OurLadyJ

About Our Lady J

Our Lady J presents “The Gospel of Dolly,” an evening of Dolly Parton’s most beloved music featuring the “Train To Kill Gospel Choir” and the Pink Champagne Orchestra. Bringing gospel music into the 21st century, this inspiring evening also includes newly crafted covers of the music of Nine Inch Nails, Alanis Morissette and more. Join the church of Our Lady J on December 14th at 930pm, The Zipper Factory located at 336 W. 37th Street in Manhattan, between 8th & 9th Avenues. Call 212.352.3101 for reservations.

Before her solo act invaded New York’s underground music scene, Our Lady J (aka Jonnah Speidel) musical directed and performed with some of NYC’s most colorful talents in hot spots including Alice Tulley Hall, Birdland, Carnegie Hall, Caroline’s on Broadway, The Cutting Room, Feinstein’s at the Regency, Joe’s Pub, Makor, The Metropolitan Room, Radio City Music Hall and The Town Hall.

As a pianist, she has accompanied the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and the Mark Morris Dance Group, where she was a featured performer in the MMDG Music Ensemble. As a composer, she scored Bertolt Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle for NYU’s Steinhardt School of Continuing Education and is composing the musical-in-progress, The Gift.  Jonnah also teaches music with Rosie’s Broadway Kids, Rosie O’Donnell’s Musical Theatre Education Program, dedicated to providing quality instruction in music and dance to New York City public school students.