Matthew received his first NYIT award on Monday night, for Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role. The honor was bestowed for his role as Heinrich in 'The Temple, or Lebensraum' by Nat Cassidy, produced at the Brick Theater by Tin Drum Productions in association with Mozzlestead Productions. Here is Playbill's list of all the the winners.
Very excited and grateful:) Onwards and upwards! Hope to post a video of the speech soon.
Announcement of Matthew's NYIT nomination, July 20th
The 2015 New York Innovative Awards ceremony will be held September 21st, 2015, and Matthew has been nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role! The nominated performance is Heinrich in The Temple, or Lebensraum by Nat Cassidy, staged at the Brick Theater in Brooklyn in February 2015, and produced by Tin Drum Productions and Mozzlestead Productions. 'The Temple' received a bevy of other nominations, including:
Outstanding Lighting Design-Morgan Zipf-Meister
Outstanding Costume Design-Ben Philipp
Outstanding Set Design-Sandy Yaklin
Outstanding Sound Design-Jeanne Travis
Outstanding Original Full-length Script-Nat Cassidy
Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play-Tin Drum Productions
Very proud of this production! Stay tuned for the results on Monday!