#79 - Douglas Lyons: Making Money in the Theatre
“Broadway is like going to the NBA. But do you really want to play
basketball everyday? That’s different – waking up and wanting to
play ball is different than waking up and wanting to go Broadway.
I’ve met regional actors in Seattle and Minneapolis who h
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“Broadway is like going to the NBA. But do you really want to play
basketball everyday? That’s different – waking up and wanting to
play ball is different than waking up and wanting to go Broadway.
I’ve met regional actors in Seattle and Minneapolis who have full
lives and they work year round and they are great actors – and they
are not on Broadway. So are you chasing a dream for a status or are
you chasing the craft?” What’s in this episode? Stories from Parade
at Encores How an Instagram message sent Chicken and Biscuits to
Broadway Longevity in the theatre Making money in the theatre
Multi-hyphenating Changing the infrastructure Making an
impact Douglas Lyons is a multi-hyphenate artist originally from
New Haven, CT. He wrote the 2021 Broadway comedy Chicken and
Biscuits, which earned him a GLAAD nomination. As an actor,
Broadway/NYC: Beautiful (Original Cast), Book of Mormon and Parade
(NY City Center). Tours: Dreamgirls, Rent and Mormon 1st Nat’l.
Regionally: Yale Rep, Hartford Stage Company, Huntington Theatre
Company, 5th Ave Theatre, The Muny and more. As a writer: Apple
TV's Fraggle Rock, Five Points (Theater Latte Da world premiere)
now in development with Papermill Playhouse, Beau
(ATF) and the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Award-winning
musical, Polkadots. Douglas is currently developing television with
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Sky Dance. Douglaslyons.net.
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basketball everyday? That’s different – waking up and wanting to
play ball is different than waking up and wanting to go Broadway.
I’ve met regional actors in Seattle and Minneapolis who have full
lives and they work year round and they are great actors – and they
are not on Broadway. So are you chasing a dream for a status or are
you chasing the craft?” What’s in this episode? Stories from Parade
at Encores How an Instagram message sent Chicken and Biscuits to
Broadway Longevity in the theatre Making money in the theatre
Multi-hyphenating Changing the infrastructure Making an
impact Douglas Lyons is a multi-hyphenate artist originally from
New Haven, CT. He wrote the 2021 Broadway comedy Chicken and
Biscuits, which earned him a GLAAD nomination. As an actor,
Broadway/NYC: Beautiful (Original Cast), Book of Mormon and Parade
(NY City Center). Tours: Dreamgirls, Rent and Mormon 1st Nat’l.
Regionally: Yale Rep, Hartford Stage Company, Huntington Theatre
Company, 5th Ave Theatre, The Muny and more. As a writer: Apple
TV's Fraggle Rock, Five Points (Theater Latte Da world premiere)
now in development with Papermill Playhouse, Beau
(ATF) and the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Award-winning
musical, Polkadots. Douglas is currently developing television with
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios and Sky Dance. Douglaslyons.net.
@Chocolatehipster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
megaphone.fm/adchoices
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