25/11/09
Back in Australia from his six-week trip to London and New York, tonight marks the opening of Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision at Brisbane's QPAC Lyric Theatre in which Matthew reprises his roles of UK and Sweden. Written by Australia's own Craig Christie and Andrew Patterson, winner of Best New Musical at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival and nominated for Best Musical in London's West End, Eurobeat is a glorious and riotously funny homage to Eurovision where ten countries go head to head, battling it out through song and dance to win the coveted Eurobeat Award, as voted live by the audience. This season will feature the performing talents of Rhonda Burchmore, Glynn Nicholas, Colin Lane, Zoe Ventoura, Liz Buchanan, Matt Heyward, Mark Hill, Meg Hoult, Raelene Isbester, Kirby Lunn, Natalie Marsland, Jem Mortimer, Jordan S Pollard, Cole Rintoul and Nicholas Skubij. To book go to www.qpac.com.au/event/Eurobeat_09.aspx. 11 shows only!
21/10/09
Matthew is currently in the middle of a six-week sojourn to London and New York where he is making the first of many inroads with the performing arts communities abroad. He most recently performed 'Boyband' at New York City's famed Cast Party held at Birdland to a very warm New York crowd including Chita Rivera (the world's first Velma in Chicago and Anita in West Side Story). More to come!
15/09/09
This Sunday September 20th at 7.30pm, Chapel Off Chapel will host MELBOURNE TO MANHATTAN: THE MUSIC OF MATTHEW ROBINSON, an intimate evening of Matthew's music spanning a decade of song writing, featuring performances from some of Australia's most celebrated music theatre artists. Following the World Premiere season of his debut musical Metro Street in both Australia and South Korea, Matthew is embarking upon his first trip to the Big Apple, the third stop for this Melbourne-Sydney-New York song writing showcase tour which features songs from the Pratt Prize-winning musical Metro Street, the musical revue Sing On Through Tomorrow and a sneak preview of Matthew’s latest musical in development, Atlantis. The previous venue was Manchester Lane, but all pre-sale tickets are still valid and all tickets are still on sale through www.moshtix.com.au or the Moshtix phoneline 1300 438 849. To access all tickets bought, simply arrive at Chapel on the night, present and sign for the credit card you've booked with and you'll be given entry.
And now, the special guests - Robyn Arthur, Chelsea Plumley, Verity Hunt-Ballard, Alex Rathgeber, Christopher Parker, Esther Hannaford, Kellie Rode, Natalie O’Donnell, Simon Gleeson, Eddie Perfect, Ben Robinson, Josh Piterman, Sophie Carter, Erin Cornell, Rosemarie Harris, Gareth Keegan, Alinta Chidzey and Ezekiel Ox. Also featuring Laura Tipoki on keys, Nick Karasavvidis on drums and Brett Canning on bass.
28/08/09
This coming Sunday August 30th at Chapel Off Chapel, Matthew appears with three other leading men of Australian musical theatre in Seriously Something!, a self-devised collection of music ranging from Michael Jackson to Rodgers and Hammerstein, with some of Matthew's originals thrown in for good measure! These two shows in one day also star Alex Rathgeber, Christopher Parker and Josh Piterman with Trevor Jones on piano and Nick Karrasavvidis on drums. Tickets are selling out, so check out the Gigs link for booking details.
13/08/09
Matthew's musical Metro Street has been shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Best Music Theatre Script alongside Eddie Perfect's Shane Warne The Musical and Matt Cameron and Tim Finn's MTC production of Poor Boy. The winner's ceremony will take place on September 1st at Zinc, Federation Square.
20/07/09
Check out the Press Quotes area for all the updated reviews from Metro Street's World Premiere production in Adelaide earlier this year.
