Matthew Sipress

Matthew Sipress is currently the company manager for Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (www.lyrictheatreokc.com) and a 2009 graduate of Oklahoma City University’s Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management with a BS in Entertainment Business. He has been a professional in the Entertainment Industry for over 20 years as a performer, choreographer, director and producer. NYC and Regionally: Assistant Choreographer of Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing (Broadway/30th Anniversary Nat’l Tour), Asst. Director/Asst. Choreographer of The Cocoanuts (Off-Broadway), Choreographer of Some Enchanted Evening (Lyric Theatre), Director/Choreographer of Sweeney Todd (Reduxion Theatre Co.), Director/Choreographer of Cabaret (Reduxion Theatre Co.) – OK Gazette Best Musical of 2013, A Funny Thing…Forum (Jewel Box Theatre), Hello, Dolly! (Sooner Theatre), and numerous productions at the Lyric Theatre Thelma Gaylord Academy, including Meet Me in St. Louis and Bye Bye Birdie. Performance credits: Swing in Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing (Broadway/30th Anniversary Nat’l Tour), Ensemble in Evita (20th and 25th Anniversary Nat’l Tours), Eddie the Bellboy in The Cocoanuts (American Place Theatre), Ensemble in The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular (RCMH, NYC), Skimbleshanks in Cats (North Shore Music Theatre), Mercedes in La Cage aux Folles (Carousel Dinner Theatre). With Lyric Theatre: Big Daddy’s Asst. in Sweet Charity, Larry in A Chorus Line, Bert Barry in 42nd Street, Dan in Joseph…Dreamcoat, and Old Man Strong in Urinetown: The Musical.