If you've seen such Broadway hits as "Smokey Joe's Cafe'" and "Jekyll & Hyde" she's thrilled you. If you've attended the Off-Broadway favorite, "Beehive" or Cynthia Weil & Barry Mann's highly acclaimed "They Wrote That?" you've heard her singing up a storm. And if you were lucky enough to see the legendary 60's group, "The Mamas & The Papas" in any of the numerous concerts they played around the world, you've joined thousands in cheering her powerful and charismatic performance as a new "Mama".

But what's Deb's story? Well, Deb Lyons was born in Maine and raised in Orlando, Florida. She was a navy kid who was moved up and down the East coast 8 times in the first 10 years of her life. Yearning for more culture than Central Florida could offer at that time, Deb left as soon as she could in search of more interesting horizons. She ended up in New York City's famed Greenwich Village to fulfill her dream of making music.

Though enamored with Broadway, Deb initially found herself touring the country as a lead singer in cover bands until she landed a plumb role in the cast of “Beehive”, a musical down at the old Village Gate that celebrated the girl groups of the sixties. From there Deb made her way into many corporate industrials, singing inspirational or comic numbers about everything from pharmaceuticals to cameras to athletic footwear for audiences of thousands of appreciative company salespeople …and all usually before 9 am!

In the mid-nineties, Deb began a 5-year stint as a new "Mama" singing with the original Papas, John Phillips and Denny Doherty in “The Mamas & The Papas”. With this band Deb toured the world playing arenas and stadiums with some of the best of the 60’s rockers. That exciting journey ended when John Phillips retired, but it remains a small slice of history that Deb is proud to have been a part of.

Soon after, Deb was cast in the original London West End company of “Smokey Joe's Cafe”, directed by Jerry Zaks. Deb, in fact, eventually went on to star in the Broadway company of “Smokey Joe's” and is featured in the HBO television broadcast and DVD of the show. That was followed by the first national tour of “Jekyll & Hyde” (directed by David Warren) where Deb alternated in the role of "Lucy".


In 2003 Deb was invited to sing with the National Arts Symphony at Ottawa as a featured soloist in the “Gershwin” series, conducted by Jack Everly.

Deb's recordings just that year alone included her joining Rosanne Cash on the Chieftains “Further Down The Old Plank Road” CD, and her adding her voice on Japanese anime composer, Yuki Kajiura’s internationally acclaimed album “Fiction.”

In 2004 Deb was delighted to be a co-star in “They Wrote That?”… an Off-Broadway autobiographical revue of the songs written by the famous married writing team of Cynthia Weil & Barry Mann (who also starred in the show). Weil & Mann wrote such hits as, “On Broadway”, “Just Once”, “Somewhere Out There” and “You've Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”. This project also offered her the opportunity to work with the multi-talented Richard Maltby Jr., director of the show.

Along the way, Deb has sung on countless jingles, recordings, radio song parodies and more. And today, although now a “few!” years removed from her humble Florida beginnings, Deb remains as passionate and enthusiastic about following her dream of making music as ever. In fact, keep your ears open for an album of her favorite songs sometime next year!