Disney Musicals In Schools

• Henry J. Winters Elementary School (Pawtucket)
• Hoxsie Elementary School (Warwick)
• Raíces Dual Language Academy (Central Falls)
• Robert L. Bailey, IV Elementary School (Providence)

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• Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary School 2 (Cumberland)
• Ella Risk Elementary School (Central Falls)
• Norwood Elementary School (Warwick)

• Robert L. Bailey, IV Elementary School (Providence)
• Curvin-McCabe Elementary School (Pawtucket)
• Henry J. Winters Elementary School (Pawtucket)
• Raíces Dual Language Academy (Central Falls)

• Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School at Broad Street (Providence)
• Asa Messer Elementary School (Providence)
• Leviton Dual Language School (Providence)
• Elizabeth Baldwin Elementary School (Pawtucket)

Amy Maria Burns is a magna cum laude graduate of Adelphi University, earning a BFA in Dance. She’s had the honor of working and studying with Robert Christopher, Carmen de Lavallade, Gail Gilbert, Edisa Weeks and Rebecca Wright. Ms. Burns has danced in works by Robert Battle, Maria Bauman, Laura Bennett, Colin Connor, Danny Grossman, Deb Meunier, David Parsons, Pascal Rioult and Anna Sokolow. Amy currently dances with Zoe Dance Company, Dancing Legacy, Saving Grace Dance Ensemble and Buoy Band. She has also performed with Fusionworks Dance Company, Sokolow Now, Balliamo Dance Collective, Bill Evans Dance Company, Denizen Arts, Elemdi Performance Collaborative, Metamorphosis Dance Company and Danza Organica. She has been on faculty at Brown University, Brookline High School, Dancing Arts Center, Dean College and is a Balanced Body certified Pilates instructor. She currently teaches dance at Onstage Performing Arts Center, The Dance Complex, Franklin School of the Performing Arts, and Pilates virtually. When not dancing Amy spends most of her time with her three greatest loves who go by the names Anthony, Eliana and Marcus.

Marissa Faith Curley is a Rhode Island College graduate who earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. For the past seven years she has worked in the Box Office at the Providence Performing Arts Center; currently working as a supervisor. Marissa has performed in countless theater productions – her favorites being Bring It On and The Mousetrap. She has also written and directed several plays and cabarets and studied with Broadway professionals to continually hone her craft. She is also an adjudicator for the Ocean State Star Awards and a Supporting Player for Next Stop Broadway, where she has been teaching for the past ten years! Additionally, she works as an art evaluator for the AG National Fine Arts Festival. Marissa is an eager theater professional with a passion for making sure all people regardless of age, ability, or accessibility can experience the performing arts. @marissafaithcurley 

Kate Hallal has been performing since the age of three and has worked professionally with the Dramatist Guild's Friday Night Footlights based in New York City, originating the role of Abby in A Broken Play. As a 2020 Graduate of Rhode Island College with degrees in Musical Theatre and History, she was invited to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1 and performed in many of her school’s productions. She is currently continuing her education at Harvard University, obtaining a master’s degree in museum studies. She has previously worked for Disney, spreading magic as a Walt Disney World Cast Member in the France Pavilion and the American Adventure, as well as selling merchandise for the Aladdin and Lion King National Tours during their time at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Kate is also working as an Ocean State Star Awards Adjudicator for this current school year. She would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support.

Kristen Courtney Kilduff knew at the young age of 3 that she loved the stage. Her passion for the performing arts never faded. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and is certified in Jazz and Tap with Dance Masters of America. Kristen has been a Dance Teacher at Let’s Dance Inc. for the past 20 years. A mother of two, she loves sharing her passion with her daughters and her students, whose ages range from 2 through adulthood. She has also choreographed award-winning routines for their Competition Team. Kristen works with Theatre by the Sea during the summer as a choreographer for the Kids Theatre Camp, and has worked on shows such as Seussical Jr., Wonka Jr., Aladdin Jr., Frozen Jr., Matilda Jr., and Variety Acts. Kristen works full time as a Teacher’s Assistant with kids who have special needs while going to school for her master’s in teaching special education.

