Welcome to the Official Website of Sue Mathys
June 16, 2022
Coming Up:
Thursday June 23, 2022, 7:00 pm:
Presented by swiss made theatre:
In a private event – by invitation only, a staged reading of
GOLD – or: How To Make It To The Top In America
an adaptation for the stage by Endre M.Holéczy of Blaise Cendrar‘s novel GOLD, will have its world première at the Residence of the Swiss Ambassador, Consul General Markus Börlin in New York City
Starring:
Linda Geiser, Sue Mathys, Géraldine Dulex & Sarah Bosch
Directed by Sarah Bellin
Design concept by Michaela Müller
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Recent Appearances:
I feel honored by the invitation of THE SWISS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK to be featured in their new series: “CONNECT – A Spotlight on Swiss Artists in New York”, a new Zoom event twice a month.
Spend Happy Hour with me and tune in at
5:30 pm EST on Thursday, July 16, 2020;
you will hear some of my music along with anecdotes of my 41 years performing career on International Theatre and Concert Stages.
Interviewing me will be Elena Baenninger, Senior Project Manager, Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
Thanks for tuning in ?
Sue Mathys as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD
German Premiere Production
© Martin Joppen
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Sunday May 3rd, 2020, on National Swiss Television SRF 1 at 22:50 h (10:50pm) CET,
Instead of showing his new film at the Tribeca Film Festival (which was cancelled like so many other events in NYC), film maker Jean-Cosme Delaloye made a documentary for National Swiss Television SRF about this surreal moment in time, and how New Yorkers – some of them originally from Switzerland – are struggling to survive this crisis. It has been an honor for me to be a part of this project, that tells the story of the pain New Yorkers are going through and also about the resilience and love we share for this city!
Dadi Nkusi, Oliver Stumm, Jason Shatkin, Eliane Brechbühl,
Fortina Reyes, John Sambo, and Sue Mathys
CORONAVIRUS HOTSPOT NEW YORK
Conceived, produced and directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye
Camera: Samuel Grandchamp
Editing: Lila Place
Produced by SRF DOK – Reporter
If you cannot access Swiss National Television, see the film here
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Friday, May 24, 2019, 8:00pm:
IRRESISTIBLE – A Tribute to Edith Piaf and Her Music
The ritual, the secret and the charisma of Edith Piaf and her chansons
By and with: Sue Mathys
Piano: Martin Schilling
Akkordeon: Robert Weber
Original English production directed by David Hilder and Music directed by John Bell
Jürg Wille Saal at the Löwen, Meilen
Seestr. 595, 8706 Meilen, Switzerland
Edith Piaf– idol, legend, huge voice in a tiny frame – was born 104 years ago. What was her secret? What made her IRRESISTIBLE to every man (and woman) she met? What force drove her life, fueled her voice, endowed her songs with an undeniable authenticity that has captivated more than one generation?
Sue Mathys interpretations of Edith Piaf’s chansons focus on the energy, Intensity and the music of the exceptional talent. Edith Piaf’s life at the beginning of the last century was a tour de force: The girl from the gutter became the highest paid female singer of her time.
Her entire life, she burned full of joie de vivre, generosity of spirit, with loud laughter and tender abandon, like a candle from both ends. Piaf was an adamant believer in romantic love, but also a passionate worker and ardent lover of the arts. She discovered many new talents and supported them; wrote lyrics and music, indeed, collaborated with the composers and lyricists who created virtually all of her songs – mostly uncredited. She was active during the war in the résistance, and performed in stage plays and in movies. Living with full-throttled passion, in her music as well as in her life, she inspired generations. Her disarming directness and charming naiveté, as well as the sheer power of her emotional investment in her performance, enchanted audiences all over the world. Her truth has lost nothing of its power; today, her chansons still hit the core of everyone’s heart.
What the critics say:
“Sue Mathys is a force with a multilayered voice and fierce determination” Fort Worth Telegram
“ And there is the acting of Sue Mathys, bringing to life all the facets of Piaf’s character: Her vulnerability, her ability to love, her joie de vivre, her wild laughter, her self doubts, disappointment and hope – in short, a moving roller coaster of emotions.” Luzerner Zeitung
“Sue Mathys gets rather frighteningly close to the ideal embodiment of Piaf; she is so intense and impressive, that it keeps giving you the chills” Züri Tip
“Sue Mathys’ presence on the stage is breathtaking. She sings, laughs, screams, drinks, loves, and rages with unabated intensity” Die Freundin
“Mathys has a powerful voice, warm and silky when needed to charm or wheedle and bursting with iron-willed girt” Criticalrant.com
“Sue Mathys is a singer whose glorious voice fills a stage, and an actress whose in-depth interpretation of a song brings its character and meaning alive”
“Some Roses sound like trumpets, others saxophones. Mathys can sound like any instrument in the orchestra” Dallas Morning News
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February 12, 2019:
As part of the series Songs With Steve Ross, long-time Francophile singer/pianist Steve Ross celebrated the beautiful city of Paris, at the 92Y in New York City: If We Only Have Love: French Songs from Piaf to Brel.
