Lehane had experience in children's programming, directing episodes of Shining Time Station and CTW's Ghostwriter. He also directed episodes of the soap operas Search for Tomorrow and One Life to Live. Much of Lehane's work has been for the stage or live events, and he is a professor of drama and music at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2009, he directed a special concert organized by Michelle Obama for the spouses of world leaders at the G-20 economic summit.