Starting yesterday (June 2), one of fashion’s greatest icons comes to life on stage as
Bay Street Theater (Scott Schwartz, Artistic Director) launched their summer season with
Mister Halston, starring acclaimed stage and screen actor Matt McGrath. A familiar artist to
Bay Street audiences, McGrath has appeared in multiple productions over the years, including
Japes,
The Lady in Question,
Beyond Therapy,
Bell, Book & Candle, and
Romance, and directed
My Brilliant Divorce. This world premiere production runs through June 21, 2026, at
Bay Street Theater(1 Long Wharf, Sag Harbor, NY, 11963) with Opening night set for June 6.
Mister Halston is a new play by Raffaele Pacitti and directed by Michael Wilson, exploring the life and times of famed American fashion designer Halston. Set against the glamorous and volatile 1970’s and 80’s New York, Mister Halston offers an unguarded look at the man behind the myth, tracing the meteoric rise, stunning fame, and ultimate fall of this iconic fashion and cultural figure. Mister Halston is a bold, intimate and surprisingly human exploration of artistry, ambition, identity, and the cost of fame.
Bay Street Theater joins forces with Tony Award–winning producer Bruce Robert Harris (this season’s Dog Day Afternoon and Death of a Salesman on Broadway), in bringing Mister Halston to the Bay Street Theater stage. Internationally-acclaimed designer and philanthropist Donna Karan serves as Executive Producer. Bay Street Theater is a nonprofit professional theater and community arts center that has served the East End for 35 years.
Matt McGrath (Roy Halston Frowick) can currently be seen opposite Kevin Kline in “American Classic” on
Amazon. He also appeared in
PBS Great Performances Broadway Live Capture of
Girl From The North Country as well as
Masterpiece’s First Feature Film
The Chaperone by Julian Fellowes and directed by Michael Engler.
He starred with Marianne Faithful in The Black Rider in San Francisco and London, as well as L.A.’s Ahmanson, and Sydney. McGrath has starred on Broadway in Cabaret and A Streetcar Named Desire. He has been seen Off-Broadway in Legend of Georgia McBride (Denver Center, MCC, Geffen -- Drama Desk nomination, Lucille Lortel and LAOCC Awards), Lonely Planet (Keen Co.), Jerry Springer Opera, Steve (New Group), Verite, A Fair Country (Lincoln Center), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Jane St.), Collection/A Kind of Alaska by Harold Pinter, Minutes from the Blue Route (Atlantic), Fat Men in Skirts, The Old Boy, Life During Wartime, Amulets Against the Dragon Forces and Dalton's Back (Drama Desk nomination). McGrath's Regional credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, Putting it Together, Ridiculous Fraud and Raised in Captivity (SCR), Loot, His Girl Friday, Babbitt (La Jolla), Rocky Horror Show, Merry Wives of Windsor (The Old Globe), Romance, Japes and Bell, Book and Candle, Beyond Therapy (Bay Street Theatre), Caroline in Jersey and Loot (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Distant Fires (LA Weekly Award).
McGrath has also been seen in the films Boys Don't Cry, Notorious Bettie Page, Anniversary Party, Broken Hearts Club, and Impostors.