Nevertheless, on Dec. 9, Nichols took centerstage. When My Soul Speaks: Lisa Nichols Live on Broadway was a one-night-only play that drew a crowd to the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. The one-woman ...

Best-selling author and celebrated motivational speaker Lisa Nichols never dreamed that she would be on Broadway. “I’m fascinated by Broadway and have immense respect for it,” she tells ESSENCE.