Kennedy Halliburton
as Esmeralda
Kennedy Halliburton (Esmeralda) is thrilled to portray Esmeralda in RSMT's 60th production. She was most recently seen as Babette in 2022's Beauty and the Beast. Now a junior at IUPUI, Kennedy was a member of the MHS Advanced Choir, Choralteens, and Vocalteens. Kennedy started performing in musicals in 2018 as a gypsy and a member of the Ensemble in Hunchback of Notre Dame. She received her first solo in a musical as a member of the cast of Scrooge and performed it for several years, even even as an emergency understudy for Mrs. Fezziwig. She was also Felicia’s understudy and featured soloist in MEMPHIS. In October 2020, Kennedy finally portrayed the role of Crystal (Little Shop of Horrors was paused during the pandemic). In 2019, Kennedy was one of King Triton's daughters in The Little Mermaid and was a featured dancer in Catch Me If You Can.