Staff

At Broadway Kids & Company, our passionate and talented staff are the heartbeat of our musical theater and dance community. Each member of our team brings a wealth of experience, creativity, and enthusiasm to every class and production. Whether your interest lies in dancing, singing, acting, or a combination of these disciplines, our instructors are here to guide you on your journey to artistic excellence.

  • DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR DANCE, ACTING, VOICE, CHOREOGRAPHER

    Kristin received her professional training at the Boston Conservatory, majoring in Musical Theatre & Dance performance. She has performed professionally in regional, off Broadway, dinner theatres throughout Boston & New York as well as principle roles in community theatre. Principle roles include Peggy (42nd Street) with Turtle Lane Playhouse, A Chorus Line, Guys & Dolls, Gypsy, Steel Magnolias, Lil Abner, and Bye Bye Birdie.

    Kristin earned a Eugene O’Neill Awards nomination for best performance in a leading role “Rosie” in Bye Bye Birdie. She has also choreographed locally for the Pfizer Players productions. Directing/Choreography credits include George M (Pfizer Players), Annie, Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Shrek the Musical, as well as numerous competition and showcase numbers. Kristin has been teaching children and adults for over 20 years. She continues her training at teachers’ conventions and seminars throughout the US. She is a proud member of the Professional Dance Teachers Association, IDEA International Dance Entrepreneur Association & National Dance Association. Kristin resides in Waterford with her husband Tom and is a proud mom of Michael, Hannah, and Ava.

  • Hannah started dancing/performing with BKC at age 2. She graduated from Sacred Heart University with a dual major in Psychology and Dance, where she was also part of the Dance Company and Theatre Arts Program. She most recently traveled to Italy to train and perform with the World Dance Movement. Favorite past roles include: A Chorus Line, Marty (Grease) and Anne Reilly (42nd Street) and Gingy (Shrek the Musical). This spring she will appear in Promises, Promises at SHU. Hannah is the assistant director to BKC’s Competitive Company and a national/world winning choreographer. Her choreography has received awards for top scoring routines, most influential, and best choreography awards at regional, national, and world competitions including first overall national championships and top five in the world. Love to family, friends and her students for always supporting her! @hannahgracechoreo @hannahburrowss

  • Ava Burrows is currently a freshman at the University of Tampa. She is double majoring in Dance and Advertising and is also a member the Spartan Scarlets Dance team. Ava started dancing and performing at Broadway Kids and Company at the age of two. Some of her favorite musical theatre roles include: Cady Heron (Mean Girls) Anna (Frozen Jr) , Donkey (Shrek the Musical), Jane Banks (Mary Poppins), Molly (Annie), and Randolph Macafee (Bye Bye Birdie). Ava was a member of the BKC competition team for 12 years and she now enjoys teaching and choreographing for BKC. instagram: @avaburrowss

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  • Miss Bailee has been dancing for 23 years. She was born in Henderson, Nevada where she began dancing at the Dance Zone, and trained in competition dance styles. At 9 years old, Bailee moved to East Lyme, Connecticut, where she began pre-professional ballet training at Eastern Connecticut Ballet. Upon graduating from Eastern Connecticut Ballet and East Lyme High School in 2019, Bailee received a professional contract with Grand Rapids Ballet Company, and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to dance professionally with the company for the 2019-20 season.

    Due to suffering an Achilles tear, Miss Bailee moved back home where she attended Eastern Connecticut State University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Health Science. Following ECSU graduation, Bailee enrolled at the University of Connecticut where she just earned her Master’s Degree in Nutritional Science and a Graduate Certificate in Personalized Sports Nutrition. Using her degrees, she hopes to work in Sports Nutrition, specifically for dancers and the importance for nutrition and strength training.

    While pursuing her studies, Bailee continued training in dance where she was involved in college dance teams and clubs. She also continues to dance professionally with DFX Entertainment and other freelance opportunities.

    In addition to dance, Bailee earned her certification in Barre and Pilates, and currently teaches Mat Pilates and Barre at fitness studios in the area.

    Bailee loves to share her passion for dance with the future generation of dancers, and is very dedicated to teaching and training dancers. She is very excited and grateful to be apart of the BKC family!

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ACTING & VOICE TEACHERS:

  • Avery feels lucky to have been part of the BKC team since 2018. She has been the Acting Coach for several shows including Mean Girls, Grease, Frozen Jr, and Shrek: the Musical, as well as teaching acting at the studio weekly. A CT shoreline native, Avery started her acting training at a young age with Lynn Britt and appeared in many productions from the Spirit of Broadway Theatre (now Chestnut Street Playhouse) to the Ivoryton Playhouse. While in High School, Avery was selected to attend the highly competitive Carnegie Mellon Pre-College summer program to study Musical Theatre, and then earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts in 2004.  Attending this school enabled her to train with some elite members of the theatre community including Drucie McDaniel (Girl, Interrupted), Neill Hartley (The Sixth Sense, House of Cards), Tony- Award nominee Forrest McClendon (The Scottsboro Boys), and Charles Gilbert, (Co-creator of Assassins and creator of the SAVI method of Singing-Acting, among many others.  After college she toured with the Missoula Children's Theatre, where she and her tour partner trained groups of up to 60 children ranging in age from 5-18 to perform a one hour length musical in the course of only one week..  She can also be seen (briefly!) in the movie "Jersey Girl" by Kevin Smi

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  • elsey has been part of the BKC team since 2015, previously serving as Music Director for Mean Girls, Grease, 42nd Street, Mary Poppins, and Hairspray - as well as working with BKC students in voice lessons.  She began her involvement in theatre, dance, and music at a young age, beginning her vocal studies in 2004 and continuing during her time at Muhlenberg College. She has been a part of various community theatre productions in Connecticut but has taken a break to welcome James and Anna to her family with her husband Joe!

Guest and Master Teachers

Abby Lee Miller

Gianna Martello

SKooJ CorE-O

Miles Keeney

Cassy Surianello

Trevor Sones

Chaz Wolcott

Michael Cusumano

Brea Cook

and More!

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