A graduate of the Elder Conservatorium, Matthew Carey has performed extensively around Australia. His passion for music theatre and cabaret has seen him serve as musical director of a number of local theatre productions and present cabaret shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Matthew has been musical director of the cabaret act Straight Out for eight years with productions including tribute concerts of Sinatra, Bernstein and Sondheim music and three cabaret shows, 'Love Bites', 'Lies of Handsome Men' and 'Schwartz & All'. His musical theatre experience includes musical direction of local productions of 'Hair', 'Company', 'Closer Than Ever' and 'Victor Victoria', keyboard playing with 'The Phantom of the Opera' orchestra, and repetiteur work with the State Theatre Company and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. In 2002 he was Keyboard 2 player and Deputy Conductor with 'Singin' In The Rain' in its Adelaide season. Back