It’s been a pleasure to be one of the guest singers Steve invited to this event and joining Steve,
Jean Brassard and Frans Bloem in singing French Chansons.
Enjoy the review at Theatre Pizzazz.com
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Fall Reading Series at Urban Stages:
AYN/SISTER
by Jenny Franks, directed by Alex Dmitriev,
Sue Mathys as Ayn Rand
“In this witty and daring work, Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand brings her younger sister, Nora, over from the Soviet Union. The sisters have not seen each other since childhood, but Ayn thinks Nora will be crucial in completing her autobiography. Soon Ayn finds her fundamental beliefs and marriage in jeopardy by a sister who is the only person strong enough to destroy her.”
Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 7 pm
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Sue Mathys played
Jacqueline
in
Book: Harvy Fierstein, Music & Lyrics: Jerry Herman
Directed by: Rob Ruggiero
Music Director: Michael O’Flaherty
Choreography: Ralph Perkins
at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT
Due to popular demand, extended through September 10th, 2015!
Press selections:
Goodspeed’s LA CAGE is Magnificent! Bravo Rob Ruggiero! (Two On The Isle)
This LA CAGE dazzles not with glitter and glamour but humanity (Hartford Courant)
Stupendous! (The Ridgelea Reports on Theatre)
This is the definitive LA CAGE! (Examiner.com)
This LA CAGE may be the best I’ve witnessed since that original Broadway smash! (CT bulletin)
What they say about Jacqueline:
Jacqueline – an excellent Sue Mathys who lights up the stage whenever she is on it …
(Connecticut Arts Connection)
Sue Mathys does a star turn leading the company (and audience)
in The Best of Times (theatrescene.com)
I also enjoyed Sue Mathys as Jacqueline, the continental club owner (The New York Times)
Jacqueline is played with Mermanesque verve by an irrepressible Sue Mathys. She convinces us that if we’d visited her restaurant on the French Riviera we’d be welcomed with open arms, and then some … (Examiner.com)
Sue Mathys makes Jacqueline the self-promoting persona necessary (Two On The Isle)
Sue Mathys is expressively “French” as Jacqueline (Connecticut Critics Circle & Artes Magazine)
Sue Mathys – the sassy restaurant owner Jacqueline (On Stage Blog)
Also featuring:
Jamison Stern, James Lloyd Reynolds, Cedric Leiba, Jr., Conor Ryan, Erin Burniston, Stacey Scotte, Mark Zimmerman, Chris Hietikko, Barbara McCulloh, Wade Dooley, Marius Barnes, Michael Bullard, Alexander Cruz, Erin. M.Kernion, Alex Ringler, Nick Silverio, Nic Thompson, Brett-Marco Glauser and Emily Grace Tucker
Sneak preview video of the production here. Enjoy!
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Sue Mathys had a splendid Gala appearance at the annual Swiss Ball
of the Swiss Society of New York, this year at the Plaza Hotel in New York City,
where she sang the Swiss and US anthems, as well as the THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK and NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN, accompanied by the Paul Errico Orchestra
on February 7th, 2015
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Sue Mathys sang songs by Masi Asare, Brooke Pierce and Joy Son, from the musicals
SYMPATHY JONES and I WANT A FREE RIDE TO COLLEGE
in a presentation of new composers, lyricists and book writers in the series
Behind The Music-al
At the Dramatists Guild, 1501 Broadway, Suite 701 New York, N.Y. 10036
on Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Moderated by Mark Hollman (Tony Award winning composer/lyricist Urinetown)
Sue recorded the voice of Kitty Hawk in SYMPATHY JONES in the studio recording of selections of this show in 2012
and is excited to revisit this hilarious character!
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“After four flops in a row, a playwright who was once Broadway’s brightest light is so desperate to come up with another hit, he says he would kill for one. Is he joking? Thrilling twists and razor-sharp wit combine in one of the funniest murder mysteries of all time. Opening to rave reviews and a Tony Award nomination at its New York premiere, Deathtrap holds an unbeaten record as the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway. This wickedly funny slice of murderous showbiz satire is sure to have audiences guessing whodunit right up to the final curtain.”
Sue Mathys played Helga Ten Dorp in Ira Levin’s thriller – holding the record of the longest running thriller comedy in Broadway history! – DEATHTRAP
at the John W.Engeman Theater in Northport, NY,
directed by Richard T.Dolce.
Also featuring: James Lloyd Reynolds, Loren Dunn, Mary Mossberg and Patrick Husted
Performances: July 24 through September 7, 2014
Reviews
Go see this incredibly well-crafted thriller as fast as you can….. The quintet [of a cast ] is a perfect squad for enacting what Levin, the master of misdirection, had in mind. One more player in the unpredictable game of ‘Omigosh’ would have been one too many”…. Dolce has steered his talented charges through the maze masterfully.”
Smithtown Matters
The cast of Northport’s stunning John W. Engeman Theatre is truly outstanding. Their effecting performances, directed by Richard T. Dolce, make Deathtrap a wonderful kick off to The Engeman’s incredible eighth season. This is truly a Broadway experience. …….
Providing the comedy is Sue Mathys as Helga Ten Dorp, the Bruhl’s nosy, gypsy neighbor…….
A riveting story, an excellent cast, and the gorgeous Engeman Theatre make for a wonderful night of theatre.
Broadwayworld.com
While the clever plotline is certainly enough to keep your attention, the added bonuses of excellent acting and a fantastic set heighten the experience…..Sue Mathys as psychic Helga Ten Dorp had wonderful comedic timing. Mathys also delivered a consistent accent which bolstered her character’s mysterious aura…
With twists, turns and tumults, Deathtrap will keep you on the edge of your seat.
NY Theatre Guide
Supporting roles handled deftly: Some humor is introduced by Mathys as Helga Ten Dorp, the Dutch psychic who rents a nearby cottage… Her interpretation of the role fit nicely with the unfolding plot.
Northshore of Long Island
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In development:
The York Theatre Company
James Morgan, Artistic Director,
As part of its Developmental Reading Series
Presented:
IRRESISTIBLE: Edith Piaf and Her Music
written and performed by Sue Mathys,
directed by David Hilder and music directed by pianist John Bell,
Accordion: Bill Schimmel
tells Edith Piaf’s life through her chansons – both well-known hits and hidden treasures – interwoven with fictional letters and prayers inspired by Piaf’s dramatic life story. Not a cabaret act, not a concert, this is a theatrical experience reflecting the intensity and joie de vivre of the sparrow of Paris, as well as a celebration of the depths and brilliance of her immortal songs.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014,
at the fully booked York Theatre, this new production thrilled a fascinated crowd who cheered and applauded with a standing ovation at the end.
Audience reactions:
“BRAVO, BRAVO on your recent OUTSTANDING performance IRRESISTIBLE: Edith Piaf and Her Music”
“I totally believed that Edith Piaf’s spirit came through you”
“Truly amazing! Even though I don’t speak French in the slightest, I was able to understand the character’s arc and choices every step of the way”
“Bravo! A tour the force”
“Amazing voice and stage presence”
“Congratulations! What a triumph”
“Sheer brilliance”
“Absolutely stupendous and irresistible”
“I was moved to tears several times”
“Brava! We were all swept away by your beauty and emotional strength”
“YOU truly captured the essence of this great, multitalented artist and brought her renewed back to our awareness and enjoyment”
“Thank you so much for this amazing treat”
“When are you going to bring the show to Carnegie Hall?”
More information and bios of the creative team: IRRESTISTIBLE description & bios
If you’d like to be informed about the further process of this show, please do not hesistate, send us your email address in the contact form on this Link, so we can add your address to our mailing list!
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Website & Agency News:
March 2013: After a technical outage end of last year, the Official Website of Sue Mathys is finally back online in its bilingual version!
Please feel free to browse all menus and check out the enhancements!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THANK YOU FOR VISITING!
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Ms. Mathys is thrilled to announce her new Agent Representation by Avalon Artists Group: The bi-coastal agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles has signed Sue Mathys to their illustrious talent roster.
Please feel free to contact Craig Holzberg (LA) or Bernadette McBrinn (New York) with your booking requests!
