Tonight, FANCY NANCY was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Series. We didn't take home the trophy, but it truly is an honor to be nominated.

Pictured here is our very fancy writing staff on the red carpet - Laurie Israel, head writer Krista Tucker and moi! (In absentia: Andrew Guerdat). 

Tonight, my Sofia the First episode "The Lost Pyramid" (about Disney's first princess with a disability - the adventurous Princess Cassandra, who happens to be blind) was honored with a Sentinel Award (given out by the Norman Lear Center) - in the company of shows like Speechless, GLOW, Chicago Med, Madam Secretary, Grey's Anatomy, Sesame Street, 13 Reasons Why, One Day at a Time and Empire.

This award is given out annually to...

My SOFIA THE FIRST episode THE LOST PYRAMID premieres tomorrow (Wed, May 16th, 2018) at 11:30am on the Disney Channel. I'm particularly proud of this one, as it features the debut of Disney's first-ever princess with a disability... Princess Cassandra!

Cassandra is an Indiana Jones-like "archeomagicalogist" (Yeah, I made that up) - a person who studies ancient magic - who also happens to be blind. (It was her early experience r...

"One of the creative, caring people working in the world of animated TV shows for kids is the Emmy-winning Matt Hoverman, who has written for Arthur (on PBS) and now for Sofia the First (on Disney) — and began as a playwright. I recently asked him about his niche — how his writing fills a vital need in children’s lives."

Thanks to Robin Rothstein of the Clyde Fitch Report for this lovely interview about my playwriting and TV w...

The press has been great for the Cotuit Center for the Arts' production of CHRISTMAS SHORTS. (It runs through December 22nd, but is now completely sold out, from what I understand).

REVIEWS:

“CHRISTMAS SHORTS jingles with laughs. Hilarious… the show is an excellent multi-part farce. The jokes, while ridiculous, are not merely frivolous, and the social commentary can be biting.”

- CapeNews.net

“75 Minutes of Merriment… sweetly...

Last night, I was the guest speaker at the Humanitas Prize Judges Dinner.

Here's a video link to my speech (about 11 minutes long), in which I speak about nuns, cartoons and saving the world.

The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist Productions—but is generally not seen as...

I'm very proud of the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse production of my comedy WHO YOU SEE HERE (running Aug. 4th - Sept. 2nd). The cast is great and the audiences are loving it. 

Here are some nice reviews:

"“Who You See Here” by Emmy-winning writer Matt Hoverman is a smart, witty, and very funny play that draws its humor from human foibles, modern life, and celebrity gossip culture. A series of coincidences along the way and a...

Every December, my greatest gift is learning of the small theatres across the nation producing my collection of holiday comedies, CHRISTMAS SHORTS.

This year, I'm happy to celebrate a production of the entire collection by Capital BlueCross Theatre (of Central Penn College), a production of Nativity (one of the Shorts) as part of their Holiday One Act Festival by the Gateway Players of Massachusetts, and a reading of the whole...

Today, the Pasadena Playhouse is producing a staged reading of my play THE GLINT, with a fantastic cast. It's a private reading for the artistic staff and friends, but if you'd like to come, email me...

THE GLINT: A Mean Little Comedy

by Matt Hoverman

Directed by Jeanie Hackett (directing LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at the Geffen this season with Jane Kaczmarek and Alfred Molina)

Dramaturg: Christopher Breyer

Cast:

Markie Post (NI...

I'm thrilled to report that - after my turns on SOFIA THE FIRST and GOLDIE & BEAR - I have been hired to join the writing staff of my third Disney Jr. show... FANCY NANCY!

This is a brand new show (that will start airing in 2017) that is based on the wildly popular book series by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.

From a Variety article:

"FANCY NANCY has spawned more than 60 books that have sold some 28 million copies. The p...