Dear Friends,

Here I am — a little more than a week into my adventure in The Big Apple. I got rid of all just about all of my worldly possessions in order to make this exciting plunge and it certainly seems to be worth it. What an amazing city! Prior to arriving I purchased tickets to see Gabriel Bryne, Marin Mazzie and Nathan Gunn head up a semi-staged production of Camelot produced by The New York Phillharmonic. The idea was to give me something to aspire to — something to get me pumped up for the hard work ahead. Before I even got to see Camelot, I wound up seeing Xanadu and Spring Awakening! The city and the musical theatre medium speaks to me and draws me in like nothing else. I’m as inspired and excited to create as is humanly possible. All three productions were amazing. Since I saw Xanadu, I don’t think a moment has gone by that I wasn’t doing or thinking about getting up on that stage. Luckily for me I’ve got a few auditions this week so I should be able to really get out there and show New York, New York what I’m capable of. The city itself is also wonderful — so much different than Los Angeles. Somehow despite all of the differences, it hasn’t been too difficult to adjust. I’m walking around eating all of my food on buns from the corner deli, using my umbrella when it rains and being rude when it’s required (not really). In case, you didn’t realize it, this is a new section of my website where I will regularly be able to reflect on life, art and anything else I may choose. Thanks for all of your support, emails and phone calls during this transition. I’ll be top of the heap in no time.

Love and life,

Matt