March 15, 2018 46:34 Broadway performer, classical singer, actress, wife and mother the multi-talented Andrea "AJ" Jones Sojola is a creative force of nature - equal parts keen thinker and humorous observer of life. In college, her sights were set on a career in musical theater, but her voice teacher encouraged her to study classical music in order to solidify her technique. Her training took her around the United States, but she ultimately landed in New York, performing in on and off-broadway shows, in films and in other live venues. A.J. speaks candidly about the power of detours to move us directly into the will of God for our lives - even when this means not getting the things we really want. She is convinced that detours land us in better places than we planned for. In August, A.J. concluded her run as a member of the cast of the off-broadway production of Carmen Jones alongside Tony Winner, Anika Noni Rose. Her Carnegie Hall debut was in the cast of Showboat and she appeared in the Tyler Perry film, For Colored Girls as well as in the TV mystery, Blacklist. A.J. talks candidly about the importance of being kind to everyone because the creative world is small and you tend to encounter the same people as your career progresses. She also stresses, "You have set your goals higher than where you are." Performing is a family affair in the Sojola household, both her young daughter and husband are working actors.