Estelle Bajou Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estelle Bajou Biography. Broadway World. October 31, 2017.
  2. Web site: Estelle Bajou Biography on BroadwayWorld.com. www.broadwayworld.com. en. 2017-11-05.
  3. Web site: New York Foundation for the Arts. www.nyfa.org. 2017-11-05.
  4. Web site: Songs With Words. Amazon. October 31, 2017.
  5. Web site: In 'The Jag,' the car can be repaired, but the relationships are iffy. True Jersey. October 31, 2017.
  6. Web site: Chaplin of the Mountains. Evini Films. October 31, 2017.
  7. News: Guy Meets Girl! Stuart Ward and Dani De Waal to Star in National Tour of Once. Broadway.com. 2017-11-05. en.
  8. Web site: Estelle Bajou – Broadway Cast & Staff IBDB. League. The Broadway. www.ibdb.com. 2017-11-05.
  9. News: Review: 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally,' a Phone's Tale. Collins-Hughes. Laura. October 6, 2015. The New York Times. 2017-11-05. en-US. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: WOMEN RISING, Stories of Hope. www.chicpeajc.com. en-US. 2017-11-05.
  11. Web site: Estelle Bajou. Backstage. October 31, 2017.
  12. News: Drama Desk Nominations: 'She Loves Me,' 'American Psycho' Earn Most Nods (FULL LIST). Cox. Gordon. April 28, 2016. Variety. 2017-11-05. en-US.

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