooks (Marley, The Killer)
Emily Jenda (The Book of Mormon, The Bodyguard)
Maria-Christina Oliveras (Amelie, Pretty Filthy)
Betsy Struxness (Hamilton, Shakespeare in Love)
Carly Zien (Nightcap, TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
