Douglas Lyons: Writing the World the Way You Want to See It

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Douglas Lyons  was gracious enough to take a
moment to chat with Lisa  just two days before making his
Broadway debut as a playwright with his new family comedy
Chicken and Biscuits, there are 25 Broadway debuts in
this show which has its first preview TONIGHT Thursday September
23rd, 2021 at Circle in The Square .

Lisa and Douglas dig in and talk about navigating rejection,
imposter syndrome, moving and healing audiences and the power of
stories and family.
Douglas Lyons is no stranger to the Broadway
stage and in addition to his talents as a playwright, he is an
accomplished actor, writer, director, composer and teacher. His
Broadway acting credits include the original cast of
Beautiful and The Book of Mormon and
National Tours of  Rent and
Dreamgirls. His writing credits include Fraggle
Rock on Apple TV, Polkadots Off Broadway
and Five Points which is now in development
with Hamilton's Andy Blankenbuehler. As a
composer/lyricist, he is half of the writing team Lyons &
Pakchar. Their work has been featured on CBS's
“Sunday Morning Show,” Carnegie Hall's “Voices of Hope
Festival,” Lincoln Center’s “Broadway Songbook
Series,” and more. Douglas is the founder of The Next Wave
Initiative, a scholarship program dedicated to supporting the
future of Black Theater artists.

Instagram: @chocolatehipster
Twitter: @douglassings





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