Sue Gillespie Booton, BROADWAY at The Rose Director
Sue has been The Rose’s resident choreographer for 12 years, creating choreography for Disney’s High School Musical, Disney’s High School Musical 2, Beauty & the Beast, Cinderella, Pinkalicious-The Musical, Peter Pan-The Musical, and more.  Her latest stage appearances include The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Pinkalicious-The Musical, and There’s an Alligator Under My Bed.  She was recently awarded “Best Director” at the regional Access Broadway convention and nominated for the jazz piece “Queen Medley.”  In addition, she was nominated for Omaha Entertainment Awards “Best Choreography” for both Disney’s High School Musical and Disney’s High School Musical 2 and was awarded “Best Choreography” for her pieces “Crawl,” “Sucked Under,” and “Wipeout” from regional conventions Showbiz, Access Broadway, and Dance Olympus.  Sue has also choreographed countless high school musicals and show choirs throughout the community.  Sue can be reached at sueb@rosetheater.org or (402) 502-4633.

Olivia Babe, Instructor
Olivia trained with Omaha Theater Ballet where she appeared in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Dracula, Confetti, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  She recently appeared in Gisele at Creighton University and is a certified Pilates instructor.

Katy Bezy, Instructor
Katy is the former Dance Technique Director for Omaha Beef dance team and the current coach for UNO and Omaha Central High School’s dance teams. She holds a degree in exercise science from UNO and was recently nominated by Access Broadway for a “Best Choreography” award for her collaborated piece “Queen Medley.”

Jenny Davis, Instructor
Jenny holds a BFA in dance from UNL.  She has danced with Dalton-Hartel Dance Troupe and Omaha Modern Dance Collective and appears in the movie To Wong Fo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.

Mallory Edwards, Instructor
Mallory is a former member of Quad Cities Ballet and Omaha Theater Ballet apprentice.  She also served as an assistant to Joe Tremaine for his regional and national dance conventions, and performed in Gus Giordano’s Jazz Congress.

Aaron Ellis, Instructor
Aaron recently won a “Best Choreography” award from Access Broadway for his piece “Into the Void,” collaborated with Nikki McMullen.  He has also appeared on The Rose main stage in Disney’s High School Musical and Disney’s High School Musical 2.

Claire Goodwillie, Instructor
Claire is a Ballet Nebraska company member and a former Omaha Theater Ballet apprentice.  She has studied with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Banff Center for the Arts, and Ballet Austin.  She has also performed with Opera Omaha and Omaha Symphony.

Natasha Grimm, Instructor
Natasha is a Ballet Nebraska company member and a former member of Omaha Theater Ballet.  Her favorite roles include The Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Princess Vasilisa in Firebird, and The Snake in The Rose’s The Rainforest.

Nikki McMullen, Instructor
Nikki recently won “Best Choreography” award from Access Broadway for her piece “Into the Void”, collaborated with Aaron Ellis.  She has also won “Best Choreography” for her pieces “Breathe Me” and “Raw Harmony.”  Nikki is a registered dietitian and offers expertise in diet to the students and performers.

Kevin Smith, Instructor
Kevin is The Rose’s resident musical director and conductor, as well as voice/musical theater instructor.  His latest credits include The Sound of Music, Peter Pan-The Musical, Disney’s High School Musical, Disney’s High School Musical 2, Cinderella, and The Wizard of Oz.  An accomplished vocalist, he has also appeared onstage with Opera Omaha.