Matthew Sklar is a Tony-, Emmy-, and Drama Desk Award-nominated composer. His works include the Broadway musicals Elf The Musical and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Music). He also wrote the music for The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre), Judas & Me, and Wicked City (American Stage Company). Sklar reunited with his Elf The Musical collaborators Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin to create the new musical The Prom, which ran on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre and was nominated for seven Tony Awards (including Best Musical). Sklar received a 2015 Primetime Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for the critically acclaimed NBC-TV special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas, starring Jim Parsons. He adapted and arranged the music of Marvin Hamlisch for the Emmy Award-winning documentary film Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love, seen on PBS’s American Masters. Matthew has contributed original songs/music to Sesame Street, Wonder Pets!, and the NBC broadcast of The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Sklar was educated at The Juilliard School of Music (Pre-College Division), the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and New York University