29/06/09
The World Premiere production of Matthew's musical Metro Street has been nominated for five Helpmann Awards (Australia's national live performance awards) for Best Directon of a Musical, Best Choreography in a Musical, Best Lighting Design, Best Musical Direction and Best New Australian Work. The 2009 Helpmann Awards will take place on July 27th at the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House and will be broadcast live on Foxtel's Bio Channel.
16/06/09
Following opening night of Metro Street at the 3rd Daegu International Musical Festival, Matthew's musical has moved from Number 45, to one of the Top Ten Musicals listed as playing in South Korea!
15/06/09
Matthew's musical Metro Street goes international! Metro Street opens tonight as the headline show of the 3rd Daegu International Musical Festival in South Korea. Follow this link to the see the South Korean youtube promo! www.youtube.com/watch
14/05/09
Tonight marks the opening of Opera Australia's brand new production of Sondheim's A Little Night Music in which Matthew plays the role of Henrik Egerman. The season runs till May 30th at the Victorian Arts Centre's State Theatre and also features the performing talents of Sigrid Thornton, Robert Grubb, Nancye Hayes, Lucy Maunder, Ben Lewis, Katrina Retallick, Kate Maree Hoolihan, Erica Lovell, Byron Watson, Jacqueline Dark, Julia Malczewski, Jane Parkin, Andrew Moran and Benjamin Rasheed. For bookings, go to www.opera-australia.org.au.
7/04/09
The official World Premiere of Matthew's musical Metro Street opens tonight at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre. Starring Nancye Hayes, Debra Byrne, Cameron Goodall, Jude Henshall and Verity Hunt-Ballard, the season runs till late April produced by the State Theatre Company of South Australia, Arts Asia Pacific and Power Arts. Check out www.statetheatrecompany.com.au for more details.
16/01/09
Tonight marks Melbourne's introduction to Trevor Ashley's Showqueen Sundays cabaret sessions in which Matthew will perform a sample of his latest original music. Showqueen Melbourne will play for three nights at Chapel Off Chapel in Prahran and feature the performing talents of Lucinda Shaw, Trevor Ashley, James Millar, Margi DeFerranti, David Harris, Josie Lane, Hayden Tee, Avigail Herman, Chelsea Plumley, Phil Scott and Marney McQueen. Check out the Gigs Section for full information.
4/12/08
After eight months of touring, Opera Australia's production of My Fair Lady, in which Matthew plays the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill, will close this Sunday at the Theatre Royal in Sydney. With the current cast featuring Richard E. Grant, Taryn Fiebig, John Wood and Nancye Hayes, the final Sunday 2pm matinee will signal the closure of what has proven to be both a critical and box office success. Stay tuned for updates on Matthew's musical Metro Street and the lead-up to its 2009 World Premiere with the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
23/11/08
Matthew will perform tonight in a live recording session for Trevor Ashley's Showqueen Sunday @ The Supper Club in Sydney. Every Sunday night for the past three months, a number of cabaret and music theatre artists have been appearing at the live music venue, culminating in eleven artists being chosen to be recorded live for CD release. Tonight's line-up also features the extraordingary talents of Amelia Cormack, Lucinda Shaw, Trevor Ashley, James Millar, Monique Montez, Margi DeFerranti, David Harris, Josie Lane, Hayden Tee, Avigail Herman and Christina O'Neill. Doors open at 7.15pm, show starts at 8.30pm and tickets are avalaible through www.moshtix.com.au. For more venue details check out the Gigs section of the website.
10/11/08
Tonight, Matthew will appear alongside some of the country's finest musical talents in Light The Night, a fundraising concert for leukaemia research and cancer patient resources. The concert will kick off at 7.30pm at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney and will also feature the performing talents of Lior, Katie Noonan, Anthony Callea, Emma Pask, Tim Campbell, The McClymonts, Maria Venuti, Lucy Durack, Amanda Harrison, Virginia Gay, Penny McNamee, Phil Stack, James Millar, Amelia Cormack, Trevor Ashley, Hayden Tee, Lucinda Shaw, David Harris and many more. For bookings, contact the City Recital Hall on 02 8256 2222 or www.cityrecitalhall.com.
