The Hangar Theatre's production of Rent directed by Dev was awarded the 2009 Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Award for Best Production of the Summer Season. This annual event honors the best of live theatre in the Syracuse area.

Dev once again choreographs Man of La Mancha for the Hangar Theatre. The classic American musical that opened the Hangar Theatre 35 years ago returns to christen the brand new space. Battling the odds, laughing at nay-sayers, and dreaming the impossible dream: “The power of the human spirit to bring about transformation and redemption is at the core of Cervantes’s masterpiece …” (New York Times).

Book by Dale Wasserman, Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Joe Darion

Winner - Tony Award for Best Musical

For more information contact Hangar Theatre - Ithaca, New York
(or phone: 607-273-8588, fax: 607-273-4516)

Dev will direct and choreograph the world premiere musical This One Girl's Story, a new work exploring the life and death of hate-crime victim Sakia Gunn, at the fourth annual GayFest NYC.

Four girls out on the town, laughing and loving, until a senseless crime of hate turns a night of joy into tragedy. The powerful score includes pop, gospel, jazz and echoes of traditional musical theatre.

Book by Bil Wright, music & lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney.

Show times

Dev will be choreographing 'The Berenstain Bears Live!' in Family Matters the Musical.

The Berenstain Bears have enchanted young readers for generations. Now, Matt Murphy Productions presents a fun-filled new musical that weaves together three of Stan and Jan Berenstain's most popular books: The Berenstain Bears Learn about Strangers, The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food and The Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School.

There's trouble in the treehouse... Brother Bear has trouble with a school quiz, so he hides it in the cookie jar. Sister Bear makes friends with a frog and hides it in the cookie jar. Papa has been eating candy when he's supposed to be on a diet, and the wrapper ends up in the cookie jar... It's up to Mama to follow the cookie trail and sort things out!

This show will be touring nationally starting April 2010. More information at TheatreWorks/USA and
Matt Murphy Productions

The Kennedy Center Family Theatre's production of Barrio Grrrl! has received a 2010 Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences.

One of the country's most prestigious cultural honors, The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in professional theatre throughout the Washington metropolitan area.

The 26^th Annual Helen Hayes Awards will be presented on Monday evening April 5, 2010, a gala celebration bringing together 2,000 theatre makers and theatre lovers to The Warner Theatre and JW Marriott Hotel in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.

Dev Choreographed this new musical in the fall of 2009. A National Tour of Barrio Grrrl! will be launched in early 2011.

More Information at: http://www.helenhayes.org

Dev directs and choreographs the M•A•C Pops Up Opening Number/Fashion Show for M•A•C Cosmetics annual Corporate Meeting held at the Loews Hotel in Miami, Florida.

Dev directs the Musical The Jack Sprat Low Fat World Tour at the Wharton Center for the Perfroming Arts in the Pasant Theatre.

Jack Sprat can eat no fat. His wife, Gloria, can eat no lean. Concerned about his wife's poor eating habits and the effects on her health, Jack enlists the help of MC Hubbard, a hip and musical “everyman” to help rid Gloria's cupboard of junk food. He then takes her on a whirlwind tour of the grocery store, where Gloria learns a world of knowledge about good living through nutritious food choices. Get ready for a “healthy” dose of songs, dancing, and lots of audience participation!

Music and lyrics by John Forster; book by Michael Mark.

Dev will direct a staged reading of This One Girl's Story, a new musical inspired by the proud life of Sakia Gunn (1988-2003).

To be performed in the Sanctuary at the Middle Collegiate Church (2nd Avenue & 7th Street in New York) at 7 pm on Wednesday 28 October 2009 (only).

One girl on the way to being a woman ... and her friends ... live, laugh, love and remember the time ... the one night when they could be exactly who they were ... before someone decided they couldn’t.

A special talkback on sexual orientation-based crimes hosted by Dr. Jacqueline Lewis will follow the reading with special guests.

Book by Bil Wright
Music and lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney

The cast features NaTasha Yvette Williams (Sophia in Broadway's The Color Purple) as well as Sadrina Renee, Angela Grovey, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Nik Walker, Aurelia Williams and Kim Grier.

50 East 7th Street
New York, NY 10003

212-477-0666

Dev will be at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC choreographing the new musical Barrio Grrrl!

Spunky 9-year-old Ana is faced with this very big decision. On the one hand, as her alter-ego Barrio Grrrl with her invisible sidekick Amazing Voice, she's pretty busy preserving justice in the barrio and protecting her neighborhood. On the other hand, in the world where Ana lives with her abuelo (grandfather) and misses her mom who is far, far away in Iraq, reality is sneaking up on her. It's time for Ana to decide what's most important: being a superhero or a girl who works little miracles in real life.

