Electric Youth Performs at Showcase Live in Foxborough, 6/10

Electric Youth (EY), the international touring ensemble of talented singer-dancers trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), will perform at Showcase Live at Patriot Place in Foxborough on Sunday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m.

The Showcase Live event is a Bon Voyage Concert for Electric Youth, coming just days before the ensemble departs for a three-week European concert tour of Austria and Italy. From June 15 to July 8, Electric Youth will perform 14 concerts including a return Fourth of July engagement at Aviano Air Force Base to entertain U.S. Troops and families stationed abroad.

Backed by an eight-piece band of Boston’s finest musicians, Electric Youth offers high-powered family entertainment with an extensive range of contemporary pop, classic rock and Broadway hits choreographed to delight audiences of all ages. Hear the best of Queen, The Beatles, J. Geils, Duffy, Lady Gaga and Pink, as well as Broadway production numbers from musicals including Memphis, Footloose and Tommy.

Electric Youth has toured Europe eight times, released five professional CDs and performed on a Royal Caribbean cruise, on Fox-TV, and at Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, Mechanics Hall, Walt Disney World and the United Nations. EY’s music is available on iTunes, CD Baby and other indie music sites. EY 2012 debuted to an enthusiastic audience at Showcase Live on February 12.

Electric Youth members are selected by audition at the beginning of each academic year and are chosen for their superior musicianship, stage presence and triple threat accomplishments in voice, dance and acting. This season, EY features thirteen performers, ages 13 to 19. Members are Giovanna Ferri, Ali Funkhouser, Graham Hancock, Jocelyn Jones, Melissa Mandia, Shaina McGillis, Lucas Melfi, Jillian Rea and Alicia Rivera of Franklin; Michael Egan of Hopkinton; Erica McLaughlin of Medfield; Sasha Gardner of Sharon; and Jenna McDermott of Wrentham.

EY’s show band features FSPA Director Raye Lynn Mercer on piano, Kenny Hadley on percussion, Arnie Krakowsky on tenor saxophone, Artie Montanaro on trombone, Walter Platt on trumpet, Mark Poniatowski on bass, Ken Reid on baritone saxophone and Mark White on guitar. Musical arrangers for Electric Youth are Rick Hammett, Jeff Perry, Walter Platt, Mark Poniatowski, Mark White and Ben Whiting. Choreographers include Mercer, Cheryl Madeux Abbott, Nick Paone and Kellie Stamp.

Tickets are $28 for Floor Seats and Center Loge Seats, $18 for Loge Seats and $37.50 for VIP Booth Seats (sold in groups of 4). To purchase tickets, call FSPA at (508) 528-8668 or visit the FSPA box office at The Spotlight Shop, 34 Main Street, Franklin. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster and the Showcase Live Box Office. For reservations for large parties of 8, 12 and 20, contact FSPA. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for dinner and best seat selection. For more information, visit www.fpaconline.com. The Electric Youth 2012 European Tour is sponsored by the Red Sox Foundation.