Kasey Sliwinski

About Me

Kasey began his stage career at a young age, performing with several theater companies in Chicago in various musicals and operettas.

Kasey is pursuing a Bachelor of Musical Arts in the Lyric Theatre program (a multi-disciplinary degree combining opera, musical theater, and dance) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, studying with Grammy® Award Winner and Swanlund Professor of Voice/Co-Director of Lyric Theatre Nathan Gunn.

At the UIUC School of Music, Kasey has sung with the Meredith Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. Andrea Solya, and the Varsity Men’s Glee Club under the direction of Dr. Barrington Coleman.

Kasey recently performed as Plutone, King of the Underworld, in Lyric Theatre’s production of the opera "L' Orfeo" by Claudio Monteverdi and Alessandro Striggio (music director Dr. Andrea Solya, Stage and Resident Director Dawn Harris).

In 2024, he performed as John Doe (cover) and Ensemble in Lyric Theatre’s production of the academic world premiere opera, "Black Square" (concept by Igor Konyukhov, composer Ilya Demutsky, and Libretto by Olga Maslova & Igor Konyukhov; stage director Nathan Gunn, music director Michael Tilley). He has also performed in Lyric Theatre's "Lyric Under the Stars" and "Carnaval".

Some of his favorite roles include Plutone in "Orfeo", Enjolras in "Les Misérables", Older Karl in "The Christmas Schooner", Tarzan in "Tarzan the Musical", Frank Abagnale Jr. in "Catch Me If You Can", and Prince Eric in Disney’s "The Little Mermaid".

He has also performed with the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago in "H.M.S. Pinafore" and with The Savoyaires in their productions of "Trial by Jury" and "Yeoman of the Guard." Additionally, he sings with the newly formed G&S company, Great Lakes Operetta (GLO).

Link to My Video Recordings on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@kaseysliwinski-vocalist-ar1530

Live Concerts

Kasey performed as a featured soloist and Ambassador of Hope alongside violinist Rachel Barton Pine, American Idol winner Lee DeWyze, and Tony® and Grammy® Award nominee Shoshana Bean in JCC-Chicago's concert "Growing Hope."
Outdoor performance venue - Gallagher Way, Chicago, IL (directly adjacent to Wrigley Field). September 25, 2024.
Link to Concert video: JCC-Chicago's concert "Growing Hope."

As JCC Chicago 2024 Ambassador of Hope, Kasey Sliwinski sings Love Will Survive, composed by Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, and Walter Afanasieff, with lyrics by Charlie Midnight. This song is featured at the end of the series The Tattooist of Auschwitz and is sung by Barbra Streisand. The series illuminates a tale of hope and courage based on interviews conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov.

Growing Hope Concert 2024 - JCC Chicago

Shoshana Bean and Kasey Sliwinski

Kasey Sliwinski - CTA bus promo Growing Hope Concert JCC Chicago, Sept. 25, 2024

Uptown Theater of Highland Park
Les Misérables
Outdoor Concert, July 2024
Benefit for the Highland Park Shooting Recovery Fund

Awards

2025 Semi-Finalist, Classical Singer, CS Music Competition
2025 Semi-Finalist, Musical Theatre Singer, CS Music Competition
2024 Vocal Achievement Award - VOICE @ Illinois, UIUC Music Dept

PRODUCTION PHOTOS
and VIDEOS

Costume/Makeup Design KHetag Tsabolov

Kasey as Plutone, King of the Underworld, in Lyric Theatre’s production of the opera "L' Orfeo" by Claudio Monteverdi and Alessandro Striggio (music director Dr. Andrea Solya, Stage and Resident Director Dawn Harris, Choreographer Rachel Rizzuto, Scenic Design Brian Sidney Bembridge*, Costume/Makeup Design KHetag Tsabolov). April 2025

UIUC Lyric Theater Under the Stars fundraiser 2025
Kasey as the Wolf from Into the Woods