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Matthew Sklar

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Composer b. 1973

Matthew Sklar (born October 7, 1973) is an American composer for musical theatre, television, and film. His works have appeared on Broadway, the West End, and theatres worldwide. Sklar has written primarily with lyricist Chad Beguelin, having written music for their Broadway shows The Prom, Elf the Musical, and The Wedding Singer. The Prom and The Wedding Singer earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Original Score.

Also credited on3 works

Elf
The Prom
The Wedding Singer

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature2 passages

  • GYPSY OF THE YEAR Directors, Sam Ellis and William Ryall; Musical Director, Matthew Sklar; Producers, Michael Graziano, Tom Viola, Maria Di Dia; Light-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1998-99 Season, v. 55 (Willis).txt
  • Thibodeaux, Joe Thibodeaux); Donald Grody (Mr. Stopnick) Orchestra: Linda Twine, conductor; Matthew Sklar, associate conductor, keyboard; Paul Woodiel, Christopher Cardona, violin; David Creswell, viola; Anja Wood, cello; Steve Bargonetti, guitar; Benjamin Franklin Brown, bass; Paultheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
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  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — composer — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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