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As Actor...
In Professional Skepticism:
"[A] goofy retribution fantasy against the cocksure and almighty, and a dark comedy of corporate immorality… Matthew J. Nichols plays [Paul] as a first-rate disgruntled sycophant."
- The New York Times
"As enacted by an offbeat and very funny cast, it is flat-out terrific."
- Backstage (Critic’s Pick)
"The cast of four turn in fine performances, each bringing to life, with specific clarity, the multi-dimensional characters that Rasheed has created. ...[A]n enjoyable evening of darkness."
- NYTheatre.com
"[W]onderful anti-villain Matthew J. Nichols...does marginal slapstick with this role, but he uses the levity well. A careful dollop of humor smeared over his master plan to ruin his competitors' careers is just the right amount to allow him to be the fine line between hero and villain."
- New Theater Corps
In Snake in Fridge:
"[T]he cast works very well together, with some truly standout performances from Susan O'Connor as a mentally handicapped child-woman, Sarah K. Lippmann as her tough but loving sister, and Matthew J. Nichols as the drug-addicted male stripper who threatens them. (Mr. Nichols particularly shines in a comic monologue..."
- BroadwayWorld.com
In Scapin:
Matthew J. Nichols is "a great new mug and mugger as an assortment of messengers. When he is on, all he has to do is walk onstage to be hysterical, and he is definitely on here. Scapin is a nice way to end the New Rep season, and it gives welcome prominence to new faces."
- Boston Globe
"Most astonishing of all is Matthew J. Nichols, who makes of an all-purpose bearer of 'Bad News,' perched on a tiny bike and clad in a Western Union uniform, a sort of junior Sweeney Todd, his piercing intensity like a flaming cherry atop the nonsense."
- Boston Phoenix
"…expert work from the fearlessly gonzo Matthew J. Nichols."
- Bay Windows
As Director...
Of Eminene:
FOUR STARS! "[T]he show doesn't disappoint."
-Time Out New York
"Director Matthew J. Nichols keeps the cast focused and energized. Eminene is a very vivid piece and well worth seeing."
- NYTheatre.com
Of Still the River Runs:
NYIT Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction
"...a treat to watch."
- The New York Times
"Matthew J. Nichols’ sensitive direction…sucessfully navigates the play’s tricky blend of wit and melancholia."
- Backstage (Critic’s Pick)
"Director Matthew J. Nichols keeps the show moving briskly, and uses the unit set...shrewdly and ingeniously. Bishop has talent, clearly, and so does Nichols; Nichols's young company, Zootopia Theatre, is one to keep an eye on."
- NYTheatre.com |