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10.Oktober 2013: In its Arts & Culture Section the Neue Luzerner Zeitung recalls the day of the passing of the great French singer Edith Piaf 50 years ago. Sue Mathys, who channeled Edith Piaf in Pam Gem’s PIAF at the Luzerner Theater in Switzerland twenty years ago, was interviewed by Arno Renggli – scroll down to the end of the page to read the article on the attached pdf!
To recall the phenomenal press resonance, read the reviews section and scroll down to PIAF!
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Sue Mathys played Matron “Mama” Morton in Kander and Ebb‘s musical classic CHICAGO at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 19.June – 28.July 2013.
As Mama Morton, Sue Mathys held the audience in the palm of her hand beginning with her wonderful rendition of “When You’re Good to Mama.” The duet “Class,” sung by Mathys and Patty, was also a delight. The ironic song was staged simply, allowing the considerable vocal chops of the two performers to shine.
Broadwayworld.com
The Island Packet, Nancy K. Wellard: “There is amazing singing and dancing, shimmying and shaking. [Sue] Mathys’ performance of WHEN YOU’RE GOOD TO MAMA says it all.”
Read the full review of the Island Packet here.
Also starring:
Caitlin Carter: Roxie Hart, Jessica Lea Patty: Velma Kelly, James Michael Reilly: Amos Hart, David Sattler: Billly Flynn, Cameron Mitchell Bell: Mary Sunshine, and: Kyndal Cryder, Jordan Ellis, Robb Gibbs, Thomas P.Jacobson, Adam Pellegrine, Joey Ortolani, Jaquez Andre Sims, Madi Russell, Megan Cone Sears, Jessica M. Seavor, Alexandra Van Paris, Kathleen Watkins
Directed and choreographed by Russell Garrett
Music Director: Bradley Vieth
Photos of Sue Mathys as Matron Mama Morton in CHICAGO in the Roles Gallery!
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Check out the brand new headshots in the HEADSHOT GALLERY! Enjoy!
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Sue Mathys is the voice of Calpurnia in THE JUDGMENT OF QUINTUS, an upcoming new Video Game by Greg Edwards.
A madcap romp through ancient Rome, THE JUDGMENT OF QUINTUS unites classical literature, drama, myth, and history into an adventure of epic proportions without being remotely educational or, for that matter, accurate.
Calpurnia, the Dowager Empress, assumed her royal title upon marrying Emperor Gathalbus who died in a terrible dowaging accident. Calpurnia is frightfully embarrassed by her name, but, as the cost of changing her stationery is prohibitively expensive, she has boosted her ego by starting her own religion. Calpurnipalianism, with its silent births and celebrity following, has become quite the rage.
Enjoy reading the press release of THE JUDGMENT OF QUINTUS!
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A presentation of Musical Mondays Theatre Lab:
NEUROSIS, The Musical
Book: Allan Rice, Music: Ben Green, Lyrics: Greg Edwards; Directed by Andy Sandberg
featuring (in alpahbetical order): Joy Hermalyn, Leigh Ann Larkin, Jordy Lievers, Sue Mathys, Jeremy Morse, Zachary Prince, Stuart Zagnit
Ms. Mathys played Samantha, the therapist, in this new musical comedy about the biggest obstacle in finding your one true love: yourself!
Reading on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at the
Jerry Orbach Theatre, Snapple Theatre Center, 210 West 50th Street, New York City 10019, 6:30 p.m.
Read the article on BroadwayWorld.com !
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Ms.Mathys had two guest appearances with Blogologues – The Internet Performed:
“Blogologues proves that the Internet and live theatre can live in harmony” (Huffington Post)
Craigslist Postings and tweets performed by the Blogologues cast:
Halloween edition of Tweet Week
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The new Studio Cast Recording of selections of the new Secret Agent Musical SYMPATHY JONES by Masi Asare and Brooke Pierce, starring Kate Shindle and featuring Sue Mathys in the role of Kitty Hawk (divorcee megavillain hell-bent on revenge), recorded end of February in New York City, is now available on:
Amazon, iTunes, CD Baby and Google Play!
Check it out, listen to some selections on Youtube, and read the articles on Broadwayworld.com and Theatermania:
“Notable are Sue Mathys and Jim Bray as Kitty Hawk and TickTock, who make two melodramatically funny villains.”
On Thursday June 14, 2012 the National Arts Club of New York celebrated its annual Cocktail Français.
This year, Ms. Mathys was the musical guest entertainer for this event; accompanied by John Bell at the piano, she performed the intriguing chansons made famous by Edith Piaf and read poetry by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
The members of the Club cheered the performance with a standing ovation.
