MATEO CHAVEZ LEWIS (He/They) is a professional musical theatre writer/composer, based in NYC and Toronto.

He is best known for writing Book, Music & Lyrics for the critically acclaimed Tommy Rhodes (2024 Toronto World Premiere), and for the epic anthem he wrote and performed as a tribute to Greta Thunberg, “Dear Greta” (you can listen to the song here).

Other music & lyrics writing credits include The Opening (2024 Dramatists’ Guild reading), The Yellow Wallpaper (a 10-minute musical adaptation), The Accountant (2022 Canada Council for the Arts grant recipient), and Quarantine Songs (2022 Toronto World Premiere).

He also runs Music Theatre Theory, a YouTube channel with ~10k subs where he analyzes the best songs and performances from the musical theatre canon. You can watch his videos here.