Dallyn Vail Bayles
BIO – “The Stranger”
DALLYN VAIL BAYLES is a professional actor, singer, recording artist and teacher. He understudied and performed the roles of the Phantom and Raoul in the Broadway touring company of The Phantom of the Opera, and performed internationally and throughout the United States with the Broadway tour of Les Misérables.
Dallyn has also performed leading roles in numerous theatrical productions across the country including in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Boston. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association.
On film, Dallyn portrays Brigham Young in the upcoming film Green Flake (multiple best feature independent film award winner), and Hyrum Smith in the films Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration and Emma Smith: My Story. He is also featured in several “Mormon Messages” short films and three of the Liken the Scriptures series films.
As a concert soloist, Dallyn has performed at Carnegie Hall with several distinguished performers and musicians including Tori Kelly, Colbie Caillat, Matthew Morrison, Sierra Boggess, Hayley Westenra and other stars of stage and screen. He is a frequent guest soloist with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square on “Music and the Spoken Word” and at other special events. Dallyn has also performed as a soloist with Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn, Emmy Award winning and Grammy-nominated composer Kurt Bestor, and with the Utah Symphony.
Dallyn has recorded three solo albums: Some Enchanted Evening, Song of Redeeming Love and Prayer; as well as a duo Christmas album, O Holy Night, with Mindy Smoot Robbins. He has recordings featured in the feature films 17 Miracles and Ephraim’s Rescue.
In addition to performing, Dallyn has worked as a director and as adjunct faculty at Brigham Young University. He completed his MFA in Musical Theatre at The Boston Conservatory, and received his BFA in Music Dance Theatre from BYU. Dallyn was honored to receive the 2017 Utah Governor’s Performing Artist Award, and the 2012 BYU Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Rachel, are the proud parents of five children.
DALLYN VAIL BAYLES is a professional actor, singer, recording artist and teacher. BROADWAY TOURS: The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom/Raoul u/s), Les Misérables (Enjolras – including China premiere with Colm Wilkinson). READINGS: The Count of Monte Cristo (Villefort – Tuacahn New Works with Frank Wildhorn), Children of Eden (Adam – NYC Industry with Stephen Schwartz and Norm Lewis). REGIONAL: The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp – Tuacahn Center for the Arts), The Little Mermaid (King Triton – Tuacahn Center for the Arts), Disney’s When You Wish (Beast / Ensemble – Tuacahn Center for the Arts), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (D’Ysquith Family – Hale Centre Theatre), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin – Hale Centre Theatre), Jane Eyre (Rochester – Hale Center Theater Orem), Secret Garden (Archibald Craven – Village Theater and Hale Center Theater Orem), Ragtime (Father – Hale Centre Theatre), South Pacific (Emile – Hale Center Theater Orem), Anything Goes (Billy Crocker – Greater Lowell MT), Phantom (Count Chandon – Fullerton CLO). BOSTON CONSERVATORY: Pajama Game (Sid Sorokin), Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Oklahoma! (Jud Fry). FILM: Green Flake (Brigham Young – multiple independent best feature film awards), Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration (Hyrum), Mormon Messages, Liken the Scriptures film series. CONCERT SOLOIST: Christmas with Tim Janis at Carnegie Hall (with Tori Kelly, Colbie Caillat), The American Christmas Carol at Carnegie Hall (with Matthew Morrison and Sierra Boggess), Frank Wildhorn and Friends (with Ashley Brown, Jackie Burns, Kevin Kern, and Teal Wicks), Music and the Spoken Word (with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square), A Kurt Bestor Christmas. ALBUM RECORDINGS: O Holy Night, Some Enchanted Evening, Song of Redeeming Love, Prayer (songs featured on the films 17 Miracles and Ephraim’s Rescue). AWARDS: 2019 SCERA Star Award – Music, 2017 Utah Governor’s Mansion Performing Artist Award, 2012 BYU Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award. EDUCATION: MFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory, BFA in Music Dance Theatre from Brigham Young University. www.dvbayles.com