Bill Francoeur Explained

Birth Name:William Francis Francoeur
Birth Date:18 November 1948
Occupation:Musician
Children:4
Spouse:1

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 Lewis, Victoria Olona and Jessica Olona.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Francouer MTI profile . 2022-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007084435/http://www.mtishows.com/bio.asp?bID=3232 . 2007-10-07 . dead .
  2. http://www.pioneerdrama.com/AuthorDetail.asp?ac=FRANCOEURB Biography of Francoeur
  3. http://www.musictheaterinternational.com/show_home.asp?ID=000174 Information about Western Star
  4. http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=OZ Oz!, from Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
  5. http://www.pioneerdrama.com/authordetail.asp?ac=FRANCOEURB Pioneer Drama Service profile of Francoeur
  6. http://www.pioneerdrama.com/westword/page4.asp Information about the Kelly-Francoeur collaboration
  7. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=BABESTOYLA Babes in Toyland
  8. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=BAHHUMBUG Bah, Humbug!
  9. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=BIGBADMUSI The Big Bad Musical
  10. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=BLUESUEDEP Blue Suede Paws!
  11. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=CACTUSJAMB Cactus Pass Jamboree
  12. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=CAPTAINBRE Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates
  13. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=CHARLESTON Charleston!
  14. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=CINDERGLAS Cinderella's Glass Slipper
  15. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=CONEYISLAN Coney Island of Dr. Moreau
  16. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=DISCOKNIGH Disco Knights
  17. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=DONTSAYNOT Don't Say No to the U.S.O.!
  18. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=DOOWOPWEDW Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood
  19. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=ENCHANTEDS Enchanted Sleeping Beauty
  20. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=ENCHANTMEN Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast
  21. http://www.madstage.com/oldshows/everything.html Everything's Groovy!
  22. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=FLAPPER Flapper!
  23. Web site: Flower Power! . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222002811/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=793 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  24. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=GONEWITHTH Information about Gone With the Breeze
  25. Web site: Information about Hee Haw Hayride . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121044651/http://howl-o.com/vik/Hee_Haw_Hayride.htm . 2008-11-21 . dead .
  26. Web site: Information about Is There a Doctor in the House? . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222002608/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=782 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  27. Web site: Information about Jitterbug Juliet . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222002707/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=785 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  28. http://www.playdatabase.com/play.asp?play=B727479A-AB3C-4C5D-A298-00BEF22F4D95 Information about Kokonut Kapers
  29. Web site: Information about Lady Pirates of the Caribbean . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071217222059/http://contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=837 . 2007-12-17 . dead .
  30. Web site: Information about Little Luncheonette of Terror . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070902133136/http://www.ieclark.com/plays/little_lunch.html . 2007-09-02 . dead .
  31. Web site: Information about Lucky, Lucky Hudson and the 12th Street Gang . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071217222453/http://contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=774 . 2007-12-17 . dead .
  32. Web site: Information about Magnolia . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212050531/http://www.histage.com/searchdetails.asp?strPlayno=3601 . 2007-12-12 . dead .
  33. Web site: Information about Murder at Crooked House . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101221172546/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=796 . 2010-12-21 . dead .
  34. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=OZ Catalog description for Oz!
  35. Web site: Information about Oz! . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001051/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=769 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  36. Web site: Information about Pecos Bill, Slue-Foot Sue and the Wing-Dang-Doo! . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222002407/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=786 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  37. Web site: Information about Snow White . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071005024901/http://www.youthinarts.org/images/sg_snowwhite.pdf . 2007-10-05 . dead .
  38. Web site: Information about Surf's Up! . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001638/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=803 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  39. http://www.PioneerDrama.com/SearchDetail.asp?pc=TIMEANDTIM Information about Time and Time Again
  40. Web site: Information about The Yankee Doodle Song and Dance Man . 2008-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001352/https://www.contemporarydrama.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=780 . 2010-12-22 . dead .
  41. http://www.thalian.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=104 Information about You Ain't Nothin' But A Werewolf

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