Playing a panicky gay groom was in the cards for Matt Rodin’s part in ‘Company’
Matt Rodin, left, plays Jamie, the groom with a showstopper in the national tour of ‘Company.’ (Photos by Murphy Made) Playing a panicky gay groom was in the cards for Matt Rodin’s part in ‘Company’ RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer rich@dallasvoice.com The musical Company garnered raves in its revival that switched up its characters’ genders in the 2021 revival which began at London’s West End in 2018.
Instead of the bride-to-be Amy, Matt Rodin (he/she/they) plays Jamie, a groom-to-be with a big show-stopping number. 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 first North Texas stop on Thursday, Sept.
26, as part of ATTPAC’s Broadway at the Center series. The show will run through Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Winspear Opera House.
For the year that Rodin’s been with the company of…um…Company, the experience has been nothing but a good time for the actor. “This really has been the full spectrum of an experience.
