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Estelle Bajou

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

Biography

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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

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  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.