Matthew Sklar

Sklar credits his start in composing to his music teacher, Kristine Smith-Morasso at Edison, who asked him to write a song for his 9th grade graduation.

The producers chose the song to be performed by cast member Jennifer McGill and Sklar was subsequently interviewed on the program.

As an 18-year-old freshman at New York University, Sklar began playing keyboards for the Broadway production of Les Misérables, eventually conducting the show at age 21.

The musical, set in small town Indiana, involves a high school student who is banned from her prom because she wants to bring her girlfriend.

"[5] The Prom opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on November 15, 2018, with previews starting on October 23, 2018,[2][6][7] to positive reviews, including a New York Times Critic's Pick.

[8] Jesse Green, chief theatre critic for the New York Times wrote in his review that The Prom “makes you believe in musical comedy again.” For his work on The Prom, Sklar received his second Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score and the Dramatists Guild of America Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition.