HAIR COLOR: Brown
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Baritenor (G2-G4)
UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): Non-Union
BIOGRAPHY:
Shailen Patel Braun (he/him) is a NYC based singer, actor, musician and music director. He is in his senior year of artistic training at NYU Tisch’s New Studio on Broadway and his music training in jazz from NYU Steinhardt. He is a jazz saxophonist, pianist, composer and arranger, as well as a trained classical vocalist. Just this month, he played Clifford Bradshaw in “Cabaret” (Tisch New Theatre, West End Theater in NYC). Recent credits: Himself/Hat and served as Co-Music Director, Composer and Co-Arranger of “This Is A__Story”, conceived, written and directed by “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’s” Tiffany Rachelle Stewart. He recently has led two new musicals for Tisch’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program, playing Greg in “Goldfish A New Musical” and Mujangseung and the King in “Bari”(full reading this month).
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
NYU Tisch: New Studio On Broadway (Musical Theatre) - BFA Drama (Current); Physical Acting Company ’23 (Current)
NYU Tisch Drama - ETW (Acting)
NYU Steinhardt: Minor in Music (Jazz Focus) (Current)
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Reads Music, Relative Pitch, Advanced Music Theory Skills, Advanced Sight Reading/Sight Singing Skills, Piano/Jazz Piano (5 years),
Tenor Sax (9 years), Alto Sax (9 years), Soprano Sax (9 years), Ukulele, Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Whistling, Skiing, Driver's License, US Passport
OTHER SKILLS:
Trained in: Mask, Improv, Commedia Dell’Arte (Acting)