NOW PLAYING
Currently appearing as
Monsieur Thénardier
in the National Tour of
Cameron Mackintosh’s
Les Misérables.
A Few Words From the Press:
Les Misérables
north american tour
“Standouts in the powerhouse ensemble include Christina Rose Hall and Matt Crowle as the Thénardiers, who bring down the house with a raunchy, laugh-out-loud “Master of the House”
-Katcy stephan, variety
“The clearest standouts among the excellent ensemble are Christine Henson Hwang as Eponine and Matt Crowle as Thénardier. Crowle, a Chicago actor, is the darkest most bottom-feeding Thénardier I’ve ever seen, as well as the most dancer-like. Light on his feet and flexible, he slinks. Seriously, you can’t help but think of a rat. Which is just right.”
-steven oxman, the chicago sun-times
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
“If they gave out awards for acting with your eyeballs, Matt Crowle would have no competition whatsoever. He can throw ’em back into his head, cross ’em nine ways to Sunday and, in a particularly enterprising bit of comic business, make ’em dance in time to the music of Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. This role — or rather roles — was originated on Broadway by the illustrious actor Jefferson Mays. I think Crowle, who has worked in Chicago and New York for years, is every bit as talented, although he comes at the part more from a musical-theater tradition. That’s the main difference in this performance — and it dovetails nicely with the Edwardian sensibility of a show that is a cheeky homage to old-fashioned entertainment. For Crowle, it’s perfect casting.”
-CHRIS JONES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Santaland Diaries
GOODMAN THEATRE
“Matt Crowle is a terrific Crumpet in Steve Scott’s wry little production. He’s also a bonafide musical-theatre talent (every time I see him I think of Bert the chimney sweep in “Mary Poppins”) and thus the show gets a welcome dose of that spirit, too. He’s just the sort of performer with whom it’s fun to spend an hour — he’s off-kilter enough credibly to inhabit a Sedaris text, but enough of a creature of the empathetic theater to win over your affection. It’s a pleasure to see him, and laugh at him, in this role.”
-CHRIS JONES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Producers
MERCURY THEATER CHICAGO
"Matt Crowle may just be the definitive Leo Bloom... I've seen many Leos in my time, beginning with the first one, Matthew Broderick... Truly, I think Crowle is the best of all... This won't come as a total surprise to anyone who saw his Patsy in "Spamalot"... Crowle, whose talents are insufficiently praised on a national stage, just layers in more precise observational beats... He's out there, but also real and vulnerable. Crowle's secret is his level of detail - one hilarious take after another... I cracked up all night at the Mercury Theater just watching what he was doing... Truly, a Leo to remember, Mel Brooks fans."
-CHIRS JONES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"There is one major reason to catch this production, and his name is Matt Crowle... Crowle uses his brilliant comedic skills to perfection. In fact, forget about the role’s originator, Matthew Broderick. Crowle, a wiry actor and superb dancer — whose face performs a choreography all its own — has grabbed hold of Leo and made magic of every second of his stage time... He (and his pale blue security blanket ) give an award-worthy performance that I’m very glad I didn’t miss."
-HEDY WEISS, THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
"Crowle's 'winsome' drag sequence is perfection."
-HEDY WEISS, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Perfectly hilarious...The performance I most enjoyed came from Matt Crowle who plays Hysterium but who knows that means he is to be anything but hysterical. Just twisted like a pretzel."
-CHRIS JONES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
South Pacific
DRURY LANE OAKBROOK THEATRE
"The production has another huge asset in Matt Crowle, who plays the comic off-lead, Luther Billis. He's generally a standard issue rascal, assigned to behave badly and create laughs. But Crowle, who is never anything but a live and thoroughly unpredictable presence on stage, shows you a whole inner life of a restless Seabee, far smarter than his own officers, that you don't usually get to see."
-CHRIS JONES, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE