Be Our Guest with Luisa Lyons

Luisa is an actor/writer/musician who grew up in Sydney, trained in London, and now lives, loves, and play in the New York City area. She holds a certificate in Meditation Facilitation from Nature Care College, a BA in English and History from the University of New South Wales, and an MA in Music Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech Drama. Six weeks before her thirtieth birthday Luisa was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Three rounds of chemo, eleven doses of full body radiation, and a stem cell transplant saved Luisa's life, but left her incredibly debilitated. She was unable to eat takeout, ride the subway, or do her favorite thing in the world - go to the theatre. Luisa spent her recovery building Filmed Live Musicals, a website dedicated to cataloging stage musicals that have been legally filmed and publicly shared. It is now the most comprehensive site of its kind, and includes a bi-weekly podcast and a weekly newsletter.  Not one to rest on her laurels, Luisa also started running marathons during her recovery, and ran her 5th marathon on the 5th anniversary of her stem cell transplant.  Luisa is currently an active member of NYC's MasterVoices Chorus, where she also serves on the Singers Council.  When not performing, or reading/watching/writing about musicals, Luisa loves adventuring with her husband Aaron, and Voltaire, their "best of all possible" puppies black lab. https://www.luisalyons.com/ https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/