Douglas Lyons

Douglas Lyons is an actor, writer, director, composer-lyricist and playwright. Douglas served as a writer and composer on Apple TV’s 2022 series Fraggle Rock. He made his Broadway playwriting debut with Chicken and Biscuits, which bowed at The Circle in the Square Theatre starring Michael Urie and Norm Lewis. Douglas’ music and lyrics have been featured on BET Plus, CBS's Sunday Morning Show, Carnegie Hall's Voices of Hope Festival and Lincoln Center’s Broadway Songbook Series. His acting credits include the Broadway productions of The Book of Mormon and Beautiful (Original Cast), as well as the tours of Rent and Dreamgirls. Other theater writing credits include: Polkadots (Off-Broadway Alliance Winner Best Family Show, Atlantic Theater Company), Beau (Adirondack Theatre Festival, plus a film capture with TBD Theatricals) and Five Points, currently in development with Hamilton's Andy Blankenbuehler. With musical writing partner Ethan D. Pakchar, Douglas is a 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant finalist.