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MATTY: An Evening With Christy Mathewson

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An Evening With Christy Mathewson

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MATTY
An Evening With Christy Mathewson
NEXT PERFORMANCE:

The Freemont Center Theatre

Sunday and Monday
November 4-5, 2012
FREMONT CENTER THEATRE
1000 Fremont Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 441-5977
The details are just being worked out but two performances in November at the wonderful Fremont Center Theatre have now been schedule. Curtain time to be determined but probably 7:30 p.m. These shows will be benefit performances. More details to come soon. Mark your calendars and check back in here to get the reservation line and address.
National Baseball Hall of Fame
In addition, there is talk of adding another performance, perhaps early 2013 in Cooperstown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. MATTY was not only the first inductee into baseball's hallowed shrine but MATTY is the first outside event (play) ever performed at the Museum. There are now regular arts events that make their way into Cooperstown as special events.  We are proud to have had any hand in that transformation. It has been eleven years since MATTY was performed last in the Grandstand Theatre at the Hall (there were numerous performances there from 1997 to 2001) so we're hoping for more details as they become available!

Remember September 11, 2001

Available for immediate booking!
For information call (800) 75-MATTY

or, e-mail Eddie Frierson c/o: The Mathewson Foundation

*  MATTY T-Shirts and Scripts are now available!  Shirts are in adult L, XL sizes and are color on navy, color on black or black and white. All are beautiful and are just $15 (or two for $25) plus $5 shipping and handling. Write to The Mathewson Foundation for more information on how to order. Scripts are beautifully bound and are $14.95 plus $5 shipping and handling. Order BOTH and pay only one shipping charge!



THIS JUST IN!
MATTY Press Video is now on the Web!
Enjoy these features and reviews from the recent past right here on the MATTY WEB SITE!


PLEASE E-MAIL AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! 

*  To learn more about the history of "MATTY: An Evening With Christy Mathewson" and its development, click the link here to read the two part feature article that was published in OLDTYME BASEBALL NEWS just prior to the show's opening in New York Off-Broadway.

Bakersfield Blaze (California League High A)
Eddie Frierson broadcast the BAKERSFIELD BLAZE vs Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (June 13, 2009)!

FUN FACT: Eddie Frierson was asked to broadcast the play-by-play of a CALIFORNIA HIGH A Minor League Game (Bakersfield Blaze vs Rancho Cucamonga Quakes) in June of 2009 --- You can listen to the internet podcast streaming here on the MATTY website! Click the "play" button on the orange player above this text and below the Blaze logo!

Click the image below to download the full
MATTY NY Press Kit
(in pdf format)
Click here to download MATTY PRESS KIT (pdf format)

The MATTY Press Kit

Due to the financial crisis many of the scheduled MATTY performances for 2009 have been postponed for sometime in the future.

Check the Matty Web Site for details --- no dates set yet!

2012

SHOWS FOR 2013 HAVE NOT BEEN LOCKED IN BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES:

@UCLA

@ Santa Clarita, CA

@ Cooperstown, NY

Check here throughout the summer to see when these dates are set!

* POSSIBLE PERFORMANCE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AT
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY!
Check this website for details as they become available!

POSTPONED (perhaps Fall 2012 or Summer 2013)

The National Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown, NY)

National Baseball Hall of Fame

Cooperstown, New York

*Summer 2013? --- Scheduling conflicts have put Matty's return to Cooperstown for another encore performance up in the air.  Details are being worked out. All shows will be in the Grandstand Theatre at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown!  More details in the near future!

* NOTE:  MATTY is also available for your school or younger group in a 45 minute "School Assembly" format and is being booked in the Los Angeles area through ENRICHMENT WORKS!
Click the graphic below for more information:

Enrichment Works

Other Engagements for 2012-13 on the hot stove:

* Check this page regularly for updated schedule information!

Santa Monica, CA

Pittsburgh, PA

Boston, Massachusetts

Washington, D.C.

Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake, NY)

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre (Rochester, NY)

Sarasota, Florida

IN  MEMORY:   Clive  Barnes, famed  New York Theatre  Critic  passed away at the age of 81 on November  19, 2008  of complications from  liver  cancer.   Barnes was a wonderful man and a tremendous fan of MATTY. His kind words and criticism of the show when it opened in New York at the Lambs Theatre made MATTY a well-known play throughout theatre circles.  We were greatful for his encouragement then and mourn his loss now.  He was more than an icon. He was a wonderful man and he touched so many lives with his own.  He will be more sorely missed.
 Legendary Theatre Critic Clive Barnes

God Bless America . . .

IN MEMORY . . .

In the wake of the horrible tragedies in our Nation on September 11, 2001 this web site is dedicated to honor the memory of all those who lost their lives in the attack on America, including American Airlines Flight 77 Captain Charles "Chic" Burlingame III.

In Memory of Charles "Chick" Burlingame . . . Captain of American Flight 77

"Chic," 51, was the brother of Eddie Frierson's dear friend, Brad Burlingame.  He was a veteran pilot and former Navy officer. A graduate of Anaheim High School, he went on to the Naval Academy and flew for the Navy. He lived in Virginia and once worked in the Pentagon. But he retained a fondness for the home teams (his home teams in Los Angeles), the Angels and Lakers. Indeed, while preparing for his trip of September 11, he'd hoped that his wife, Sheri, would be able to accompany him to Los Angeles so they could attend a baseball game, but he couldn't get seats that were worth the trouble. He wanted to watch the Angels while celebrating his 52nd birthday, which was Wednesday, September 12, 2001. He was a beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend and he will be sorely missed. Burial took place at Arlington National Cemetery, where Burlingame's father, a Navy and Air Force veteran, is also buried.

*Bookmark this page and return to the MATTY Web Site often!  Keep up to date on changes or any additions to the performance schedule.  More are being added every week!

*  To learn more about the history of "MATTY: An Evening With Christy Mathewon" and its development, click the link here to read the two part feature article that was published in OLDTYME BASEBALL NEWS just prior to the show's opening Off-Broadway.

How to Contact Us:

If you would like more information on The Mathewson Foundation, Sales, Services or Booking Information please use the information below:

Telephone
800-75-MATTY

FAX
501-629-5726

Postal address
The Mathewson Foundation
P.O. Box 220323
Newhall, California 91322-0323

Electronic mail (click link below to contact via e-mail):
Eddie Frierson
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