Matthew Collin joined the CT Cabaret family back in 1999 as an eager, inexperienced 19 year old. Since then, he has grown from painting the sets to designing them, from running the lights and sound on the stage to starring on it. Matthew Collin is what many of the Cabaret patrons call the "man of many hats". Always on the move, Matthew is always busy working hard on some aspect of the theatre. MC is the Resident Choreographer for most the Cabaret's shows. In 2001, he was promoted to the theatre's Public Relations Director, and he quickly set to work to help spread the word about the Cabaret. MC has gotten photos and coverage of shows and performers in numerous publications throughout the years. He has been performing since he was 13, in various shows throughout the state. He has been studying dance since he was 18 at the Nutmeg Performing Arts Center in Bristol, University of Hartford (formerly DanceCT) and from Caroline's Dance Center where he also teaches. He is also is one of the newest members of the stop/time dance theatre. Visit www.stoptimedance.org

As of late, Matthew, a budding vocal artist, has been hard at work on his debut album under his stage name of Collin Marrero, which is his middle name. He has recorded two demos and is pursuing his musical dream aggressively. His debut album, which has co-wrote the music and has written all of the lyrics, will be out in JUNE 2007! For more details, check out his website: www.collinmarrero.com . And also check out his myspace page at www.myspace.com/collinmarrero .

Matthew Collin has worked for The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford at The Shubert Theater in New Haven as Development Administrative Coordinator.

He would like to thank all of the supportive patrons of the CT Cabaret for being so warm and loving toward him. And he also thanks Kris for his love and support, Lisa for her friendship and his family for their guidance. If you'd like to contact Matthew, please email mcm_ctcabaret@yahoo.com.