Sarah Godwin is a Southern-born singer, songwriter, and actress living in New York City. She has performed in numerous productions of Buddy, playing Vi Petty/Hayrider/Snowbird and keys, including in the 2020-21 U.S. tour, the Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, FL (2024) and at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis (2019).
A native of McMinnville, Tennessee, she graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN with a B.A. in Music, has a certificate in Opera Performance from Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy, and a Professional Certificate from AMDA NYC’s intensive Integrated Musical Theater Conservatory program.
On stage, Sarah featured in the 2020-21 U.S. National Tour of Buddy, with further productions of the show at the Wick Theatre, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre (Lancaster, PA), Palace Theatre in the Dells (WI), and Endstation Theatre Company (Lynchburg, VA). She has also performed at Recent Cutbacks, Amore Opera, Bound for Broadway, Opera Memphis, and the International Festival of the Arts in Arezzo, Italy. She performs live music of all genres on her piano and ukulele in various venues around lower Manhattan. Sarah is currently living in Brooklyn where she moonlights as a bartender and amateur wine sommelier, while she continues to pursue both stage and film acting and promotes her original music.
She loves pizza, dirty martinis, and spontaneous dance parties.
Height: 5’8’’ / Hair: Red / Eyes: Blue
Voice: Soprano/Belt (F3-D6)
Photos from Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre and 2020-21 US tour productions
Review:
“Sarah Godwin is due a lot of credit as not only the musical director, but as Vi Petty… Vi is a small role, but Godwin makes it a memorable one”
— Britin Haller, Florida Theater On Stage
Stage Productions
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Vi Petty/Ensemble – Matt McClure, dir. / The Wick Theatre
Guys & Dolls – Miss Adelaide – Patrick Newell, dir. / Theatre West
Legally Blonde – Paulette – Caleb Long, dir. / Theatre West
Clue – Miss Scarlet – Patrick Newell, dir. / Theatre West
The Spitfire Grill – Effy Krayneck – Steve Steiner, dir. / Laguna Playhouse
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Vi Petty/Hayrider/Snowbird/Keys – Steve Steiner, dir. / U.S. Tour 2020-21
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Vi Petty/Ensemble – Matt Silva, dir. / Endstation Theatre Company
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Vi Petty/Hayrider/Snowbird/Keys – Jeff Stockberger, dir. / Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Vi Petty/Hayrider/Jingle Singer/Keys II – Todd Meredith, dir. / Dutch Apple Dinner Theater
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Vi Petty/Jingle Singer/Snowbird/Keys I – Matt McClure, dir. / Palace Theater in the Dells
KEVIN!!!!! – Choir/Foley/Puppets – Kristin McCarthy Parker, dir. / Recent Cutbacks
Hansel and Gretel – The Sandman – Sarah Moulton Faux, dir. / Amore Opera
Sarah as a ‘Snowbird’ (second from right)
Film/TV
Zoomhog Day – Mayor/Vocalist – Kristin McCarthy Parker, dir.
The Bill Nye Film Teaser Short – Girl in classroom – David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, dir.
The Addiction – Conference attendee – Adam Juegos, dir.
Letters to God – Audience member – David Nixon and Patrick Doughtie, dir.
Daylight Fades – Bar patron – Brad Ellis, dir.
Music Direction
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Music Director / The Wick Theatre
Million Dollar Quartet – Music Director / Theatre West
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Assistant Music Director / Endstation Theatre
Education
American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York, NY, Musical Theater Conservatory
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, B.A. Music – Voice, Piano
Accademia dell’Arte, Arezzo, Italy, Study Abroad – Opera Performance
Training
Acting – Jason Chaet, Mark Riherd, Sheila Head, Randolf Pearson, Michael Perilstein
Musical Theatre – Evan Pappas, Justin Bohon, Philip George, Stacy Lee Tilton, Thomas Morrissey
Dance – Casey Colgan, Gene Castle, Ramon Galindo, Billy Johnstone, Nicole Davey
Voice/Speech – Jacklyn Schneider, Ron Bemrich, Tim Sharp, Carole Blankenship, Chris Neher
Special Skills: Conversational Italian; Diction training in 8 languages; Sight-read; Advanced Piano, ukulele, mandolin; Accents: Southern Ozark, et al.; Bartender; Hula hoop; Licensed driver; Passport
Contact:
Tel: 931-607-8815
Email: [email protected]
sarahgodwin.show
Sarah on keys (fourth from left) on the 2020-21 tour