18/10/08
It can now be officially announced that Matthew's first musical Metro Street will receive its first professional production in 2009. The State Theatre Company of South Australia in association with Arts Asia Pacific and Power Arts will produce the World Premiere of Metro Street which will open at the Adelaide Festival Centre's Dunstan Playhouse on April 7, 2009. Australian theatrical legend Nancye Hayes and Adelaide's own Cameron Goodall, who previously starred as Hamlet for the State Theatre Company, will star in the production with further casting to be announced in the near future. For more information visit www.statetheatrecompany.com.au.
7/09/08
Tomorrow night Matthew will appear in Kookaburra's Gala Concert Launch at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre. Other guest artists performing on the night will be Julie Anthony, Rhonda Burchmore, Peter Cousens, Lucy Durack, David Harris, Nancye Hayes, Bert LaBonte, Silvie Paladino, Marina Prior, Wayne Scott Kermond, Kane Alexander, Rachael Beck, Chloe Dallimore, Michael Falzon, Caroline Gillmer, Matt Lee, Sharon Millerchip, Rob Mills, Lucinda Shaw, Ian Stenlake and Anne Wood. Check out the Gigs section for all the information.
1/09/08
Check out the Press Quotes area for all new reviews of Matthew's performances as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Opera Australia's current Australian tour of My Fair Lady.
31/08/08
Following on from his 2008 Helpmann Awards performance of On The Street Where You Live which screened live on Foxtel's Bio Channel, Matthew opens Opera Australia's My Fair Lady at Brisbane's QPAC Lyric Theatre tonight. It will also be John Wood's debut in the role of Alfred P. Doolittle. For more information visit www.myfairlady.org.au
3/06/08
It has just been announced this evening that the return Sydney season of My Fair Lady in October at the Theatre Royal will feature two additions to the cast. John Wood will take on the role of Alfred P. Doolittle, while Henry Higgins will be played by British film star Richard E. Grant. Matthew performed On The Street Where You Live at both the Sydney Theatre Royal and Brisbane Lyric Theatre launches this week before preparing for his Sydney Opera House debut in the musical's first round of Sydney performances opening June 21st. For more information visit myfairlady.org.au.
27/05/08
Matthew has opened Opera Australia's My Fair Lady at the Victorian Arts Centre State Theatre where he can be seen playing Freddy Eynsford-Hill before transferring to the Sydney Opera House where the musical will open on June 21st. Check out the Press Quotes area for reviews from the Melbourne premiere season.
19/02/08
It has been announced that Matthew will be playing the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Opera Australia's 2008 national tour of My Fair Lady. The launch at Melbourne's Arts Centre last night saw Matthew perform On The Street Where You Live, alongside a sparkling rendition of I Could Have Danced All Night from Opera Australia leading lady Taryn Fiebig, who will be playing the coveted role of Eliza Doolittle. Other cast members announced last night include Reg Livermore as Professor Henry Higgins, Rhys McConnochie as Colonel Pickering, Robert Grubb as Alfred P. Doolittle, Nancye Hayes as Mrs Higgins and Judi Connelli as Mrs Pearce. For more information and bookings go to myfairlady.org.au.
8/02/08
Check out the audio section of the website for a new track from Matthew's album Radio and a Metro Street demo featuring Matthew with Lucy Durack.
29/01/08
Matthew will be returning to Perth with Lucy Durack to perform a narrated concert of his musical Metro Street. This will be Matthew and Lucy's third season Downstairs at the Maj with three performances only from March 13-15. Check out the Gigs section for more information.
6/10/07
On Monday Oct 22nd, Matthew's Pratt Prize-winning musical Metro Street will be performed in Melbourne for the first time since its Pratt Prize workshop in 2005. This most recent draft features five new songs and a re-worked libretto. The reading will feature the performing talents of Nancye Hayes, Robyn Arthur, Graham Foote, Lucy Durack and Verity Hunt-Ballard. Check out the Gigs section for more details.
