Biography
Cassie Okenka has been a Broadway performer for over a decade and is a dedicated vocal educator. She holds a Bachelor of Music in music theatre from Baldwin Wallace University- Conservatory of Music and a Certification of Distinction in vocal pedagogy from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Her additional training includes courses at Shenandoah University, Somatic Voicework™, and the New York Vocal Coaching Teacher Training Program.
As a performer, she was an original Broadway company member of Bonnie and Clyde and School of Rock and performed Glinda in the first national tour of Wicked. Some favorite performance credits include the national tour of The Wizard of Oz, The Last Five Years, The Rocky Horror Show, and Rock and Roll Refugee.
As a vocal educator, she has taught in the BFA musical theatre program at Marymount Manhattan College and the BA musical theatre concentration at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside. Her private studio has produced clients performing on Broadway and in national tours, including Suffs, Death Becomes Her, Here Lies Love, Shucked, Beetlejuice, Kinky Boots, School of Rock, 9 to 5, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd, and Peppa Pig Live! She currently serves on the National Musical Theatre Competition board as an education and industry expert and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.