Matthew received his masters at New York University in musical theatre writing. His works have been accepted into the Cincinnati Fringe Festival (Scouts: A New Musical), Irvington Theater Short Play Festival (The Story of a Daughter) and have been performed through Footlighters Inc. Theater on tour to small theaters in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana tri-state area (Precipice: What Took Us Over The Edge). He has served on Footlighter Inc.’s play selection committee, received the 2021 ASCAP Fredrick Loewe award, and is a member of both the Dramatist Guild and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers.