Be Our Guest with Mateo Chavez Lewis (New Album - Tommy Rhodes)

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. TOMMY RHODES is based on the true mystery of Bobby Dunbar. In the days before DNA testing, two boys go missing. Years later, one boy returns — and both the mothers of the missing kids somehow become convinced that this is their son.