Matthew the Music Director and Performer
Matthew Martin Ward has appeared on the band car at Radio City Music Hall for the Christmas Pageant, playing Tchaikowsky for an ursine ballerina. Broadway shows include Avenue Q, Tarzan, La Cage Aux Folles, Urinetown, Tommy, State Fair, and Blood Brothers. He was MD for two editions of Forbidden Broadway… Strikes Back and Cleans Up its Act. (DRG records). Off-B’Way: Whoop-Dee-Doo (RCA records),Nunsense and Ruthless. Matthew is the MD for Christine Pedi, performing concerts all over the world including London, South Africa and currently at their NYC residency at The Green Room 42.
What People Are Saying
“Ward added a great deal to the show. Beyond his smooth playing…he also provided some excellent vocals….He also soloed on a moving ‘September Song’. Like every moment of this terrific show, it shone with honesty and sincerity.”
—Bart Greenberg, Cabaret Scenes
“Ward helps make ‘The Bronxville Darby and Joan’ an audience favorite.”
—Larry Myer’s, Cabaret Reviews
“Matthew Martin Ward, Darling’s crucial ally as her sole accompaniment on piano and masterful arranger.”
—Robert Windeler, Bistro Awards
And she is indeed aided by Ward, her musical collaborator, accompanist, and occasional duelist. He even delivers a delicious solo of naughty impropriety, ‘Currier and Ives’ (Dorothy Fields/Sigmund Romberg) and duets with Darling on the same songwriters far more romantic ‘Close As Pages in a Book’.
—Bart Greenberg, Cabaret Scenes