Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Composer, Writer, Producer & Musician
Lizzy Hilliard is a multi-hyphenate artist originally from Abington, PA and currently based in Manhattan. She received a BA in music and theater from Brandeis University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with highest honors. Additionally, she has trained as an actor at the British American Drama Academy and at HB Studio. She is a recipient of the Adirondack Performing Arts Fellowship. Her favorite past roles include Jo March (Little Women), Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady in concert), Stephano (The Tempest), Connie (The Effect), and Sally Brown (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown). She has also enjoyed acting as both composer and performer in a devised production of Hippolytus (as Hippolytus/guitarist) and in a staged reading of her original musical The Pocket Girls (as Florence Pocket).
A lifelong musician and songwriter, Lizzy’s current work is infused with warm guitars and sincere vocals. Bearing lyrics with evocative imagery, whimsy, and a twinge of fantasy, Lizzy's songs oscillate between candid observation and wistful reflection. Her three volume album anthology, entitled ‘growth’, is a journey of self discovery in the wake of newfound independence. On her newest release 'growth: the shoebox sessions', Lizzy revisits songs from this anthology, performing them live and intimately in her bedroom as if they were confessions from the girl next to you at a sleepover. She recently completed a choral commission for the University of Washington, a piece called The Bathtime Waltz (SSAA). Ask Lizzy about the new musical she’s developing - it’s about snail mail and murder in a small town.