Meet the Cast of A Christmas Carol's Past: Matt Britten

Meet Matt Britten

Though I was only a Carol Kid for one year, 1998, I had an absolute blast as Peter Cratchit. (I hope we didn't give our kid wrangler too much trouble!)

After graduating high school in Michigan, I went to Syracuse University where I studied theater and entrepreneurship. I worked for The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment, and eventually ended up in New York where I served as Creative Director for the theatrical non-profit New York Musical Festival for a few years.

Five years ago, I somewhat serendipitously created Broadway Briefing (a daily theater industry publication) which grew to become Broadway Brands, which now also publishes Broadway News and Broadway Business. As of this past year, we also now produce the Drama Desk Awards, which honor outstanding work in New York theater.

In between, I've produced and written a bit, including producing the first ever app-enabled theatrical experience, Blank! The Musical, and writing Odyssey, an epic musical retelling of the classic myth.

I'm currently living in New York City, though I think about Michigan and Meadow Brook all the time, and wish a very happy holidays to everyone there now and to all of my fellow Carol Kids from way back when!