Composer
& Lyricist
About
Payton Millet is a composer/lyricist based in Brooklyn. Completing their first musical at 15, they have contributed scores to seven shows to date. When not writing musicals, Payton can be found leading Dungeons & Dragons groups at The Brooklyn Strategist and serving on the executive board of the Workers United Joint Board of NY and NJ. They love their boyfriend and their two cats.Musicals
Alan Turing & the
Queen of the Night
A magic realist telling of the famed cryptographer’s life, seen through the lens of the mystical woman who inspired his genius. Debuted at The Players Theater, Aug 2025.
Music by Payton Millet. Book by Michael Vegas Mussman. Lyrics by Vegas and Millet.
Players Theatre production dir. Andrew Coopman, SDC
Every Mother’s Son
When James began to medically transition against his mother’s wishes, it shattered their relationship. Eight years later, his grandmother’s move to hospice forces a very different James to return home
Book by Percy Langston. Music by Payton Millet. Lyrics by Langston and Millet
Heartbreak County
The most hopeful show about grief you’ll ever see. One girl’s journey to accept support in the home town she swore to leave behind. Debut festival production Soho Playhouse, May 2022
Book by Ramsay Burgess. Music and Lyrics by Payton Millet
My Mane Man
The Equus musical no one asked for. A show within a show written for the second season of Don’t Suck, a web series by Tyler Martin
Music any Lyrics by Payton Millet. Don’t Suck written by Tyler Martin
Film Scores
Jesus of Suburbia
After the death of their friend, four high school loners must confront their grief and repair their crumbling relationships before they lose each other for good.
Dir. Ciara Hergot Written by Ramsay Burgess
Eloise and the Dress
A bride to be tries to pick her perfect dress for the occasion, but struggles against the meddling of her mother, sister, and grandmother.
Dir. Rachel Sonnenburg Written by Rachel Sonnenburg and Tatum Millet