CEDRIC D. LYLES (Jimmy P., Lady Day) is a passionate artist with many roles including administrator, arts manager, educator, and performing artist. Originally from Washington, D.C., he received musical training as a child from the Levine School of Music: a skilled pianist and musician who has served Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Everyman Theater, and Baltimore Center Stage, and other arts organizations in the D.C./Baltimore Metro area. Cedric has a B.A. in Music, a Graduate Certificate in Arts Management, and over 30 graduate credits from American, Morgan State, and Towson Universities. As a musical director and performer, he focuses on telling a story through music and encouraging actors to make musical choices that support the story. Cedric is also a composer and arranger with many successful works, including 7:32 the musical (NYMF-2012) and Delilah: a new musical (KC-Page to Stage – May 2021). He is a founding board member of ArtsCentric, Inc. and serves as the volunteer Director of Operations and Musical Supervisor. Cedric is now the Director of Artistic Studies (arts division head) at Walnut Hill School for the Arts.
