Alessandra Alcala

Biography

Alessandra Alcala is a Southern California native now based in NYC. She served on the music team for Center Theatre Group's revival of "The Secret Garden" at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre last Spring, and spent the holidays traveling the East Coast with the National Tour of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Musical." Other credits include: Mac-Haydn Theatre (Asst. MD, 2023 Season), The Great American Melodrama (Resident MD/Composer/Arranger), San Luis Obispo Repertory (MD: Xanadu, The Marvelous Wonderettes), Pacific Conservatory Theatre - PCPA (Assistant MD: The Secret Garden: Spring Version, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, MD: Chicago), and multiple productions as Pianist/Keyboardist for the Missoula Children’s/Community Theatre and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket.

Alessandra is a graduate of the University of Montana School of Music, and studied Choral Music/Conducting through the Delaware Choral Symposium in Provence, France. In 2017, she traveled to Basel, Switzerland for the first time to study the traditions of the Basel Piccolo during their annual "Fasnacht." When not behind the keyboard, you can catch her performing with and arranging music for the Los Angeles Fifes and Drums, or writing her own works for this strange instrument (her recent collection of these works, "Fife & I" is available for purchase through her website). Performances include: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Universal Studios, and Disneyland.