Open flyer: Please scroll down to end of page.
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Dallas Morning News, Lawson Taitte, 12.September 2011:
“To make GYPSY work, you have to have a great Mama Rose. Mathys creates a fascinating, offbeat Rose, far more attractive than the usual interpretation. You find it natural that those around her keep forgiving this sexy and charming creature for doing the most horrifying things. As Mathys’ performance in the final monologue, “Rose’s Turn” demonstrates, and as other characters say of her, this Rose can talk herself into believing her fantasies. Literally and figuratively, she’s a dreamer, if a destructive one.
Mathys sings the role with much care for phrasing and unprecedented tonal variety. Some Roses sound like trumpets, others saxophones. Mathys can sound like any instrument in the orchestra.”
Criticalrant.com, Alexandra Bonifield, 12.September 2011:
“Mathys’ powerful voice, warm and silky when needed to charm or wheedle and bursting with iron-willed grit when life lets Mama Rose down, drives the show with gut-wrenching desperation. Defiantly courageous even facing abandonment, Mama Rose fills spacious Carpenter Hall’s bare stage with her dynamic persona and superlative instrument, displaying every iota of the vocal talent and star quality that has earned her the highest of accolades, and standing ovations, on both sides of the Atlantic”.
D Magazine, Lindsey Wilson, 12.September 2011:
“Mathys is a force, bulldozing her way through Rose’s iconic songs and relentlessly pushing her scenes with a focused, almost manic, determination. Her single-mindedness regarding her daughter’s careers (and her own livelihood) is scary in its intensity yet admirable for its consistency. She makes the mothers on “Toddlers & Tiaras” look like wimps.”
TheaterJones, Kris Noteboom 14.September 2011:
“Mathys’ earnestness and tenacity as Rose lend a depth to the role that can be easily lost. It would be easy to play Rose as a monster, a one-dimensional megalomaniac. But, Mathys imbues her with a latent vulnerability, an unquestionable love for her children, and a healthy dose of delusion. The end result is an incredibly complex character who is actually able to retain some semblance of audience sympathy […] Lyric Stage’s production gives you and opportunity to see this show like almost no one has ever seen it. The novelty combined with the high production value and powerful performances make GYPSY a must-see.”
Fort Worth Star Telegram, Mark Lowry, 14.September 2011:
“Mathys proves herself a force, with a multilayered voice and fierce determination. In the final number, Rose’s Turn, which is like the “To be or not to be ” soliloquy of musical theatre, sie captures all the internal anger and emotion that the musical has led up to […] Her Mama Rose is driven to the core, both frightening and magnetic.”
The Daily Campus, Alex Hoskins, 14.September 2011:
“Mathys’ voice is stunning throughout, but it really takes off when Rose emerges. Her performance brings the entire perfromance to a standstill as you see Rose’s heartbreak race across her face. Mathys earns her standing ovation with the simplest of turns just before the final curtain, begging one last glimmer of the spotlight with a split second look to the audience.”
The Examiner, Christopher Soden, 15. September 2011:
“Sue Mathys as Rose, is a powerhouse tucked in to a small package. You can feel her bringing more bravado to each song until her formidable finish, when she shales the rafters and makes your hair stand on end. Mathys makes the role entirely her own, stnading in no on’es shadow, and it’s exhilarating.”
Also, please enjoy:
– the interview by Alexandra Bonifield for Arts & Culture Magazine of Dallas.
– the article by Lawson Titte in the Dallas Morning News.
– the notice on playbill.com
This is the press resonsonance for Sue Mathys starring once more as Rose in GYPSY, the American classic by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents last September at the Lyric Stage (Carpenter Hall) in Irving, near Dallas, Texas, founding producer: Steven Jones.
Directed and choreographed by: Len Pfluger
Lyrc Stage music director Jay Dias has been working with the estate of Jule Styne to restore the original orchestra parts for GYPSY, not heard since the closing of the original Broadway run. In addition, an originally written acoustic guitar part cut before the first rehearsal due to budget and seating capacity of the pit, will finally be heard in the Lyric Stage’s production which will feature a string section of 22 players for a total of 39 in the all acoustic open opera pit.
Check out the photos of this production!
Dallas D Magazine nominated the Lyric Stage in Irving, TX as best theatre company in Dallas, and GYPSY, starring Sue Mathys, was nominated as best theatre production of the season 2011.
