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A Feel-Good Podcast from Theatermakers Matt Conner & Stephen Gregory Smith
"Do you have those friends who are so crazy talented, smart, and wonderful that you wonder how in the world you are lucky enough to have crossed paths with them? That’s Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith for....."
- DC Metro Theatre Arts
Musical Makers Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith Score a Helen Hayes Nomination
"Get to know the creative duo who are up for the prestigious Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical...." - DC Theater Arts
Vows: Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith
"Between their wedding celebration at D.C.'s Signature Theatre and the premiere of their latest project, 'Night of the Living Dead,' it's been a busy year for this theatrical power couple...."
- Out
‘On Air’ Tunes in to the Rise of the Radio Era
"Arlington playwriting duo Stephen Gregory Smith and Matt Conner stage their final installment in Creative Cauldron's Bold New Works..."
- Arlington Magazine
Lords & Monsters: Monsters of the Villa Diodati at ArtSpace
"Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith's new musical explores the influence of Lord Byron..."
- Metro Weekly
Local Gay Couple’s Theater Success Leads to Popular Podcast
"Each July, Stephen Gregory Smith celebrates his birthday with a retro-party, turning the..."
- Washington Blade
Florence Lacey Will Star in Premiere of New Musical Kaleidoscope
"The Matt Conner-Stephen Gregory Smith musical will make its debut in Virginia..."
- Playbill
In the Moment: ‘Witch’ at Creative Cauldron
"With an astute, quality production of Witch the Creative Cauldron continues to show..."
- DC Metro Theatre Arts
Radio Broadcast of Bold New Works Original Musical "On Air"
"This coming November marks the 100th Anniversary of the first mass radio broadcast which occurred in Pittsburgh..."
- KDKA News Radio
Exit Stage Braaiinnssss: Bringing Night of the Living Dead to Stage—Sans Zombies
"One evening eight years ago, Stephen Gregory Smith did something he admits sounds a little silly now..."
- Washington CityPaper
Weddings of the Year
"While attending Shenandoah University in the fall of 1996, both were cast in Pippin: The Musical..."
- Arlington Magazine
Creative Cauldron Presents World Premiere Musical ON AIR
"Set in Pittsburgh, PA during the 1920s, On Air tells the story of Frank and Flora Conrad..."
- Broadway World
Sing a Song of Fear: The Undead, Live!
"The musical adaptation of George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” shambles its way to a regional premiere at St. Louis’s New Line Theatre..."
- American Theatre
Music-Making Couple: Turn of the Screw
"Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith bring "Turn of the Screw" to musical life..."
- Metro Weekly
Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith: Creating the New Musical 'Turn of the Screw' at Creative Cauldron
"Written and directed by two of the busiest guys in Washington theatre, Matt Conner & Stephen Gregory Smith, this world premiere musical features..."
- DC Theatre Scene
Teaching Music Via Zoom
"Challenging times call for innovative measures. When composer Matt Conner’s plans to teach musical theater at summer day camp..."
- Washington Blade
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