John Michael Lyles
About
John-Michael Lyles is a guitar-wielding, Vivace & Obie winning, multi-hyphenate creative! His debut EP, “HOW TO STAY BRIGHT” is being released on all streaming platforms over the summer of 2025! He wrote additional music for the Second Stage production of Young Jean Lee’s We’re Gonna Die & theme music for The Great Gay Dadcast. He was selected to participate in the Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellows class of ’21, Musical Theater Factory’s 2nd MAKERS Cohort, the 2021 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat and the 5th Avenue Theater’s First Draft: Raise Your Voice commission program. He is currently co-writing book, music and lyrics with David Gomez for The King of Harlem, which was a 2022 finalist for the Relentless Musical Theater Award. As an actor, he has originated two roles on Broadway: Thought 3 in A Strange Loop (Obie-winning) and Eli in The Heart of Rock & Roll!
At The Orchard Project
- 2025Performance Lab
Untitled Rodeo Musical
City-slicker Phillip has it all and wants nothing more than to be the fabulous lawfully wedded trophy twink to their country-fried partner, Lucas, but there is just one thing in their way: Phillip is just too… extra. So, Phillip harnesses all of their willpower and resources to shed their inner Meredith Blake, move down south and win the rodeo, and in so doing — win that ring!