alyssa ishihara

I'm a New York based performer originally from Hilo, Hawai'i. I grew up dancing and as a competitive gymnast but quit when I started high school. Then my life lead me to being a medical biller/coder for an OBGYN office at 21. The next year, I sustained a lower back disc injury from suddenly sitting 40 hours a week and I thought, "is this all my life is going to be?" 
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I moved to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and thank god I booked work after graduating because wow, I sure did implode my stable and secure life. Favorite Credits include: The Cher Show, The Goodbye Girl, Gypsy, Mamma Mia!, and An American in Paris.
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When I'm not performing or working my super fulfilling desk job that I love soooo much, I enjoy baking, cooking, painting, and aspires to one day be retired. The barefoot contessa would be ideal. How fabulous is that?