Join me producer donnie l. betts for my conversation with SHARON WASHINGTON (Co-Book Writer) "New York New York" Tony nominee. A proud Native New Yorker with her family living in Manhattan since 1835, Sharon is celebrating over 30 years as an actor. She is thrilled to continue her collaboration with this incredible creative team who she worked with on The Scottsboro Boys musical—this time as a writer. Sharon made her debut as a playwright with her solo play Feeding the Dragon. Off-Broadway it was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and won an Audelco. Published by Oberon Books it was also recorded as an Audible Theater Original. She is currently writing a children’s picture book version for Scholastic Books. Sharon is a co-writer/executive producer on a project in development for Disney+. She is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and The Dramatists Guild.