Lucine McMann is thrilled to collaborate once again with Disney Musicals in Schools at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With a bachelor’s degree in theatre and communications and a master’s in teaching, she is a dedicated third-grade teacher who passionately integrates her love for the arts into her classroom. She is currently helping bring theatre to her school with an after-school drama club. Lucine has been a stage manager and helped backstage for numerous productions in her theatre career. She is excited to share her enthusiasm for theatre with students across Rhode Island.

Marisa Rebelo (she/her) is thrilled to be back for another year of Disney Musicals in Schools with the Providence Performing Arts Center. A theatre graduate of Rhode Island College, Marisa is a strong advocate for the arts within our education system and community at large. She has previously been seen as the Wardrobe in Beauty and the Beast and Shelly in Evil Dead: The Musical (Rhode Island College), as well as in the ensembles of My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, and Singin' in the Rain (New Bedford Festival Theater). Marisa currently serves as the Drama Director for Fairhaven High School where her credits include Radium Girls (Director), Annie (Director/Choreographer), Little Women (Director), Into the Woods (Director/Choreographer), and Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (Director). During the daytime, Marisa works as an Administrative Assistant for Better Community Living – a human services agency empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. @_marisarebelo

Brenna Reeves has spent most of her life playing violin in bands, orchestras, and pits. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Rhode Island College and has spent the past six years working as an elementary music teacher in the district of Providence; this year, she starts a new adventure working for Warwick Public Schools. She fell in love with teaching children’s theater because of her school’s participation in Disney Musicals in Schools, through which she directed and choreographed 101 Dalmatians KIDS, The Lion King KIDS, and Frozen KIDS. She is excited to work with the PPAC as a teaching artist and is dedicated to making the arts more accessible to students of all backgrounds and abilities.

Alexandra Rickoff has been a director, teaching artist, and performer for the past 15 years. She completed her MFA in Theatre Performance at Rhode Island College where she currently teaches in the theatre department. She has directed many musicals for the Ogunquit Playhouse Children’s Theatre in Maine, The Watertown Children’s Theatre in Massachusetts, and many high school venues throughout New England. She is also a teaching artist for Arts Alive in Barrington. Alexandra has played many roles on stage. Her most recent role was playing Ursula in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. But her favorite role to date is mommy to her daughters London and Siena and wife to her supportive husband Randall.

Linda Taggart is thrilled to have retired this year from her careers as an engineer and math instructor, allowing her to fully pursue her passion for dance and musical theater. She is grateful to PPAC for the opportunity to serve as a Teaching Artist in the Disney Musicals in Schools program and is excited to inspire a love of the arts in others. Linda grew up just outside NYC and had the privilege of studying with two exceptional teachers who danced with American Ballet Theatre. She performed with Festival Dance Theatre, eventually discovering that her true passion lay in teaching dance and developing choreography. She has served as the Dance Program Director at The Guild, teaching dance and producing annual recitals; owned Dance Express, a mobile dance, and tumbling program for daycares; and taught dance/movement classes for children in Special Education preschool programs. She has choreographed numerous shows at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, earning two PPAC Star Awards and the Best Choreographer Award at the Connecticut High School Musical Awards. She also had the honor of choreographing for the 2025 Ocean State Star Awards and serving as an adjudicator for the 2026 program. Her greatest accomplishment, however, was raising three wonderful children.

Karen White is grateful for PPAC and Disney Musicals in Schools for the opportunity to share the magic of musical theater with a new generation of children. Enrolled in ballet at age 2 on a pediatrician’s recommendation, by her late teens/early 20s Karen would be teaching dance and performing in shows such as “A Chorus Line” and “Annie.” When her children Jarrod and Gelsey were in middle school, she choreographed a decade-worth of musicals for their school drama club, and through her work at private dance studios won choreography and top-score awards at national dance competitions. Today she is retired from her professional career as a journalist/writer and editor, yet still teaches musical theater dance, directs children’s musicals and coaches acting, creates competition choreography, and runs an adult jazz and tap dance program.