Lezlie is an acclaimed director, writer, lyricist, and actor who has earned numerous awards. She has dedicated eight seasons to the Stratford Festival, serving as an assistant, associate, and mainstage director.

Collaborating with Des Mcuff, she contributed to productions such as As Like It, Henry V, and A Word or Two, featuring Christopher Plummer Lezlie also partnered with McAnuff on Jesus Christ Superstar at the Stratford Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, and Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre.

Her productions of H.M.S. Pinafore and An Ideal were highly praised, establishing her as one of the few directors skilled in both musical and classical works, while her Spamalot production became one of the Festival's longest-running shows.

Lezlie's directing credits include Meteor Shower at Theatre Calgary, Obeah Opera for Luminato and Dream a Little Dream at the London Grand Theatre, among. As a writer, she graduated from the BMI workshop in New York and, with collaborator Dan Green, penned the book and lyrics for The Tale of the Gifted, which is set to premiere at a major Canadian theatre company in 2025. Her other works, including Sticky Fingers and Nobody's Children, have also been produced, while her musical film, Dead Reckoning, screened at the USA film/fest Lezlie is a two-time finalist and the first international writer to be selected for the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize in the UK.