MATTHEW LOREN COHEN

music director :: composer :: pianist

917.216.2894 :: mattlcohen@gmail.com :: matthewlorencohen.com

E D U C A T I O N
B.A. Music :: Florida State University :: Phi Beta Kappa :: Magna Cum Laude

E X P E R I E N C E
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY

Music director



THE SECOND CITY


Music director



BABY WANTS CANDY

Music director



FAIRYTALES UNSCRIPTED

Music director



SONDHEIM UNSCRIPTED

Guest music director



NBC/UNIVERSAL


SKETCH COMEDY PILOT

Music director



GAME NIGHT


Music director :: co-creator


THE DAILY SHOW W/ JON STEWART
Composer: Stay, Mr. Hannity, Stay
and Koch Blocked



SECOND CITY TOURING COMPANY
Contracted music director

Belt Theatre :: New York, New York Mar 2001Present

The Groundlings :: Los Angeles, California

BEST MUSICAL!


Music director :: director:: creator

THE SECOND CITY DOES DALLAS
Music director :: composer


THE SECOND CITY 2:

MORE PRIDELESS PORK

Music director :: composer

BROADS ON BOARDS

Music director :: music :: lyrics

COMEDYSPORTZ CHICAGO

Music director



SPOILER ALERT: EVERYBODY DIES
Music director

Porchlight Music Theatre

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

Los Angeles, California

Mar 2009Present

Apollo Theatre :: Chicago, Illinois

UCB :: Los Angeles, California

Jan 2013Present

Impro Theatre at Lewis Family Playhouse

Rancho Cucamonga, California

JanFeb 2016

Impro Theatre at the Falcon Theatre

Los Angeles, California

AugSept 2015

NBC/Universal
Los Angeles, California

Jan 2014Jan 2015

The Second City

Chicago, Illinois

April 2014July 2014

Comedy Central
New York, New York

JanFeb 2014

The Second City

Chicago, Illinois

Feb 2011Dec 2013

Mar 2012Nov 2013

Dallas Theatre Center

Dallas, Texas

SeptOct 2012

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Cincinnati, Ohio

MayJuly 2012

Annoyance Theatre
Chicago, Illinois

Aug 2011Apr 2012

Comedysportz Theater Mar 2011Apr 2012

Chicago, Illinois
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Dec 2011Jan 2012
Washington, D.C.

MATTHEW LOREN COHEN

music director :: composer :: pianist
917.216.2894 :: mattlcohen@gmail.com :: matthewlorencohen.com

E X P E R I E N C E

(C O N T D)

SOUTH SIDE OF HEAVEN

Understudy music director

THE SECOND CITY:

CHARMED AND DANGEROUS
Music director :: composer

The Second City Mainstage Apr 2011Jan 2012

Chicago, Illinois

Centerstage
Baltimore, Maryland

SeptOct 2011

THE SECOND CITY:


IT TAKES A VILLE


Music director :: composer

MIRACLE AT 1280 PEACHTREE
Music director :: composer


THE SECOND CITY DOES ARIZONA
Music director :: composer


BROADWAYS NEXT HIT MUSICAL
Music director :: co-creator

Actors Theatre of Louisville Dec 2010Jan 2011

Louisville, Kentucky

COMEDYSPORTZ NEW YORK

Music director



CHICAGO CITY LIMITS

Music director



JASON & BEN


Book :: music :: lyrics


LIFEGAME



Keyboardist




NEW YORK THEATRESPORTS
Music director

Broadway Comedy Club Jan 2005Mar 2009

New York, New York

Alliance Theatre NovDec 2010

Atlanta, Georgia
Arizona Theatre Company MarMay 2010
Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona
The Triad / Dont Tell Mama Sept 1999Mar 2010
New York, New York

Chicago City Limits Theatre Mar 2000Feb 2009

New York, New York
New York Musical Theatre Festival SeptOct 2008
New York, New York
The National Network (now SpikeTV) AugOct 2001
New York, New York
The Trilogy Theatre MarApr 1999
New York, New York

T E A C H I N G
PRIVATE WORKSHOPS
Music improv instructor

THE NERDIST

Music improv coordinator

THE SECOND CITY

TRAINING CENTER

Music conservatory instructor

Various locations



N.Y., L.A., Chicago, Austin, Cincinnati

Meltdown Comics
Los Angeles, CA

The Second City

Nov 2012present
Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL

Mar 2000present

Feb 2015present

MATTHEW LOREN COHEN

music director :: composer :: pianist
917.216.2894 :: mattlcohen@gmail.com :: matthewlorencohen.com

O T H E R
Wrote and performed corporate material for such clients as United Healthcare, Humana, Georgia Pacific,
Pfizer, CVS, Tribeca Film Festival, Hyatt, Michaels, Disney, Deloitte University and others
Music-directed Second City casts aboard four Norwegian Cruise Lines ships including the inaugural casts of
Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Breakaway
Music-directed OffBeat Comedy Club cast aboard Disney Cruise Lines Magic

A D D I T I O N A L

S K I L L S

Proficient with programming and running QLab and QCart

Proficient with Logic Pro, Ableton, GarageBand, Audacity, Microsoft Word suite
Professional, copywriter, copy-editor and proofreader