10/09/07
Metrosexual, Matthew's one man show will tour to Canberra in one week's time. Metrosexual began its life at The Butterfly Club in South Melbourne and this time will feature all new material plus crowd favourites from previous shows Immaculate Confection and Metro Street. The one hour show will play twice in a night on Monday Sept 17th, 5.30pm and 8.30pm, at The Street Theatre on Childers St. For bookings call (02) 6247 1223 or go to www.thestreet.org.au
28/08/07
The Singing Office, in which Matthew appears as an on-screen vocal coach, has a confirmed screening date. Episode One will premiere on Foxtel's Fox 8 Channel on Sunday September 9 at 6.30pm. The series will be hosted by Nick Giannopoulos, with team leaders Julia Morris and Gus Worland, and screen every Sunday for 13 weeks. Grand Final venue soon to be announced!
24/08/07
Matthew has been confirmed to return to Perth with Lucy Durack, performing in their follow up to the sellout season of Immaculate Confection. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang will premiere Downstairs at the Maj on Oct 12 and 13, featuring all new songs penned by Robinson. For bookings log on at www.bocsticketing.com.au or phone (08) 9484 1133.
25/06/07
Foxtel has confirmed that Matthew will be part of their new premier FOX8 series The Singing Office. The series will shoot from June to September and hit screens later this year. Matthew will come on board as their on-screen vocal coach, training various teams of non-professional singers from professional companies how to perform in readiness for an on-screen competition. The show will conclude with a star-studded Grand Final. Details to come.
6/06/07
Matthew will fly to Adelaide this weekend to take part in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival Jeremy Sams Masterclass. Jeremy Sams most recently directed the English revival of The Sound of Music, as well as the hugely successful Little Britain Live and has written, arranged and directed music for companies including the English National Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Matthew, with Eddie Perfect and Casey Bennetto, will perform their original works and be guided in the art of writing for musical theatre at The Space, Adelaide Festival Centre, this Sunday June 10, 2pm. For bookings go to the Masterclass section of adelaidecabaret.com.
19/05/07
Matthew completes his season of playing the title role in Pippin tonight at the Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay, before he returns to Melbourne this week to commence work on soon to be announced songwriting projects. Head to the Downloads section of kookaburra.org.au to view youtube links for Matthew, including the full television commercial for Pippin.
12/04/07
Matthew's debut album Radio which has been in development since January 2007 is now available. It is on sale in the downstairs foyer of all Pippin performances at Sydney Theatre.
10/04/07
Pippin has the first of its previews tonight ahead of Opening Night this Thursday April 12th. Matthew stars in the title role of Pippin in this inaugural production for Peter Cousens' brand new National Music Theatre Company, Kookaburra. Pippin is playing at Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay, from April 10 - May 19. Bookings through Ticketek. Visit www.kookaburra.org.au for more information.
13/03/07
The launch of Botanica 2007 takes place this Thursday, March 15th at the Sydney Botanic Gardens and will feature Matthew performing Corner of the Sky and Peter Cousens as guest compere.
12/03/07
Matthew will appear on Morning with Kerri-Anne this Thursday March 15th performing Corner of the Sky.
14/02/07
This Friday Feb 16th marks the Sydney debut of Matthew's Pratt Prize-winning contemporary Australian musical Metro Street. The reading will take place at Australian Hall, Elizabeth St, Sydney, accompanied by a three-piece band and featuring Nancye Hayes, Genevieve Lemon, Benjamin Lewis, Lucy Durack and Amelia Cormack.
7/02/07
Matthew heads to Mackay, Queensland, this weekend to hold the first of his Singing Actor Worskshops at Theatre Arts Mackay. Contact the venue for bookings.
