Devanand Janki News

Live & In Color will present SOUTH ASIAN SONGBOOK: WRITING THE FUTURE OF MUSICAL THEATRE in New York City. The concert is part of Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Festival. The event will feature new songs by South Asian musical theatre writers.

Prospect Musicals has revealed additional guests for the second week of events of the 2026 IGNITE Concert Festival, running through March 30th at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Prospect Musicals will present the IGNITE Concert Festival, showcasing new musical works including 'AFTER ANATEVKA' by Alexandra Silber, an evening with Alex Timbers, and 'SONG SOCIETY' in concert.

Prospect Musicals revealed the full line-up of events for the 2026 IGNITE Concert Festival of work-in-process musicals and related events. Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Concert Festival is a three-week celebration featuring ten different events.

Donna Moore has been appointed as the new Board President of Live & In Color, bringing over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry to guide the organization's future.

Live & In Color will open submissions on December 15 for its 2026 June Bingham New Playwright Commission and Fall Musical Development Retreat, offering two programs that support emerging writers through stipends, workshops, and industry presentations.

Live & In Color will host a private industry reading of Private Lives – The Musical on October 27–28 in New York City, with a book by Devanand Janki and Tommy Newman and music and lyrics by Newman.

NYU Steinhardt Drama Therapy and Live & In Color will present Songs of Light & Joy: A Diwali Celebration October 9–12, 2025, at Provincetown Playhouse in NYC.

ZOMBIES, INC. will run at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival from August 14–23, 2025. Check out photos here and learn more about the production!

Developed in their renowned new works incubator, ZOMBIES, INC will make its world premiere at the 2025 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, bringing Broadway-caliber talent back home to Canada.

Live & In Color has announced two highlights for 2025. Vaibu Mohan is the recipient of the 2025 June Bingham New Playwright Commission (JBNPC). Learn more here!

Live & In Color, a leading creative incubator for new plays and musicals, has announced two opportunities for underrepresented artists. Learn more here!

Mile Square Theatre will partner with the Hoboken Business Alliance and Live And In Color foror A Diwali Celebration, conceived and directed by Devanand Janki & Kevin R. Free.

MILE SQUARE THEATRE  has announced the FIRST show of their 21st season: The New Jersey Premiere of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, written by JOHN MINIGAN.

Live & In Color announced its 2024 Fall Retreat in Salem, CT, featuring the development of Esmé Maria Ng’s play 'i know why iris chang died' and the new musical 'ZOMBIES, INC.' by Marcus Perkins Bejarano and Kim Jinhyoung.

After a cross-country search for a new musical, Live & In Color has announced that they will develop THE LAST MAN by Marcus Perkins Bejarano and Kim Jinhyoung this fall for their 10th anniversary season.

Live and In Color will celebrate their 10th year of creating groundbreaking new and diverse theatre for the stage at Sunset Hill Vineyard on 7/15 from 5-8 pm.

Join Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) for the grand finale of this season's salon series, the Collective Understanding Salon, in partnership with Live & In Color.

The June Bingham New Playwright Commission honors the legacy of the late artist and playwright, June Bingham, by providing support to a new generation of early-career women/femme and/or non-binary storytellers as they seek to create work that manifests change in the world.

Live & In Color presents the world premiere of WITH BELLS ON! The Musical at Theatre Network, delivering holiday cheer and drag queen magic in Canada.