DEVANAND JANKI
PLAYWRIGHT

Devanand Janki is a writer and co-writer of new musicals ranging from intimate chamber works to large-scale theatrical collaborations. His projects include Private Lives: The Musical (based on Noël Coward), Our Lady of 7-Eleven, and With Bells On! The Musical (based on the play by Darrin Hagen), all created in collaboration with composer-lyricist Tommy Newman. His development work through Live & In Color has also helped bring projects from workshop to reading, world premiere, and Off-Broadway production, including Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical and Songs of Light & Joy: A Diwali Celebration. 

PRIVATE LIVES NOW AVAILABLE FOR LICENSING
Tommy Newman and I are incredibly proud of our new musical adaptation of Noël Coward’s PRIVEATE LIVES, now officially available for licensing through The Licensing House. score by Tommy Newman and orchestrations by Matthew Croft.

Private Lives

Based on the play by Noël Coward
Book by Devanand Janki and Tommy Newman
Music and Lyrics by Tommy Newman

With Bells On

Based on the play by Darrin Hagen
Book by Tommy Newman and Devanand Janki
Music and Lyrics by Tommy Newman

Little Girl Blue

developed through Live & In Color, with original direction by Devanand Janki and additional material by Devanand Janki

Our Lady of 7-11

Based on the play by Darrin Hagen
Book by Tommy Newman and Devanand Janki
Music and Lyrics by Tommy Newman 

SONGS OF LIGHT & JOY:
A DIWALI CELEBRATION

A musical song cycle conceived and co-written by Devanand Janki in collaboration 

Work

SONGS OF LIGHT AND JOY

Director

XANADU

Director / Choreographer

MAN OF LA MANCHA

Choreographer

ZANNA DON'T

Director / Choreographer

RESUME

BIO

Follow Dev