Matt DiCarlo is a NYC area-based director. He directed the world premiere of Mischief's THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES, returning to the West End this Summer for a limited engagement at the Adelphi Theatre, and CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG, which will launch productions in Los Angeles, Australia, and the UK this holiday season.

Matt is the International Associate Director for MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, and works with Alex Timbers to supervise and support the creative maintenance of the production on Broadway and around the world.  He staged the Off-Broadway production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, currently running at New World Stages, in addition to the show's North American Tour, Chicago, and Washington DC engagements.

As an Associate Director, Matt collaborated with Neil Patrick Harris on TICK, TICK...BOOM! at The Kennedy Center, with Rebecca Taichman on SING STREET at The Huntington, with John Doyle on the First National Tour of the Tony-winning revival of THE COLOR PURPLE, and he restaged the Broadway production of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL in South Korea.

Before transitioning to directing full-time, Matt had extensive experience as a Production Stage Manager, having helmed the Broadway productions of BEETLEJUICE, HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, THE COLOR PURPLE, ROCK OF AGES, and world premieres at Paper Mill Playhouse, American Conservatory Theatre, and La Jolla Playhouse.  

Matt is currently developing several new plays and musicals. He holds a BFA from Rutgers University and is on the faculty at Columbia University.  Matt lives in New Jersey with his husband, Joey, and their cairn terrier, Metro, and is represented by Skyler Gray at The Gersh Agency.