Jamie Buxton
Biography
Jamie Buxton is a music theatre writer, composer, performer, and teacher. Writing credits include MY FIRST START, a musical short film co-written and directed by Tony winner Victoria Clark, Amazon Prime premiere; QUILLÉN, a Chilean fantasy musical with composer Pablo Concha; MARRYING JAKE GYLLENHAAL (as composer, book/lyrics by Melissa Center), broadcast live from Los Angeles; THE FOX, mini-musical based on the D.H. Lawrence novella with composer Lucy O’Brien, Bishopsgate Institute in London; MOONPHASE, a short-form audio musical with composer Sean Eads; and 50 KEY MUSICALS (contributing author), a musical theatre textbook to be published next year by Routledge Press. As a performer, her credits include national and international touring productions of A CHORUS LINE, HAIR, and THE MIKADO; stints with the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, Disney Cruise Line, and the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players; and regional productions of 42ND STREET, ME AND MY GIRL, HAIRSPRAY, and GYPSY. Her original songs have been performed at Birdland, the Laurie Beechman, and Dixon Place. A member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, NATS, and the Dramatists Guild, Jamie holds an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU and calls Brooklyn home.
Professional Experience
- Off Broadway
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
- TV/Film
- Tours
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- Texas/Southwest
Hireable as
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Theatrical Composer (Music only)
- Theatrical Lyricist
- Bookwriter/Librettist
- Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
- Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
- Songwriter
- Singer/Songwriter
- Pit Musician (Keyboards)
- Audition Pianist
- Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
- Voice teacher with roster of private students
My Instruments
- Piano
- Synth - keyboards
- Voice
Software
- Sibelius
Affiliations
- ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
- THE DRAMATISTS GUILD
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING (NATS)
- SAG/AFTRA
Pronouns
- She/Her