Book and Lyrics by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony nominee Quiara Alegria Hudes (In the Heights) and music by Grammy-winning music director for PBS's new Electric Company Bill Sherman. Peter Flynn Directs.

A Kennedy Center co-commission.

More Information at:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Dev returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theatre to direct their summer musical: Disney's Aladdin

music by Alan Menken
lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
book adapted and additional lyrics by Jim Luigs
music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle

based on the screenplay by Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio
to be performed in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater

Take your family to a magical, far away land, and join Aladdin, Jasmine and the lovable Genie in this exciting musical adventure full of unforgettable songs based on the Academy Award-winning Disney film. Soar on a magic carpet with the jovial Genie, and tag along with our clever hero Aladdin as he fights for his true love, the beautiful Princess Jasmine. Oh, and there’s the kingdom of Agrabah to rescue from the villainous Jafar’s evil grasp, too. Featuring “A Whole New World” and “Friend Like Me”, Disney’s Aladdin will enchant audiences young and old alike.

For More information go to Chicago Shakespeare Theater

The Korean production of Zanna Don't! which Dev directed has been nominated in several catagories of The Music Awards (a rough Korean equivalent to the Tony Awards or the Drama Desk Awards for American shows)

The show has received nominations in the following categories:

• Best Foreign Musical: Zanna, Don't!
• Best Performance by Leading Actor in a Musical: hoy
• Best Performance by new Actress in a Musical: Yoo-ha
• Best Performance by Featured Actress in a Musical: Kyung-sun
• Best Direction of a Musical: Devanand Janki
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Min, Kyung-soo
• Best Staging Costume of a Musical: Paek, Jyung Jin

The awards ceremony will be held on 20 April 2009. For more info check out The Musical Awards website.

Dev will be directing an invited staged reading of the new musical Snow at The Kaufman Center in Manhattan.

This musical romance tells the bittersweet, funny-sad story of self-discovery of Georgia, a romantic and determined young woman who is pregnant and unmarried, and her best friend, Raven, a young songwriter coming to terms with the fact he is gay. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen", but set in 1969 Greenwich Village, the eventful year that includes the Stonewall Riots, Woodstock and the first moon walk, SNOW has a guitar-based folk-rock score inspired by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor et al.

Book, Music and Lyrics by Sean Hartley and starring
Anastasia Barzee, Michael Busillo, Brian Myers Cooper, Sevan Greene, F. Michael Haynie, Emma Hunton, Jason Robinson and Gabrielle Stravelli

Dev will be in Seoul, Korea directing a brand new production of the hit Off- Broadway Show Zanna, Don't! It will be preformed in Korean. The show premieres at the Sejong M Theater in central Seoul on February 5th, 2008

For more information, call (02) 399-5005 or look here (in Korean). Look here mGoon: Beyond TV- 뮤지컬 자나돈트 or here to see a video commercial (in Korean).

For Korean press coverage including interviews with Dev have a look at 드버낸드 잰키 "동성애 소재로 다양성의 포용 다뤄" (translated here) or at SportsSoeul.com - [문화] 발칙한 상상의 뮤지컬 '자나,돈트' (translated here).

Dev directs a table reading of 20 Liquid a new play by Stuart Gerber. The Cast includes Brian Cade, Sevan Greene, David Rudd  & Bryan Michael McGuire.

Dev will provide the musical staging for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming production of Romantic Poetry. This new musical is penned by John Patrick Shanley (book and lyrics) and Henry Krieger (music).

The cast includes Jeb Brown (Grease, Ring of Fire), Jerry Dixon (tick, tick… BOOM!; Once On This Island), Ivan Hernandez (Zhivago, The Fantasticks), Mark Linn-Baker (Almost An Evening, "Perfect Strangers", Patina Renea Miller (Hair , "All My Children") and Emily Swallow (High Fidelity).

Previews begin Off-Broadway on October 1, 2008 at New York City Center, Stage I. Official opening will be on October 28th.

MTC's Off-Broadway presence at New York City Center is located in Manhattan at 131 West 55th Street. For ticket information visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com or call (212) 581-1212

Dev will once again be on board the Norwegian Dawn. He will direct a Concert version of Chicago for R Family Vacations as part of the entertainment on this year's Summer Cruise.

The cast includes Brenda Braxton, Andrea McArdle, Seth Rudetsky, Rosie O'Donnell, Christine Ebersole and many others.

Dev choreographs Man of La Mancha at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport, in Northport, New York.

Musical by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe Lardon inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17^th century masterwork "Don Quixote".

Musical by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe Lardon inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17^th century masterwork "Don Quixote".

