Estelle Bajou

Estelle Bajou is an American composer, musician, producer, and writer.[1]

Biography

Raised in the mountains of North Carolina, Bajou is a bilingual French-American, and has traveled throughout America, Europe, Latin America, Iraq and the Middle East for her work.[2] At 19 years old, Bajou got her Bachelors magna cum laude in Theatre & Creative Writing from the Bard College at Simon's Rock.[3] She also has an MFA in Acting: The New School for Drama.[4]

Some of her acting assignments include: Steven Spielberg's The Post (2017), Gino Dilorio's The Jag (2017),[5] Chaplin of the Mountains (2013).[6] She was an Understudy in Once[7] on the First National Broadway Tour.[8] She composed and performed the original music for 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally' (2015).[9] She wrote the music for 'Women Rising' which was a show that, in 2017, was used as a fundraiser for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.[10]

She was described by Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times as "simply astonishing."[11] In 2016, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play.[12]

References
  1. "Estelle Bajou Biography". Broadway World. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "Estelle Bajou Biography on BroadwayWorld.com". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. "New York Foundation for the Arts". www.nyfa.org. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. "Songs With Words". Amazon. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. "In 'The Jag,' the car can be repaired, but the relationships are iffy". True Jersey. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. "Chaplin of the Mountains". Evini Films. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  7. "Guy Meets Girl! Stuart Ward and Dani De Waal to Star in National Tour of Once". Broadway.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  8. League, The Broadway. "Estelle Bajou – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  9. Collins-Hughes, Laura (October 6, 2015). "Review: 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally,' a Phone's Tale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  10. "WOMEN RISING, Stories of Hope". www.chicpeajc.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  11. "Estelle Bajou". Backstage. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  12. Cox, Gordon (April 28, 2016). "Drama Desk Nominations: 'She Loves Me,' 'American Psycho' Earn Most Nods (FULL LIST)". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2017.


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