In spring 2020, after Chicken & Biscuits had a truncated off-Broadway run at Queens Theatre (because of the coronavirus pandemic), Lyons finally got a response. And every five weeks after, Lyons would follow up. I said, ‘Hey, man, I think I have some scripts you might want to read.’ ” Lyons sent two pieces: Beau, a musical, and Chicken & Biscuits. Lyons wasted no time in trying to get Arnold’s attention. The producers behind The Theatre Leadership Project are hoping to deliver it. Coronavirus devastates Broadway and off-Broadway, leaving actors and theaters adrift.Playwright Antoinette Nwandu is healing her audience, and herself.Arnold is a producer on Broadway with hits such as Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen and Moulin Rouge! Related stories In 2019, Lyons noticed that a producer named Hunter Arnold had started following him on Instagram, where Lyons regularly posted snippets from the plays and musicals he was writing. People don’t believe in you until they see dollar signs as a potential behind your name.” Said Lyons, “I, as a Black man, studying the business of show, people don’t come looking for you. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and knows how to survive in entertainment as a Black man. This isn’t just a character trait, it’s also a practical one for Lyons, who has been acting professionally since he was 19, before transitioning to writing. So how did Lyons get a Broadway debut? By sliding into a Broadway producer’s direct messages. Broadway is not particularly known for taking chances on young Black writers. Douglas Lyons is making his Broadway playwriting debut this season with his family comedy Chicken & Biscuits, which opens Sunday.
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