You might know Alicia Witt from her body of work as an actor on shows including "Friday Night Lights." "Law & Order," "The Sopranos," "Cybill" and from the films "88 Minutes," "Two Weeks Notice," "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "Vanilla Sky," to name just a few.

But Alicia is also a classically trained pianist and accomplished singer/songwriter. For the last three years, she's been performing her original songs at venues across the country such as Hotel Cafe and Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles, and Joe's Cafe and The Living Room in New York. Her self-titled first EP is out and available on iTunes, and Alicia's first music video, for the single "Anyway," was played on MTVu and VH1.com. She has also appeared as musical guest on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and is currently working on her next album.

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