Matthew Lopez
MURDER FOR TWO, World Premieres and More Set For Westport Country Playhouse 2026-27 Season (May 28, 2026)
ON A SMALL STRIP OF LAND ON THE GREAT SOUTH BAY To Receive Reading At Hunter College (May 10, 2026)
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN and More Set for Arsht Center 2026-27 Season (May 1, 2026)
BIO
Matthew López is an American playwright and screenwriter. His play The Inheritance, directed by Stephen Daldry, premiered at London's Young Vic in 2018, where it was called "the most important American play of the century." It transferred to the West End later that year, and opened on Broadway In 2019. The Inheritance is the most honored American play in a generation, sweeping the "Best Play" awards in both London and New York including the Tony Award, Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Evening Standard Award, London Critics Circle Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award, WhatsOnStage Award, and the Southbank Sky Arts Award. He is the first Latino writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play.
In 2023, López received a second Tony Award nomination for co-writing the book of the musical adaptation of the classic film Some Like It Hot, which received the most nominations of any show that season.
In New York, López's work has been seen off-Broadway with The Whipping Man and The Legend of Georgia McBride. Other works include Somewhere, Reverberation, The Sentinels and Zoey's Perfect Wedding.
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Awards and Nominations
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Matthew López, Some Like it Hot
Matthew Lopez, Some Like It Hot
Matthew Lopez, Some Like It Hot
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Matthew Lopez, The Inheritance
Matthew Lopez, The Legend of Georgia McBride
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Matthew Lopez, The Whipping Man
Videos
Video: Andrew Burnap Recalls Learning From Jake Gyllenhaal Before OTHELLO Role
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-03-25 17:29:48
Video: Andrew Burnap Talks Reimagined Love Interest in Disney's SNOW WHITE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-03-21 12:20:53
VIDEO: First Look at THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - 2023-02-16 11:36:31
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Krystina Alabado, KC Dela Cruz, Angelica Maria Beliard & More In Pre-Broadway KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stage
by Alan Henry - 2022-06-20 10:16:38
VIDEO: Jon Rua Visits Backstage with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2021-10-10 15:00:20
VIDEO: Watch Kristin Chenoweth Accept HRC's Ally for Equality Award!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-02-24 12:48:39
TV: Tony Goldwyn Opens Up About His New, Epic Role in THE INHERITANCE
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2020-02-23 10:01:00
VIDEO: First Look at THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Milwaukee Rep
by Stephi Wild - 2020-01-20 06:14:39
VIDEO: Tony Goldwyn, Kyle Soller, Andrew Burnap Talk THE INHERITANCE on TODAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2020-01-17 11:38:05
TV: Matthew Lopez and the Company of THE INHERITANCE Celebrate Opening Night!
by TV - Opening Night Special - 2019-11-18 11:47:13
TV: Matthew Lopez & Company Explain What THE INHERITANCE is All About!
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-10-31 14:09:17
Breaking: Olivier-Winning THE INHERITANCE Will Come to Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-06-06 12:01:00
TV: Go Backstage at the Olivier Awards With This Year's Winners!
by Jamie Body - 2019-04-11 06:24:09
VIDEO: Cast and Creative Of HENRY V at Hartford Stage Talk The Price Of War
by Alan Henry - 2018-10-12 11:31:09
VIDEO: Fran Drescher and Priscilla Lopez Visit Marti Cummings' LGBTQ Talk Show STAGE FRIGHT
by Stephi Wild - 2018-06-19 08:06:43
News
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026
Westport Country Playhouse announced its 2026-27 season featuring six productions, including two world premieres, under artistic director Mark Shanahan, with works by Ken Ludwig and Charlotte Booker and a cast including Judith Ivey.
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 10, 2026
Hunter College will present a reading of Kev Berry's ON A SMALL STRIP OF LAND ON THE GREAT SOUTH BAY, an experimental work exploring the Long Island Serial Killer case, directed by Mike Donahue at the Loewe Theater.
