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THE GAY PLAY

MATTHEW LOPEZ IS all smiles as he sits contentedly on a couch backstage during a rehearsal of The Inheritance, his latest play and the first to make it on Broadway. It’s October 2019, and the energy leading into the show’s November opening is high.

But this kind of anticipation isn’t new for theater people like Lopez. After opened to positive reviews in London—winning 2019 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Play, Best Lighting (Jon Clark), Best Director (Stephen Daldry), and Best Actor (Kyle Soller)—audiences knew it

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