Aléna Watters fell in love with musical theatre in the West End as a child, and once her family landed in the humble suburbs of Colorado Springs, she began pursuing her dream to be a professional performer. Since graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with her BA in Musical Theatre/Acting in 2003, Aléna has been entertaining across the nation non-stop.

Broadway credits include the recent West Side Story revival (Anita standby), the original company of The Addams Family (Ancestor, OBC recording), and she currently shines in the original company of, the Tony nominated musical, Sister Act (Tina/Ensemble).

Off-Broadway her comedic chops were showcased in Boobs! The Musical & drama-desk nominated Newsical. Aléna had the honor of working it out as a Harlette for the Divine Miss M herself, Bette Midler, at the New York Metropolitan Opera House for a concert in 2007, and proceeded to do work in her Las Vegas extravaganza, The Showgirl Must Go On. In 2010 Aléna debuted a solo act, Sass & Fabulousness, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and will be seen in the upcoming Broadway documentary The Standys (http://www.thestandbys.com/standbys.html).

Among her regional credits are Brooklyn (Jeff Calhoun, Denver Civic Theatre), Turn of The Century (Guided by the incomparable Tommy Tune & writing team Rick Elice & Marshall Brickman), Annie, Shout! The Mod Musical, and numerous productions of Beehive! The 60s Musical.

Along the way some smaller projects include Raw Impressions Musical Theatre Marathon, Ripfest: Collaborative Film Project (featured in musical short The One That I Want, nominated for best short film in several film festivals), Monday Night New Voices (Duplex/Scott Alan), The Independent Actor's Workshop, Rockers on Broadway, ABC's Live! With Regis & Kelly (dancing in gold spandex for the 'Relly Awards'), along with numerous industrials, television spots & vocal demos/recordings (she is the voice of the Move Free® song for Move Free® Advanced). Favorite readings include Bonnie & Clyde (Hunter Foster/Rick Crom), Cutman, LBS, Leap of Faith (Chris Ashley/Alan Menken) and Ryan Scott Oliver's Darling (featured in NBC's 2010 episode of The Apprentice: Broadway Backers).

For her successes, great & small, Aléna had the honor of being named the youngest recipient of UNCo's 2009 Alumni Association's Creative Achievement Award. Along with her passion for bringing others joy through entertainment, she is a Yoga4Soul 200hr certified Yoga Alliance instructor (http://yogasass.com & http://yoga4soul.com) & has enjoyed teaching & choreographing dance for over 14 years. Stay tuned for updates from here & there, and until then...sass, 6, 7, ballchange!