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STAGE CREDITS

Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2011
Trip Wyeth [Replacement]
Tripp Wyeth (Understudy)
Pal Joey Pal Joey
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Joey Evans
Legally Blonde Legally Blonde
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Carlos
Ensemble
Lowell [Replacement]
Warner Huntington III (Understudy)
Chicago Chicago
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Sergeant Fogarty [Replacement]
Fred Casely (Understudy) [Replacement]

Movies

Sex and the City 2
[ 2010 ] Wedding Chorus
Test
[ 2013 ] Todd
Homeward.
[ 2014 ] The Real Estate Agent
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
[ 2022 ] Walkie Talkie Police Officer

TV Shows

Bonding
Joe, Penguin
How to Get Away with Murder
Thomas
Looking
Matthew
Modern Family
Jotham
Switched at Birth
Senator Chip Coto

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Is PAL JOEY Coming Back to Broadway Next Season? Photo
Is PAL JOEY Coming Back to Broadway Next Season?
by Rialto Chatter - Apr 11, 2025

A new version of Pal Joey, co-directed by Tony Goldwyn and Savion Glover, is soon casting for developmental work sessions in NYC. A version of the show was presented at New York City Center in late 2023, and has been circling a Broadway bow since 2021.
Review Roundup: TAKE THE LEAD Opens at Paper Mill Playhouse Photo
Review Roundup: TAKE THE LEAD Opens at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - Apr 9, 2025

What did critics think of Take the Lead, the musical adaptation of the 2006 dance film that starred Antonio Banderas. Starring 3LW and Cheetah Girls member Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Vincent Jamal Hooper, Savy Jackson, Tam Mutu, and more, the production is now running at Paper Mill Playhouse through April 27.
Review: TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse Charms, Inspires and Dazzles Photo
Review: TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse Charms, Inspires and Dazzles
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 8, 2025

Take the Lead, an exuberant new musical, is now at Paper Mill Playhouse, and it is a definite hit. We attended the opening night when the full house audience was all smiles and cheers.
Photos: TAKE THE LEAD Opening Night at Paper Mill Playhouse Photo
Photos: TAKE THE LEAD Opening Night at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

The world premiere musical Take the Lead, which began performances Saturday, March 29 opened this Sunday, April 6, at Paper Mill Playhouse. Check out photos from opening night here! 
Video: Watch a New Look at TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse Photo
Video: Watch a New Look at TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Michael Major - Apr 7, 2025

Watch a new preview video of Take the Lead, the musical adaptation of the 2006 dance film that starred Antonio Banderas. It stars Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Vincent Jamal Hooper, Savy Jackson, and more.
Video: Watch Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Sing 'Hold, Please' & 'My Kids' in TAKE THE LEA Photo
Video: Watch Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Sing 'Hold, Please' & 'My Kids' in TAKE THE LEAD
by Michael Major - Apr 1, 2025

Watch former 3LW and Cheetah Girls member Adrienne Bailon-Houghton sing two songs in Take the Lead, a new musical now running at Paper Mill Playhouse. Houghton, who plays Arianna, belts out 'My Kids' in the new video, as well as 'Hold, Please.'
Video: Rehearsal Highlights from TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse Photo
Video: Rehearsal Highlights from TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 18, 2025

Rehearsals are officially underway for the world premiere musical Take the Lead, which begins performances Saturday, March 29 ahead of a Sunday, April 6 opening night at Paper Mill Playhouse. Check out a sneak peek of 'Don't Get Too Close to Me' and 'Watch Me Move' in this video!
Photos: Meet the Cast of TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse Photo
Photos: Meet the Cast of TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 14, 2025

Rehearsals are officially underway for the world premiere musical Take the Lead, which begins performances Saturday, March 29 ahead of a Sunday, April 6 opening night at Paper Mill Playhouse. Check out photos of the cast in rehearsal!
Photos: In Rehearsals for TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse Photo
Photos: In Rehearsals for TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 4, 2025

Rehearsals are officially underway for the world premiere musical Take the Lead, which begins performances Saturday, March 29 ahead of a Sunday, April 6 opening night at Paper Mill Playhouse. Check out photos from inside the rehearsal room here!
Paper Mill Playhouse to Launch 'Take A Ticket' Initiative For TAKE THE LEAD Photo
Paper Mill Playhouse to Launch 'Take A Ticket' Initiative For TAKE THE LEAD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2025

