Bill Francoeur
Bill Francoeur | |
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| Born | William Francis Francoeur November 18, 1948 |
| Died | February 2, 2015 Lone Tree, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Children | 4 |
Bill Francoeur 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
- ^ 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!
- ^ Information about Gone With the Breeze
- ^ Information about Hee Haw Hayride
- ^ Information about Is There a Doctor in the House?
- ^ Information about Jitterbug Juliet
- ^ Information about Kokonut Kapers
- ^ Information about Lady Pirates of the Caribbean
- ^ Information about Little Luncheonette of Terror
- ^ Information about Lucky, Lucky Hudson and the 12th Street Gang
- ^ Information about Magnolia
- ^ Information about Murder at Crooked House
- ^ Catalog description for Oz!
- ^ Information about Oz!
- ^ Information about Pecos Bill, Slue-Foot Sue and the Wing-Dang-Doo!
- ^ Information about Snow White
- ^ Information about Surf's Up!
- ^ Information about Time and Time Again
- ^ Information about The Yankee Doodle Song and Dance Man
- ^ Information about You Ain't Nothin' But A Werewolf