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Presented and hosted by Randie Levine Miller:
A Musical Celebration to Benefit a Historical Landmark: Actor’s Temple Benefit
on Sunday November 20, 2011, 7:00 pm.
339 West 47th Street (betw. 8th and 9th Avenue) in New York City.
Starring:
Brent Barrett, Anna Bergman, Jim Brochu, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, John De Marco, Jackie Hoffman, Lisa Lampanelli, Sue Mathys, Sidney Myer, Jill O’Hara, Brad Oscar, Lee Roy Reams, Steve Schalchlin, Rena Strober.
Music Director: Michael Lavine
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to open the flyer!
Please enjoy the Photos by Stephen Sorokoff and Barry Gordin!
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Sue Mathys returned to the Metropolitan Room in New York City with her concert TWO WORLDS, ONE VOICE (music director/pianist: John Bell) for a four week primetime engagement in October and November 2011.
TWO WORLDS, ONE VOICE unites Sue Mathys’ European roots with the Broadway Tradition: French chansons made famous by Edith Piaf, German Chansons by Brecht/Weill with her signature songs from Sunset Boulevard, Cabaret, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd and musical theatre songs from Follies, The Visit, Annie Get Your Gun, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, I Can Get It For You Wholesale und Café Puttanesca.
Enjoy the photos by Fred Cohen!
Take a moment to watch selections of Two Worlds, One Voice on Video!
Reviews:
(Peter Haas):
“Sue Mathys is both a singer whose glorious voice fills a stage, and an actress whose in-depth interpretation of a song brings its character and meaning alive […] it takes a powerhouse actress to play and sing the part of another, mad actress. Sue’s closing numbers at Urban Stages – the Desmond character’s “As If We Never Said Good-Bye” and “With One Look” – created a thrilling finale.”
(William Wolf):
“Mathys has a powerful voice and actress’ ability to mine the most of a lyric and an appealing, relaxed stage presence […] I came away again with appreciation of Mathys as an outstanding artist in full command of her voice and her chosen material. Onward and upward.”
(Elizabeth Ahlfors):
“Piaf, Kurt Weill, the Broadway stage – singer and actress extraordinaire Sue Mathys does it all, casting a singular spell over the listener.”
Womanaroundtown (Alix Cohen):
“Seeräuberjenny, sung in German, had the impact and the confidence of the Piaf. Mathys spit, snapped and flashed to perfection. Two numbers from Sunset Boulevard sent shivers up my spine…”
(David Noh):
“The Swiss singing actress displayed a powerfully versatile voice and jaw-dropping range at her concert at Urban Stages. A seaseoned star in Europe, now living here, she was witty and lyrical in David Yazbek’s “What Was A Woman To Do” (from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), performed the Brecht-Weill “Pirate Jenny” with devastating Teutonic savvy, made Sondheim classics seem new again, and electrifyingly sang both arias from Sunset Boulevard (a favourite role). Piaf is another role she’s essayed, and she managed to both easily evoke that imperishable chanteuse and make this oft-heard material thrillingly her own. Casting directors, get a quick clue!”
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The 36th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival presented TAKING THE PLUNGE, a short musical by Greg Edwards and Amanda Louise Miller, originally created for 8 Minute Musicals in October 2010 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. 40 of over one thousand short plays were chosen to participate – we were very excited about this honor and that we made the finals!
23. and 24.July 2011 at the Lion Theatre in New York City, Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street
“TAKING THE PLUNGE is an uplifting (and down-falling) piece about two people who ascend Big Ben for purposes of death. Hilarity ensues”
The 2 character musical features Sue Mathys as Mrs. Chesterfield, and Dan Chevalier as Ralph.
Listen to TAKING THE PLUNGE – running time: 10 minutes 30 seconds (featuring Kevin Loreque as Ralph).
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Ms. Mathys sang her concert TWO WORLDS, ONE VOICE (with Pianist: Bradley Vieth) for the Dunes Club in Narragansett, RI on July 9th, 2011 to a cheering audience.
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A great honor for the Swiss musical theatre and concert star:
The LIBRARY OF CONGRESS presented Ms. Mathys’ Concert Two Worlds, One Voice (Music Director/Piano: John Bell) at the Library of Congress, Atlas Performing Arts Center
in Washington, DC on Saturday, May 7th 2011. The audience leapt to their feet to honor the performrers with a standing ovation.
