About Jill
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About Jill ☀
JILL SLYTER is an actress, singer, and dancer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A California native, Jill moved to the east coast and made her Broadway debut in Show Boat. She toured across the country and around the world with various productions including the National Tour of Damn Yankees as Lola opposite Jerry Lewis, as Peggy Sawyer in the National Tour of 42nd Street. Most notably, Jill performed as Cassie in an unbelievable number of Regional, National, European, and International tours of A Chorus Line.
Some of her favorite regional credits include Rose in Gypsy, Polly in Crazy for You, Woman 2 in …and the World Goes ‘Round,’ Fastrada in Pippin, Miss Sandra in All Shook Up, Miss Adelaide opposite Maurice Hines in Guys and Dolls, Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity, one of the cats in Cats, The Acrobat in SJCMT’s production of Matilda, Martha in SJCMT’s White Christmas, and Solange LaFitte in Follies at SF Playhouse.
Outside of theater, Jill is an adrenaline junkie and roller coaster enthusiast! She is a licensed skydiver (USPA ‘A’ License), and skilled violin player.
In 2009, Jill began her second career as a registered nurse and graduated Summa Cum Laude at CUS Monterey Bay with a BS in Nursing. She finds that exposing herself to the vulnerability of live performance, where sheer terror lives, is a great way to unwind from the daily stresses of Hospice Nursing. She now lives in California and continues to pursue her passions both on and off the stage. She hopes to be the first Engineer/Nurse/Actor on Mars!
“[Jill Slyter] performed her role with an absolute stellar quality…[she] gave a heart-rendering performance…displayed a strong, flawless voice and great dancing.”
-Paul Gallagher, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (A Chorus Line)
“Jill Slyter is superb…[Zach] tells her she can’t dance like everyone else. And he’s right. Her solo, ‘The Music and the Mirror’ portrays the striving for beauty and her love for her art that propels her to greatness.”
- Michael Bogin, Vero Beach Press-Journal (A Chorus Line)
“Slyter is wonderful to watch and to hear…Her energy seems boundless, her voice is strong and dynamic, and her interpretation of the character is impeccable.”
- Morris Sullivan, Daytona News-Journal (Sweet Charity)
Reviews
“Particularly thrilling is Jill Slyter, a powerful performer whose dancing recalls that of Donna McKechnie and whose voice is absolutely lovely. She is breathtaking…She easily segues from sweet to sexy.”
-Mike McLane, Daytona News-Journal (And the World Goes ‘Round)
“Jill Slyter…[is] energetic and multi-talented. Slyter is an expressive artist of sugar and spice who is always saying something in some way or another…Her voice is strong and technically secure, and she delivers song-texts with flawless diction…Slyter’s dancing is absolutely first-class ‘Broadway’...[she] is delightful to behold.”
-Louis Roney, Sarasota Observer (Crazy for You)
“Striking Jill Slyter was a ball of fire on stage…Slyter played a very believable Charity. The dancing was overwhelmingly strong and powerful. Slyter was…accurate in her interpretation and execution of Fosse’s Charity Hope Valentine.”
-Marcy J.L. Howley, Daily Sun (Sweet Charity)
“Jill Slyter makes a very compelling Cassie. Plaintive moments [with Zach] and show-stopping footwork in the famous “The Music and the Mirror” number demonstrate that she could give McKechnie a run for the money.”
-Waltham News Tribune (A Chorus Line)
“Slyter puts in a noteworthy acting performance as Pippin’s step mother. She delights in the comic scheming of her character.”
-Caryn Moller-Pietrzak, The Times Beacon Record (Pippin)
“Slyter’s acting is strong enough to redefine the role of Cassie…She’s vulnerable and impassioned without ever going over the top, and her interpretation of the role makes Zach even more of a bully…When Slyter dances ‘The Music and the Mirror,’ the moves are driven by passion, not…by the choreography. Slyter turns into a whirlwind as Cassie dances the feelings she can never explain in words.”
-Neil Novelli, New York Herald-Journal (A Chorus Line)