Actor
Both Sides Now
An evening of jazz, musical theatre and pop/folk exploring themes of love and friendship with repertoire by Sondheim, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and more...
STARRING: ALISSA FINN
GUEST ARTIST: LILY KERHOAS
PIANIST: MATTHEW JACKSON
BASS: MARK FINCHAM
ALISSA FINN is a native New Yorker, actor, singer, and graduate of the Royal Academy of Music's MA in Musical Theatre program, holding a Global Talent Visa to live and work in the UK and is a member of Equity in the UK and the US. As a freelance singer, Alissa has performed in jazz venues throughout London and New York and has recorded at Abbey Road Studios for films such as Beetlejuice 2. As a cabaret artist, she has written and produced 16 cabarets in venues throughout London and New York City. Highlighted credits include: Thea Elvsted in Hedda Gabler (Etcetera Theatre), Trixie in Jackie Mason the Musical (Rodney's Comedy Club NYC) Gracie in Dr Uncanny Presents: Moreau 96 (Foxy Films), Hygienist Jill in Dentorama (Royal Institution Mayfair), Titania/Hippolyta in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bread and Roses Theatre). Upcoming, Alissa will be playing Dora Maar in the workshop of the play, Dora Maar in NYC with Foxy Films.
LILY KERHOAS made her west end debut as Cosette in the All-star staged concert of Les Misérables and opened the new production of the show at the Sondheim Theatre in 2020. She is currently playing Christine Daaé in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera.
MATTHEW JACKSON is a music director, orchestrator and copyist based in the UK.Recent projects include: Bank Of Dave (Leicester Curve) MD, To Maury, With Love (concert, Drury Lane) orchestrator, Martin Guerre (Old Vic Workshop) MD, Into The Woods (Bridge Theatre) copyist, 50 First Dates (The Other Palace) orchestrator, Charlotte’s Web (HBO Max) asc. orchestrator, Burlesque (Savoy) asc. orchestrator, Fiddler on The Roof (Barbican) copyist, Little Shop of Horrors (Sheffield Crucible) orchestrator, Miss Saigon (Sheffield Crucible) asst. MD/cover conductor, The Great British Bake Off Musical (Nöel Coward) asst. MD & asc. orchestrator, Mrs Doubtfire (Shaftesbury) keyboard programmer, Standing At The Sky’s Edge (Crucible, NT, Gillian Lynne) copyist. Alongside this, he works extensively as a pianist for auditions, cabarets and masterclasses; deputises on various productions; and is a music director with ‘Vocal Balance’. Training: Royal Academy of Music (Music Direction and Coaching)
MARK FINCHAM musical theatre credits include: Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre, 2022), Only Fools & Horses (Theatre Royal Haymarket, Deputy, 2022/23), 42nd Street (London & UK Tour, 2023), A White Christmas (Sheffield Crucible, 2023/24), Aladdin (UK Tour, Deputy, 2024), Elisabeth (European Tour 2024/25), Hamilton (UK Tour 2025).
