Allyson defines the word multi-passionate creative. She is an Author, Playwright, Composer, Lyricist, Singer, Actor, Producer, and mom to two teenage boys. Ballad of Dreams, a novel with music was published in January 2022 through New Degree Press and is an Amazon #1 Best Seller and new release in Musicals. It can also be found at Barnes and Noble, Indigo and The Drama Book Shop in New York. In March of 2022, she appeared on the Tamron Hall Show to discuss her book, Ballad of Dreams, a novel with music and performed one of her original songs from the show “It’s Never Too Late”. She has performed at the acclaimed Apollo Theater with Tony award-winning Director George Faison and toured with the Gospel musical “If This Hat Could Talk” in the role of Miss Tilly and understudied for the principal role of Eleanor Roosevelt. She is a proud member of Actors Equity and ASCAP. She has a BFA in Musical Theater from Syracuse University. Her debut EP, Soul Stories, can be found on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Ballad of Dreams Studio Cast Recording was produced by Macy Schmidt and all musicians are members of The Broadway Sinfonietta, an all-female-identifying, majority women-of-color orchestral collective showcasing the excellence of BIPOC women musicians on Broadway & beyond. Allyson lives in NJ with her husband and 2 sons and is a proud soccer mom. For more info check out her website at: www.allysonhernandez.net IG: @balladofdreamsthemusical IG:@ allysonhernandez_extra