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In April 2011 Ms.Mathys gave two special appearances at private events in New York (with John Bell at the Piano):
On April 11th at the National Arts Club, and
on April 12th at the Appreciation Reception of the Swiss Society of New York at the Residence of the Consul General of Switzerland in New York City.
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On March, 15th 2011 Ms. Mathys sang at the 23rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Entertainment Benefit of Village Care at Moran’s Restaurant in Chelsea, accompanied by John Bell at the Piano.
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After having been a member of the cast of 8 Minute Musicals at the New York Musical Theatre Festival NYMF 2010, Sue Mathys particpated in a new project of this exciting series in March 2011:
The brandnew works, written in just a few days, were presented to the public in four performances on March, 13th and 14th, 7 and 9 pm at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 26th Street, 3rd Floor, New York City 10018.
Sue Mathys performed in ZANDER by Andy Roninson and Kelsey Celek as Ms. Rhodes, also featuring Erin Leigh Peck as Ellie (directed by Benjy Shaw, music directed by Annie Pasqua)
and in
TEMPORARY ANALYSIS by J.Sebastian Fabal and Roger Nasser as Mary Ann, also featuring Erin Leigh Peck as Rachel and Gina Naomi Baez as Daphne (directed by Benjy Shaw, music directed by Annie Pasqua).
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Sue Mathys’ Florida Debut: on the 3rd of March 2011 Ms.Mathys gave, accompanied by John Bell, a gala performance for C.R.O.S. Ministries (Christians Reach Out To Society, The Caring Kitchen) at their annual fundraiser “Magical Evening of Music”: at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach, Florida. The Florida audience was “blown away” by the 45 minutes short concert – so the presenters of the event!
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Two Worlds, One Voice (Music Director/Piano: John Bell) played the Metropolitan Room
in New York City on Monday, February 21st, 2011 and, once again, took the audiences by storm.
Please read the announcement on Broadwayworld.com and the rave reviews on Cabaret Scenes, Wolfentertainmentguide und Bistroawards and Womanaroundtown:
Seeräuberjenny, sung in German, had the impact and the confidence of the Piaf. Mathys spit, snapped and flashed to perfection. Two numbers from Sunset Boulevard sent shivers up my spine…
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At Urban Stages‘ Cabaret Nights in December 2010, Sue Mathys’ Concert Two Worlds, One Voice (Music Director/Piano: John Bell) once again received ovations – from the audience well as from the New York press!
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Taking The Plunge, the short musical by Greg Edwards and Amanda Louise Miller, that had its world premiere at the Musical Theater Festival NYMF 2010 in 8 Minute Musicals, was recorded in November 2010 in New York. Take a few minutes – don’t miss the fun:
Click here to listen to Taking The Plunge
Featuring: as Mrs.Chesterfield: Sue Mathys, as Ralph: Kevin Loreque, at the piano: Zak Sandler
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On November 30th 2010 Ms.Mathys performed for the Dutch Treat Club in New York. At their weekly luncheon at the National Arts Club, Sue Mathys, with John Bell at the Piano, supplied the musical entertainment, becoming part of an illustrious group of artists such as Patti LuPone, Woody Allen, Bernadette Peters, Cy Coleman and many more who performed for the Dutch Treat Club before her. This members of the Dutch Treat Club, a society of illustrators, writers and performers, enthusiastically cheered Ms.Mathys’ performance.
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On December 6th 2010, the 2 character short musical Taking The Plunge by Greg Edwards and Amanda Louise Miller, featuring Sue Mathys and Kevin Loreque, presented in 8 Minute Musicals in its world premiere at the beginning of October, was audio-recorded in a studio, and presented live at the renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, the birthplace of many new musicals such as the recent Broadway hits Avenue Q und Next To Normal.
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On November 20th and 21st 2010 Sue Mathys was seen in the role of Mrs. Malaprop in a Reading of the 1st Act of the new musical The Rivals by Greg Edwards (book and lyrics) and composer Jonathan Breit, an adaptation of the 1775 comedy by the same name by Richard Brinseley Sheridan. The Reading was produced by Lively Productions.
“The Rivals is a romantic comedy set in that faraway time when veryone wore wigs, spoke in repartee, and hid behind curtains and chairs at the slightest provocation. Miss Lydia Languish wants to throw away her money and live on nothing but love, so Jack Absolute desicedes to woo her disguised as a penniless poet. An overbearing father, a pompous aunt, and a host of rivals threaten to get in the way, but in the end disguises are doffed, obstacles are removed, and true love wins the day.”
