Matthew López is an American playwright and filmmaker. His play The Inheritance, which premiered in 2018 at London’s Young Vic Theatre, 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 Honors, and Drama League Award. He is the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play. He was nominated again two years later for the musical adaptation of Some Like It Hot, which he co-wrote with Amber Ruffin with a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. His other works for theatre include The Whipping Man, Somewhere, Reverberation, The Legend of Georgia McBride, The Sentinels, and Zoey’s Perfect Wedding. He wrote and directed the film adaptation of the bestselling novel Red, White, and Royal Blue, which premiered in 2023. He co-wrote and produced the sequel: Red, White, and Royal Wedding, which is slated for release in 2027.
