Matt Murphy is currently on the producing team for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club. Matt is also the playwright and producer of Off-Broadway’s longest-running comedy Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, now an internationally recognized brand with productions opening all over the world, following its North American tour and open-ended productions in Chicago and at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.  Other Broadway and Off-Broadway producing credits include the Tony Award-Winning musical Memphis, Thurgood starring Laurence Fishburne, Impressionism starring Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons, Altar Boyz, and the critically-acclaimed musical Side Show.  In 2007, Matt conceived of and produced the original musical Virtually Me!, which was praised by educators and profiled by Fox News for encouraging students to work together to stop cyber-bullying. Matt’s hit family musical, The Berenstain Bears LIVE!, has toured throughout the United States and Canada, performing to sell-out crowds for over 10 years.  In addition to his work as a playwright and producer, Matt founded and is president of Marquee Merchandise, which creates and manages merchandising and concessions for Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring shows. Matt@mattmurphyproductions.com