Paper Mill Playhouse  is launching “Take a Ticket,” a new initiative introduced for the upcoming world premiere of Take the Lead. Learn more about the production and see how to attend!
Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Savy Jackson, and More Will Lead TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Photo
Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Savy Jackson, and More Will Lead TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2025

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming world premiere musical Take the Lead, beginning performances in March. Learn more here!
SYCAMORE TREES Cast Recording Featuring Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn & More Out This Month Photo
SYCAMORE TREES Cast Recording Featuring Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn & More Out This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2024

PS CLASSICS will release the original cast recording of Ricky Ian Gordon’s autobiographical musical Sycamore Trees. Learn more about the musical!
Stage Adaptation of Film TAKE THE LEAD Will Have a Reading Today Photo
Stage Adaptation of Film TAKE THE LEAD Will Have a Reading Today
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

Take the Lead, the new musical based on the 2006 dance film that starred Antonio Banderas, will have a private reading today in New York City. The musical will have its world premiere next year at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Photos: See Bryan Cranston, Jimmy Fallon, Debra Messing, Anna Wintour & More at GUTEN Photo
Photos: See Bryan Cranston, Jimmy Fallon, Debra Messing, Anna Wintour & More at GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 13, 2023

Get a glimpse of the celebrities who attended the opening night of GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! including Jimmy Fallon, Debra Messing, Bryan Cranston, and more.
Review: HERE YOU COME AGAIN: HOW DOLLY SAVED MY LIFE IN TWELVE EASY SONGS at Terris T Photo
Review: HERE YOU COME AGAIN: HOW DOLLY SAVED MY LIFE IN TWELVE EASY SONGS at Terris Theatre (Goodspeed Musicals)
by Brooks Appelbaum - Aug 17, 2023

Here You Come Again: How Dolly Saved My Life in Twelve Easy Songs is a charming ode to Dolly Parton, playing through August 27th at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT. Directed and choreographed by Gabriel Barre, the production is more than a jukebox piece, as it has a nicely delineated arc, though there is little suspense as to how the plot will turn out.
Tricia Paoluccio & Matthew Risch to Lead Bruce Vilanch's HERE YOU COME AGAIN at The T Photo
Tricia Paoluccio & Matthew Risch to Lead Bruce Vilanch's HERE YOU COME AGAIN at The Terris Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2023

Goodspeed Musicals is presenting the new musical Here You Come Again, a musical celebration of the wit and humor of Dolly Parton, and the reopening of The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., this summer. 
Natalie Joy Johnson to Release 'Gorgine' on Valentine's Day Photo
Natalie Joy Johnson to Release 'Gorgine' on Valentine's Day
by Michael Major - Jan 30, 2023

“GORGINE” features Artists NATALIE JOY JOHNSON (Lempicka, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde), JOEL WAGGONER (School of Rock, Be More Chill, Advent Carolndar), and MATTHEW RISCH (Saint X, How to Get Away With Murder, Tales of the City) as ‘Lover Boy.’
Photos: On the Red Carpet at CHICAGO's 25th Anniversary Performance Photo
Photos: On the Red Carpet at CHICAGO's 25th Anniversary Performance
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 17, 2021

Last night, Chicago on Broadway celebrated 25 years of Razzle Dazzle on Broadway with a special celebration.
VIDEO: Cast and Creatives of Signature Theatre's A CHORUS LINE Reunite For SIGNATURE Photo
VIDEO: Cast and Creatives of Signature Theatre's A CHORUS LINE Reunite For SIGNATURE STRONG LIVE!
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2020

It was a Chorus Line reunion on the most recent episode of Signature Strong Live!
Broadway Rewind: PAL JOEY Returns to Broadway with Stockard Channing in 2008! Photo
Broadway Rewind: PAL JOEY Returns to Broadway with Stockard Channing in 2008!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 19, 2020

Pal Joey return to Broadway in 2008, almost seven decades after it originally premiered in 1940. This time, the beloved Rodgers and Hart musical starred Christian Hoff, Martha Plimpton and Stockard Channing. The Roundabout revival played 85 performances at Studio 54 and earned four Tony nominations that season.
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Matthew Risch has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

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