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2026
The Adrienne Arsht Center announced its 2026-27 Theater Up Close season in collaboration with Zoetic Stage, featuring GOD OF CARNAGE, THE INHERITANCE PART TWO, PIPPIN, and JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2026
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has revealed the 2025 Season Award winners. Award recipients, finalists, and the greater Los Angeles professional theatre community will take part in a live reception event. See the full list of winners here.
by Theresa Bertram - Mar 23, 2026
What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Walton Arts Center?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2026
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has revealed the Finalists for its 2025 Season Awards honoring significant achievements in each of the Circle’s season award categories.
by Paul Batterson - Nov 20, 2025
At first glance, SOME LIKE IT HOT might seem to fall into the “If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it” category of entertainment. The traveling musical production runs Nov. 18-23 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus).
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025
The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced playwrights, dates, and details for the 2026 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS). The 20th annual festival will take place over one weekend on February 14-15.
by David Green - Oct 21, 2025
Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance Part Two opened the 2025–26 season at The Bent in Palm Springs on Friday, October 17. This follows The Inheritance Part One, which closed the 2024–25 season.
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 8, 2025
Dylan Mulvaney's The Least Problematic Woman in the World, an autobiographical solo play, directed by Tim Jackson has officially opened Off-Broadway. See photos from opening night here!
by Kay Kudukis - Oct 5, 2025
The Bent has announced the regional premiere of The Inheritance Part II. Learn more about the show here!
by Tyler Hinton - Oct 1, 2025
Everyone will like the top drawer national tour of SOME LIKE IT HOT, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. The classy design, tight choreography, and pastiche score recall the musicals of yesteryear to perfection while casting light on the story’s themes and dialogue through a stirring contemporary lens.
by Courtney Symes - Sep 11, 2025
Broadway Sacramento’s new season is sizzling with the arrival of the first national tour of Some Like it Hot. Based on the classic 1959 film of the same name, its reimagination on Broadway in 2022 garnered four Tony Award wins out of thirteen nominations. Now, it’s bringing the Golden Age to Sacramento for an unforgettable experience of glitz and glamour.
by Harker Jones - Aug 2, 2025
It’s clever and smart but not smirking. It’s romantic and sweet, but never saccharine. Everything about SOME LIKE IT HOT fires on all cylinders, gleaming like a brass band.
by Kay Kudukis - Jul 31, 2025
Against a backdrop of cultural tensions and renewed challenges to LGBTQ+ rights nationwide, The Bent —one of only a handful of exclusively LGBTQ+ focused theater companies in Southern California—announces its 25/26 season: a rich tapestry of plays, musicals, cabarets, and staged readings that shine a light on the complexity, resilience, and vibrancy of queer life.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025
Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this summer for an advance look at tomorrow’s hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 22nd Annual New Works Festival. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025
New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the individuals selected for the 2025/26 Season 2050 Administrative and Artistic Fellowships. Learn more about the artists here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2025
L.A. Theatre Works, the world’s foremost producer of audio theater, has launched a monthly subscription service offering global access plays in its catalog of classic, contemporary and original plays, with additional titles added every month.
by Timoth David Copney - May 7, 2025
The movie, Some Like It Hot, has long been a favorite of mine. As a kid growing up in Dayton and then Cincinnati, Ohio, I loved seeing Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon don women’s clothing, outrun the bad guys, and the line that Lemmon says, ‘now look what you did – you tore off one of my chests!’ struck me then and now as hilarious.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Matthew Lopez has written 4 shows including The Whipping Man (Playwright), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Writer), The Inheritance (Author), Some Like It Hot (Bookwriter).
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Some Like it Hot, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Inheritance, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Legend of Georgia McBride and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Whipping Man.
Matthew Lopez has won the following awards: Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Some Like It Hot, Best Play at the Tony Awards for The Inheritance, and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Whipping Man.
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