Alyssa is a proud equity membership candidate who currently resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She got bit by the theatre bug at age 11 and never looked back! Growing up in a musical family, Alyssa got her start singing Southern Gospel on tour with her parents, and eventually transitioned her love of music and dancing into theatre. She graduated cum laude from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music with a concentration in Musical Theatre. 

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She has nearly ten years of professional experience in the theatre circuit, and has worked both internationally and nationally. Her career has ranged from performing on Norwegian cruise ships, national tours, Universal, SeaWorld, and Legoland theme parks, to major regional theatre houses. She has worked under the direction of Tony nominee John Tartaglia and Broadway Veteran Eliseo Roman, and workshopped and premiered new musical theatre works at major regional and local theatre companies.  

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 Stand out roles include "Eva Peron" in Evita, "Doralee" in 9 to 5: The Musical, "Janet" in The Drowsy Chaperone, "The Narrator" in Joseph...Dreamcoat, and "Roxie Hart" in Chicago, just to name a few. She had the privilege of playing the "Devil" in Billy Edd Wheeler's Cat on the Roof, which made its debut at Mountainside Theatre in the summer of 2013, and got to work directly with the man who wrote the famous "Jackson" for Johnny Cash. She also had the opportunity to perform in the world premiere of "Gigolo: The New Cole Porter Revue" at Winter Park Playhouse, written by Paul Gilger. 

Alyssa has had the privilege of working with various professional choreographers and directors from Broadway, including Shannon Lewis, Kelli Barclay, Greg Baccarini, Joe Istre, and Robin Stephens. She had the honor of singing and premiering the up-and-coming New York songwriting duo Maglione and Ruiz's new song entitled "Away" at her solo cabaret concert at Ozark Actors Theatre in 2014. She most recently founded an audition consulting business called "No Sweat Rep", and has been enjoying helping other actors build their professional careers.