Matt DeAngelis RETURNS & PREVIEWS Janice Jam 2026 | JTWJE EXCLUSIVE 23

About this episode

Jacob Elyachar welcomes back actor Matt DeAngelis to discuss his career and the sold-out Janice Jam 2026 event.

A Note from Jacob: Since my conversation with Matt, the 2026 Janice Jam at Sony Hall is OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! I am thrilled to welcome back my friend, actor Matt DeAngelis, to Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar for an exclusive conversation! Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Matt grew up on showtunes and Boston sports. Matt studied theatre at the University of Southern Maine and The Boston Conservatory before heading down Route 95 to NYC in 2004. In June 2009, Matt got the call to make his Broadway debut in the Tony-winning production of HAIR with Tony Award winner Diane Paulus at the helm. Matt continued with that production, “Across the Atlantic Sea,” to the West End in the role of “Woof,” then launched the first national US Tour of HAIR, and was seen back on Broadway in the “Summer of Love” revival of HAIR. Following his time with the hippies, Matt launched the first national tour of Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT as the “Representative from Jingletown”. Matt’s cross-country adventures continued in 2014 with the first national tour of ONCE, where he played “Svec” and five instruments. Over the last five years, Matt has been a veteran of almost 2,000 performances. Thankfully, Matt…

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Elyachar

Guest: Matt DeAngelis

Topics covered

• Broadway
• musical theatre
• Janice Jam
• performing arts
• interview

Keywords

• Matt DeAngelis
• Janice Jam
• Broadway
• musical theatre
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony Hall

Books & works: HAIR, AMERICAN IDIOT, ONCE, WAITRESS

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