Composer
Jonja hold a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in Musical Theater Writing (GMTWP).
As a graduate of cycle 33, he studied composition with instruction from professors Fred Carl, Mindi Dickstein, Mel Marvin, and Michael John LaChiusa.
His two thesis musicals THE FALLEN and LOTUS and JASMINE are currently in further development; with more info to come.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
THE SILVER CHILD
Twins A and B are exactly alike and could not be more different. On the morning of their high school awards assembly, Mom gives special treatment to A, as usual. Tired of being overshadowed by her golden-child twin brother, B vows to seize her destiny with both hands. But how far will she go to be seen—and what is she willing to lose?
THE FALLEN: A NEW MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL
This new stage musical follows Evelyn, a Death Hunter as she sells and sings ballads on the street to profit from the stories of murders in Victorian London.
More info to come!
RECENT PROJECTS
LOTUS & JASMINE: A New Musical
Lotus & Jasmine is about 2 nannies, one in Hyderabad, India and Berlin, Germany. The nannies left out of the blue(s), so it's Jazz city. And the nannies do agricultural development in 5th world countries of Mars sometimes, that's a stand in for the lack of leisure.
More info to come!