A graduate of Yale University, Alfieri began his professional career in New York City, where he studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

His film-acting credits include Children of Rage and Echoes, and he has appeared in episodes of Magnum PI, Trapper John, M.D., and Stories from the Bible.

[1] The play premiered in Los Angeles in 2001[2] where it set records at the Geffen Playhouse in a production starring the legendary Uta Hagen in her last role.

It has since been translated into 14 languages and opened in over 24 countries[3] with productions in cities including Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne, Vienna, Madrid, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Amsterdam, Budapest, Helsinki, Prague, Istanbul, Hamburg, Munich, Athens, Seoul, Johannesburg, and London.

Other international stars who have played the leading role of Lily include Leslie Caron, Constance Towers, Claire Bloom, Loretta Swit, Elke Sommer, Lola Herrera, Miriam Zohar, Mitsuko Kusabue, and The Kessler Twins.