Justin Payne

Justin Payne (Music) is a classically-trained tenor, composer, and playwright from Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to collaborating with Dani Cleveland on Heaven Come Home and Little Brown Boy, Justin composed music for The Draft with playwright Lisa Harrison. One of Justin’s newest creations is Belle Terre the Musical, a whimsical story that sends an adolescent young woman on a journey to self-discovery with music inspired by the New Orleans brass band style. Justin currently performs as the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Voices of Omaha, in addition to having sung on stages in Germany, Austria, Italy, and China. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Nebraska Omaha and a Master of Music from Michigan State University.