The theatre is located at 250 Main Street in Northport, NY.
phone: 631-261-2900; fax: 631-261-2963

More info at John W. Engeman Theater at Northport

Man of La Mancha wins the Carbonell Award for Best Musical!

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre won best musical this year for its Man of La Mancha at the 32^nd annual Carbonell Awards for theatrical excellence handed out in a glitzy ceremony hosted by Broadway star Christine Andreas at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Dev choreographed this production in 2007.

After sold-out performances in 2004 and 2005, TheatreworksUSA’s hit musical Junie B. Jones is back Off- Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. A rollicking, one-of-a-kind musical adventure based on Barbara Park’s wildly popular books.

Dev Choreographed this show which received Lortel Nominations for both Choreography and Best Musical.

More info at: http://www.twusa.org/

Back by popular demand, Dev choreographs the one and only Seth Rudetsky in Seth's Broadway 101!

The Actors Fund is thrilled to present this endlessly entertaining event one more time!  Using a full orchestra, audio/visual aids and the talents of some “a-mah-zing” Broadway guest stars including Andrea Burns, Andrea McArdle, Jen Cody, Jonathan Groff, Norm Lewis, Lillias White, Julia Murney and many others... the always hilarious Seth Rudetsky shows you ? up close and personal - what is brilliant about Broadway, how the whole thing works and why it can sometimes be a splitting headache!

Choreographed by Devanand Janki, Directed by Peter Flynn, this evening is uproarious, informative, and wildly entertaining. All proceeds benefit The Actors Fund. Monday, April 14th at 7 pm and 9:30 pm at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, New York, NY

More info at: http://www.actorsfund.org

Dev directs the a new play, St. Bette's by Kathy Coudle King. This full length drama takes place in 1961. "Four young women spend a sweltering summer at a home for unwed mothers. As they await the birth of their babies, they struggle with their choices, and lack of choice. Some may change their minds, others not, but none will ever forget that summer."

Stella Adler Studio of Acting - Studio C
31 West 27^th Street New York, NY 10001
212-689-0087 - for reservations.

Performances February 27^th at 7 pm, March 1^st at 1 pm & 9 pm, March 2^nd at 2 pm March 4^th at 7 pm.

Info at: http://stellaadler.com/

Dev Choreographs the new musical Bombs Away! by Larry Bortniker and Sally Deering. Peter Flynn will direct.

The cast boasts the talents of Mamma Mia!'s Bryan Scott Johnson and Lori Haley Fox, Room Service's Jerry Coyle, Wicked's Sara Jane Everson and Dr. Sex's Chris Corts.

The musical, according to press notes, "centers on Dr. Barry Mishkin, curator of the American Musical Theatre Archives in Washington, DC, who has amassed a collection of numbers and scenes allegedly dropped from Broadway's classic musicals. Dr. Mishkin and his troupe of actors present his collection against the wishes of the writers, their estates, their lawyers, the Supreme Court of New York, and more recently, the FBI's Musical Comedy Fraud Division. Undaunted by his legal troubles, Dr. Mishkin will not be stopped in his compulsion to present these rare, raw, frequently embarrassing pieces of Broadway history. As the evening progresses, Dr. Mishkin authenticates the provenance of his collection by providing anecdotal information and promoting his legal defense fund while preparing the audience for the strong possibility that there might be a raid."

The musical, which is described as "the worst of the best of Broadway," will play at the intimate Don't Tell Mama cabaret February 25 and 26 and March 3, 10, 11, 17, 24 and 25 (All shows begin at 9 pm, expect for March 17 and 24, which begin at 6 pm). Tickets are $20 plus a two-drink minimum; for reservations call 212-757-0788 more info at Don't Tell Mama Cabaret and Piano Bar NYC

Dev Choreographs Man of La Mancha starring Robert Cucciolli for the brand new White Plains Performing Arts Center. This classic musical will launch the theatre's inaugural season of musicals.

Luke Yankee directs.

More info at: http://www.wppac.com/

Dev will be workshopping the new musical Nate the Great. This show is based on the classic Children's book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmant.  "Everyone's favorite detective - Nate the Great - has been delighting beginning readers for 30 years. The quirky characters and simple, clever storylines are a big hit with kids - all of whom love to solve each mystery alongside the most popular sleuth in the business." Directed by Peter Flynn.

The show will have a full production and tour in 2008.

Dev remounts the hit family musical How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back? for Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. The Chicago Sun-Times declares this Aesop’s Fables Musical will "charm audiences ages 6 to 60." A wacky professor ? and beloved tales including "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf " ? help six students discover the power of imagination in this "Broadway-style riff on Aesop’s Fables." - Chicago Tribune.

Performances are July 5 - August 12, 2007.