Melody Butiu
Teller of Tales/Singer of Songs
SAG-AFTRA, AEA
MELODY'S REEL
AUDIO SAMPLES
"When She Passed By" from HERE LIES LOVE, Original Cast Recording, by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim (via Spotify).
"Solano Avenue" from HERE LIES LOVE, Original Cast Recording, by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, featuring Melody Butiu and Ruthie Ann Miles (via Spotify).
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).
VIDEO
Check out the short film, Swearing, by Mary Bronaugh, starring Sari Arambulo as Ninabelle Navarro, Melody Butiu as Tala Navarro, Paulina Nguyen as Vivian Navarro, Darren Cruz as Andre Navarro, and more.
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
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
As The Solicitor South Coast Rep. Dir. Hisa Takakuwa. With Bill McGuire and Richard Doyle.
As Mrs. Fezziwig South Coast Rep. Dir. Hisa Takakuwa. With Bill McGuire as Mr. Fezziwig