Douglas Lyons

Broadway Review: “Parade” at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (Currently On)

March 23, 2023 | Broadway > | "Parade", Alex Joseph Grayson, Alfred Uhry, Ashlyn Maddox, Aurelia Williams, Bailee Endebrock, Ben Platt, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Beth Kirkpatrick, Caroline Fairweather, Charlie Webb, Christopher Gurr, Courtnee Carter, Dane Laffrey (scenic design), Danielle Lee Greaves, Douglas Lyons, Eddie Cooper, Emily Rose DeMartino, Erin Rose Doyle, Florrie Bagel, Harold Prince, Harry Bouvy, Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Howard McGillin, Jackson Teeley, Jake Pedersen, Jason Robert Brown, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Joan Marcus, Jon Weston (sound design), Joseph Verlezza, Kelli Barrett, Kimberlee Wertz (music coordinator), Lauren Yalango-Grant & Christopher Cree Grant (choreography), Manoel Felciano, Max Chernin, Micaela Diamond, Michael Arden, Paul Alexander Nolan, Prentiss E. Mouton, Ryan Vona, Sean Allan Krill, Sophia Manicone, Stacie Bono, Susan Hilferty (costume design), Sven Ortel (projection design), Tanner Callicutt, Telsey + Co / Craig Burns, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tom Murray (music director/conductor), Tom Watson (hair and wig design), William Michals

The musical “Parade” opened on Broadway in 1998 and was subject to a short run, closing in February of 1999 before eventually winning two TONY awards for Best Book of a musical by Alfred Uhry and Best Original Score by Jason Robert Brown. This original production received critical acclaim but was received poorly by audience members, sighting the subject matter…

Broadway Review: “Chicken & Biscuits” at Circle in the Square Theatre (Closed Sunday January 2, 2022)

October 15, 2021 | Broadway > | "Chicken & Biscuits", Adam Honoré, Aigner Mizzelle, Alana Raquel Bowers, Circle in the Square Theatre, Cleo King, Devere Rogers, Douglas Lyons, Ebony Marshall-Oliver, Emilio Madrid-Kuser, Lawrence E. Moten III, Michael Urie, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Nikiya Mathis, Norm Lewis, Queens Theatre, Twi McCallum, Zhailon Levingston

Had the playwright, director, and creative team of “Chicken & Biscuits” taken a cue from their “Oklahoma” colleagues who occupied the same Circle in the Square Theatre space in 2019-2020, they might have inserted a break into their play’s overlong 120-minutes and served a small portion of chicken and biscuits to the members of the audience. This would have enhanced…