Theatre and Dance


Matt Bean

Matt Bean

Professor of Music
Office: Browne 123
Email: M-Bean@wiu.edu

Dr. Matt Bean is a Professor of Musical Theatre and Voice. In addition to teaching, Matt conducts shows, stages opera, sings, writes articles, composes, arranges, and presents workshops on singing/acting. A bass-baritone with an extensive range, Dr. Bean is an expert on pop and belt vocal technique as well as classical, and his students are currently performing on Broadway, in national touring companies, at Disney World, and at stock and regional companies across the nation.

Matt has directed the music at WIU for Kiss Me Kate, Lucky Stiff, Fiddler on the Roof, Titanic, Grease, The Taffetas, Forever Plaid, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Jekyll Hyde, Oklahoma!, and Working. In 2002, he performed the title role in Sweeney Todd as part of the WIU mainstage season. Matt is also a leading scholar on the works of Stephen Sondheim.