MELODY'S REEL


AUDIO SAMPLES
"When She Passed By" from HERE LIES LOVE, Original Cast Recording, by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim (via Spotify).
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"Solano Avenue" from HERE LIES LOVE, Original Cast Recording, by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, featuring Melody Butiu and Ruthie Ann Miles (via Spotify).
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Samples from LAND OF SMILES, by Erin Kamler, sound design by Andre Pluess, also featuring Cathy Ang (Meh Nam Khong), Joan Almedilla and Renée Albulario (Kachin Women).
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VIDEO

Here is a short clip of Melody as Bloody Mary, singing "Bali Ha'i," in the Theatre Under the Stars (Houston) production of South Pacific (2022). Directed by Taibi Magar, Musical Direction by Stephen W. Jones.
"Grace," from ICELAND: The Hidden World, by O-Lan Jones and Emmett Tinley with Overtone Industries. Against a background of nature and myth, ICELAND is a story of two strangers in search of a lost connection that transcends the ordinary. Supernatural forces try to unite these two would-be lovers, but their efforts are complicated by human free will. Performed in concert at Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena, CA, November 9th, 2018, with Brent Crayon on piano.
PRODUCTION PHOTOS

Photo by Matthew Murphy

Emerson Colonial Theatre Photo by Matthew Murphy

As Estrella Cumpas Photo by Angelo Soriano

As Estrella Cumpas Photo by Angelo Soriano

As Estrella Cumpas with Arielle Jacobs

As Bloody Mary. With Rei Akazawa-Smith and Nigel Huckle.

As Bloody Mary Theatre Under the Stars Dir. Taibi Magar Photo: Melissa Taylor

As Bloody Mary Theatre Under the Stars Dir. Taibi Magar Photo: Melissa Taylor with(L-R) Trey Harrington, Nigel Huckle, Logan Keslar

As Bloody Mary Theatre Under the Stars Dir. Taibi Magar Photo: Melissa Taylor with Rei Akazawa-Smith