As a musician, cabaret artist and clown, Nyssa performs in many genres. Recent performance highlights include touring with children’s theatre specialists Matriark Theatre and bringing silliness to hospitals across Australia for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

In 2019 Nyssa was a Sydney Cabaret Competition finalist and a Sydney Fringe Festival award nominee. In 2021 Nyssa was a Weekly Award Winner at the Adelaide Fringe Festival with her one-woman family cabaret, ‘Udderly Fabulous’. 

Nyssa graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2016. During her studies Nyssa was the recipient of the Diane Wishart and Estivo European Chamber Music Summer School scholarships.

Nyssa is dyslexic. As a proud neurodivergent creative she is passionate about creating inclusive performance experiences.

“From the moment Nyssa enters the stage, we are all captured by her spell...singer extraordinaire”
— The Adelaide Show, Udderly Fabulous (2021)
“Nyssa’s voice alone is worth the ticket price ”
— Glam Adelaide, Udderly Fabulous (2021)
“Her exceptional singing raises the bar ”
— Adelaide Theatre Guide, Udderly Fabulous (2021)
“The highlight for me is her absolutely incredible classical voice ”
— The Advertiser, Udderly Fabulous (2021)
“Milligan demonstrates the breadth of her vocal ability and skill...the very image of a thoroughly modern performer ”
— Theatre Travels, Times are hard for Dreamers (2019)
“Nyssa’s great voice wonderfully covers all styles plus classical opera and especially cabaret ”
— Sydney Arts Guide, Times are hard for Dreamers (2019)
“Locals from Sydney, who would go on to be one of the most important parts of Zimmer’s live show”
— The AU Review, Hans Zimmer: Revealed (2017)
“If these are our next opera and musical theatre performers, the future is in good hands”
— Limelight, Bernstein: Mass (2015)