Bill Francoeur
Bill Francoeur | |
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| Born | William Francis Francoeur November 18, 1948 |
| Died | February 2, 2015 (aged 66) Lone Tree, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse | 1 |
| Children | 4 |
Bill Francoeur (November 18, 1948 – February 2, 2015) was a musical theatre composer and actor, who produced over 75 musicals for the amateur theatre market in a career spanning over 25 years.[1]
Children who sing on Francoeur's CDs include Brooke Mercer, Kelsie Mercer, Kate Louis, Victoria Olona and Jessica Olona.[citation needed]
Career
Francoeur was a junior and senior high school teacher for ten years before turning to playwriting.[2] His work includes the music and lyrics for the musical The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (2005), co-written with longtime collaborator Scott DeTurk, with a book by James Mellon. With DeTurk, Francoeur also created the musical Western Star, with book by Dale Wasserman, garnering California's Elly Award for Best Original Work (1993).[3] In 2002, his children's musical, Oz!,[4] was produced Off-Broadway.[5]
Francoeur began to collaborate with playwright Tim Kelly in the mid-1980s, with whom he created Oz! and numerous other works.[6]
Bill Francoeur died February 2, 2015 in Colorado. He had four children.[2]
Musicals
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References
- ^ MTI profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Biography of Francoeur
- ^ Information about Western Star
- ^ Oz!, from Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
- ^ Pioneer Drama Service profile of Francoeur
- ^ Information about the Kelly-Francoeur collaboration
- ^ Babes in Toyland
- ^ Bah, Humbug!
- ^ The Big Bad Musical
- ^ Blue Suede Paws!
- ^ Cactus Pass Jamboree
- ^ Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates
- ^ Charleston!
- ^ Cinderella's Glass Slipper
- ^ Coney Island of Dr. Moreau
- ^ Disco Knights
- ^ Don't Say No to the U.S.O.!
- ^ Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood
- ^ Enchanted Sleeping Beauty
- ^ Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast
- ^ Everything's Groovy!
- ^ Flapper!
- ^ "Flower Power!". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ Information about Gone With the Breeze
- ^ "Information about Hee Haw Hayride". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Is There a Doctor in the House?". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Jitterbug Juliet". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ Information about Kokonut Kapers
- ^ "Information about Lady Pirates of the Caribbean". Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Little Luncheonette of Terror". Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Lucky, Lucky Hudson and the 12th Street Gang". Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Magnolia". Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Murder at Crooked House". Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ Catalog description for Oz!
- ^ "Information about Oz!". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Pecos Bill, Slue-Foot Sue and the Wing-Dang-Doo!". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Snow White" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Information about Surf's Up!". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ Information about Time and Time Again
- ^ "Information about The Yankee Doodle Song and Dance Man". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ^ Information about You Ain't Nothin' But A Werewolf
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