Gender bender
The cast of the North American tour of Company. Playing a panicky gay groom was in the cards for Matt Rodin’s part in ‘Company’ RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer Rich@DallasVoice.com The 2021 revival of the musical Company, which switched up the characters’ genders, has garnered raves.
Instead of bride-to-be Amy, Matt Rodin (he/she/they) plays Jamie, a groom-to-be with a big show-stopping number. Now, after the tour stops in Texas, Rodin gets to head back home. “I’ve been with the show since October, and that’s a long time to be away from home,” he said. “I have a husband and a dog, and it’s been so long since I’ve been with them.” Company will hit its final stop of its tour on Oct.
1, as part of the Broadway at the Bass series. The show runs through Oct. 6 at Bass Hall, marking its last performance of the North American Tour.
Matt Rodin, left, plays Jamie, the groom with a showstopper in the national tour of Company. (Photos by Murphy Made) For the year that Rodin’s been with the company of … um … Company, the actor said the experience has been nothing but a good time — even during its long stretches on the road. “This really has been the full spectrum of an experience.
