Mom to 'Sylvia' and writer of 'all that is Crankey', Alaina has had an impressive career in many facets of 'the industry'! She earned a BFA from Boston University and went on to appear in three major Broadway original cast musicals: Grease, Nine and Baby. She is on the Nine and Baby Albums. Alaina was a member of the famed Cambridge-based improv troupe The Proposition. Alaina performed in hundreds of TV and radio spots and has over 100 acting credits. In her post=Broadway career, she won grant and recorded a CD of the never-recorded songs of French composter, Cecile Chaminade in 2001. She studied at the Mannes College of Music and sang with the Saratoga Opera and was a founding member of the Hudson Opera Theatre. She relocated to Santa Fe in 2008 and now resides in Albuquerque. She is active as an actress, writer and producer. Her award-winning screenplay, 'These Broken Wings' took top honors in NM screenwriting competition and now, Crankey Village, her episodic homage to New Mexico, ll be a culmination of all her incredible talent and experience!