Directed by: David Hilder
Music Director: Jason Wirth
Cast: Andrew Ash, Tommy Crawford, Allison Goldberg, Eric Johnson, Ian Lowe, Paul Louis Lessard, Sue Mathys, Michael Padgett, Felicia Ricci and Megan Stern
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The Mabel Mercer Foundation‘s annual showcase salutes the best in Manhattan cabaret presenting the finest of both classic entertainers and newcomers who revel in past and present melodies and lyrics from the great popular songbook.
Sue Mathys feels honored to have been one of the artists featured on the Gala Opening Night of the 21st NEW YORK CABARET CONVENTION 2010 presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation, on October 7 2010 at the sold out Frederick P.Rose Hall (Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center). She closed the first act with Milord and As If We Never Said Good-Bye and the New York audiences jumped to their feet to cheer for her in a spontaneous standing ovation.
Also featured on opening night were: Klea Blackhurst, Carole Bufford, Barbara Carroll, Jeff Harnar, Nicole Henry, Amanda King, Angela Landsbury, Marian Seldes and Marilyn Maye, who was presented with the Mabel Mercer Award that very night.
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At the beginning of October, Sue Mathys performed in a Special Event of the New York Musical Theatre Festival NYMF 2010:
8 Minute Musicals presented an evening of original short musicals created during NYMF 2010. Just 10 days before opening, 8 composers and 8 writers were paired up and given a common theme as inspiration to create 8 new 8-minute musicals. With the help of 2 directors, 2 musical directors, and 10 performers, these freshly-created pieces were fully staged, rehearsed, and performed at the Chernuchin Theatre (American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenue) on October 4 and 5, 2010 (2 performances each day at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.)
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On September 23, 2010 Sue Mathys sang and played in the role of The Baroness in a Reading of Michael Ogborn‘s CAFÉ PUTTANESCA at Urban Stages
in New York City (259 West 30th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue) at 6 p.m. Free admission, “Urban Stages Fall Reading Series”! This Musical Cabaret is one of the recent works of the accoplished composer/lyricist/bookwriter, and was seen for the first time in New York.
“The musical is set in the late forties Amsterdam, where prostitution is legal. Three hookers are after-hours regulars at a cozy café, where they join the simpatico owner to perform a carefully crafted impomptu-cabaret. The show is replete with beaucoup limericks, bawdy dance, maudlin moments, petty sqabbles, and a wealth of intricate and engaging songs about love and loss, whores, models, and artists of Paris, Rasputin and even a frying pan….”
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On September 13, 2010, Sue Mathys was among the performers entertaining the audience at the New York Friar’s Club in the popular DIVA SHOWSTOPPERS – an extraordinary musical event with the best of Broadway and Cabaret, produced and hosted by Randie Levine-Miller. Featured performers were: Raissa Katona Bennett, Christina Biancho, Rita Gardner, Cady Huffman, Trisha Rapier, Ariana Savalas and Jennifer Sheehan; Musical Director: Paul Chamlin.
Photo coverage on Broadway.com and Theaterlife.com
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In summer 2010, Sue Mathy starred in GYPSY, refferd to as “the greatest American musical” by many critics and writers, playing Mama Rose!
At the New Bedford Festival Theatre, MA, Sue Mathys played the role of Rose, the production also featured: Jessica Norland as Louise and Mara Gabrielle as June. Director/Choreographer: Michael Susko, Music Director: Juan Rodriguez, Artistic Direction by George Charbonneau, produced by Armand Marchand.
Review in South Coast Today of July 21st, 2010, by David B.Boyce:
“Of course, the driving bullheaded energy of GYPSY is Mama Rose, the ultimate nightmare of stage mothers. The dynamic Sue Mathys subtly weaves Rose’s Tyranny with warmth, without ever betraying her goals to make her daughters theatrical stars. The entire production captures the desperation of the 1930’s Depression in its sets, costumes and choreography, but Mathys gently imbues it, and her role, with a genuine humanity essential to making Rose appealing and understandable, even while being monstrously driven and annoying. Vocally, Mathys clearly loves performing the classic songs of GYPSY and does so with impish charm and great flair. Her Garland-like gesturing puncuates her lyrics with spontaneity and emotional expression appropriate for the role, and her penultimate release in “Rose’s Turn” is a shattering cry to the world and her fate. Two choices the actress makes, unique to this critics viewing experience, are her sobbing breakdown (brief and apt), and the look of longing she tosses back at her final exit. Excellent choices by both the director and performer.”
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