Sammy Lopez (he/him) is a curious theatre-maker dedicated to uplifting historically excluded voices & stories through the arts.

He is a co-founder and producer at P3 Productions, which recently produced Call Me Izzy starring Jean Smart, How to Dance in Ohio and Job on Broadway. In development, P3 is building the Broadway-bound musical WANTED, which played at Paper Mill Playhouse and Signature Theatre; The Ninth Woman, a new musical by the band Delta Rae; and Mexodus by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, which will premiere off-Broadway in partnership with Audible Theatre after three hit runs at Berkeley Rep, Mosaic Theater, and Baltimore Center Stage. Sammy's recent Broadway and West End co-producing credits with P3 include Sunset Blvd (2025 Tony Award), The Last Five Years, Next to Normal, Just for Us, and A Strange Loop (2022 Tony Award). 

In addition to his work at P3 Productions, he is the Creative Producer at New York City Children's Theater, developing new theatre experiences for young audiences and families, including adaptations of Fish In A Tree (Off-Broadway, 2023), Same Same But Different (Virtual Production, 2022), and the original play ¡Corre, Abuelita, Run!, inspired by his Abuelita (NYC Tour, 2023). Other projects in development include the original musical Bradical & the Pink Socks and an adaptation of The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds.

He is a co-founder of The Industry Standard Group (co-producers of Gypsy on Broadway), where he works to increase BIPOC representation among producers and investors. He also serves as a mentor with Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) and as an educator with The Business of Broadway.

A proud graduate of Syracuse University, Sammy serves on the boards of New 42, TYA/USA, The Broadway League, CO/LAB Theater Group, and The Autistic Theatremakers Alliance.

Watch his 2022 TEDxBroadway talk: The Power of the Invitation