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Franca Vercelloni

Birth Place: NYC

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Franca Vercelloni is an actor and musician. Off-Broadway: Drama Desk nominated productions A Christmas Carol (St. Clement’s), I’m A Stranger Here Myself (York Theatre). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing (Barrington Stage), Cowgirls (Florida Studio Theatre), Buddy Holly (Engeman Theater), Family Game Night (w/Kathleen Turner, Provincetown Theater). NY Fringe Festival hit solo show: Classically Trained, Practically Broke. Concerts: Ragtime on Ellis Island (with Brian Stokes Mitchell), Perfectly Marvelous (with Audra McDonald). TV: “The Deuce”, “Search Party”, “Bull”. Film: The Big Bad Swim. Franca is also a celebrated pianist at iconic NYC piano bar Marie’s Crisis. She garnered acclaim for leading interactive virtual singalongs during pandemic lockdown and has been featured in the New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Village Voice, American Theatre Wing’s “Working in the Theatre” and on the cover of The New York Times Arts Section. AEA, SAG-AFTRA, AFM, ASCAP. www.francavercelloni.com

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Franca Vercelloni STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Ellis Island Developmental Concert Production, 2016
Ensemble

THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY     Vi Petty                                      The Engeman Theatre/Dir. Keith Andrews



A CHRISTMAS CAROL             Christmas Past/Mrs. Cratchit    St. Clement’s Off-Broadway/Dir. Joe Calarco/                   MD Mary-Mitchell Campbell



MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING  Onstage Accordion Player       Barrington Stage Co./Dir. Julianne Boyd



I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF   Weimar Girl                         York Theatre Co./Dir. David Schweizer



COWGIRLS                                       Rita                                      Florida Studio Theatre/Dir. Mary Murfitt



RAGTIME ON ELLIS ISLAND          Immigrant/Ensemble      Ellis Island Registry Room/Dir. Sammi Cannold



PERFECTLY MARVELOUS             Accordion/Backup Vocals                          Joe’s Pub/Dir. Ted Sperling/ MD Mary-Mitchell Campbell            (Concert w/ Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, Linda Lavin, Harvey Fierstein, and others)                        



MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN   The General/Regimental Secretary  Harold Clurman Lab/Dir. John Gould Rubin



TONY N’ TINA’S WEDDING          Celeste Romano          Off-Broadway/Dir. Larry Pellegrini



SKYLINE: A MID-CENTURY MUSICAL     Mrs. Goldman     Sheen Center, NY Int. Fringe/Dir. Jason Blitman



MARTIAN CHILD                           Ensemble                       NY Theatre Barn/Dir. Sammi Cannold



 



 



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Liz Callaway, Billy Stritch & More Nominated for 2024 MAC Awards - See the Full List!


The Manhattan Association of Cabarets has revealed the 2024 MAC Award nominees. See who was nominated!

S. Epatha Merkerson, Eric Ulloa & More to Take Part in TKTS 50th Anniversary Celebration


On Wednesday, June 28, TDF’s TKTS will mark 50 years in Times Square. Starting at 11am, there will be a special celebration in honor of TKTS’ golden anniversary behind the TKTS Booth on Broadway and 47th Street, in front of the red steps.

Photos: See Julie Benko, Jennifer Simard, Constantine Maroulis & More at the 3rd Annual BROADWAY SOIREE


See photos from Nordstrom NYC and PAPER Magazine's third annual Broadway Soiree, a Musical Theatre Singalong, featuring Julie Benko (Funny Girl), Tonya Pinkins (Raisin in the Sun; Tony Winner for Jelly’s Last Jam), Alysha Umphress (On The Town), and more.

Kathleen Turner Headlines Provincetown Theater Benefit Next Month


The two-time Tony Award nominated Turner headlines a one-night-only reading of local playwright Peter Kennedy’s dark, new comedy Family Game Night as a benefit fundraiser for the Provincetown Theater Foundation. 

VIDEO: Marie's Crisis Staff Performs 'Mama, A Rainbow' in Honor of Mother's Day


The staff at Marie's Crisis has put together a video in honor of Mother's Day!

BWW Exclusive: Join the Disney Piano Party with the Marie's Crisis Weekend Warm-Up


This week's Weekend Warm-Up will be led by Marie's Crisis pianist Kenney Green, with special guests Franca Vercelloni and Jennifer Pace! Tune in today at 3:30pm to join the piano party!

Photo Flash: Alice Ripley, Andy Karl, Orfeh, And More Attend Paper Magazine's Broadway Roundup Launch


Nordstrom and Paper Magazine celebrated the launch of Broadway Roundup, a custom content piece on PaperMag.com featuring Broadway's brightest talents hitting the stage this fall, with a musical theatre sing-a-long at the new Nordstrom NYC store's Broadway Bar.

Photo Coverage: BUDDY-The Buddy Holly Story Honors the 60th Anniversary of 'The Day The Music Died'


February 3 was the 60th Anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story celebrated the anniversary at the show and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out the photos below!

BWW Review: BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at the Engeman


Northport's exquisite John W. Engeman Theatre does it again with a boffo incarnation of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story. Running through March 3rd at the Long Island venue, the musical is strongly directed by Keith Andrews and boasts an absolutely stellar cast many of whom have been in previous productions of this show. While we know Buddy (along with a few of his friends) died young and tragically in a plane crash, Alan Janes has certainly created a joyous celebration of Buddy's life.

Photo Flash: The John W. Engeman Theater Presents BUDDY �"THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY


The John W. Engeman Theater announces the cast and creative team for BUDDY -THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. Performances begin on Thursday, January 17 and run through Sunday, March 3, 2019.

Photo Coverage: BUDDY, The Buddy Holly Story, Celebrates Opening Night at The John W. Engeman Theater


The John W. Engeman Theater presents BUDDY -THE Buddy Holly STORY. playing now through Sunday, March 3, 2019. Check out photos of all the action of the show's opening night on Broadway!

BUDDY- THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Comes to The John W. Engeman Theater


The John W. Engeman Theater announces the cast and creative team for BUDDY -THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. Performances begin on Thursday, January 17 and run through Sunday, March 3, 2019.

Scoop: Coming Up on A Rebroadcast of BULL on CBS - Today, July 31, 2018


Get all the scoop on Coming Up on A Rebroadcast of BULL, airing on CBS today, July 31, 2018!

Amy Justman, Theresa McCarthy, and Noah Weisberg to Headline NYTB's New Musicals MARTIAN CHILD and GOING SOUTH


The tenth season of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series continues on Monday, May 22, 2017 at The Cell with pre-premieres of two new musicals: Martian Child and Going South.

PHOTO FLASH: FROZEN's Robert Lopez Plays 'Let It Go' As Marie's Crisis Crowd Sings Along


The Oscar-winning songwriting team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez joined the fun at the Greenwich Village piano bar.

Starry RAGTIME ON ELLIS ISLAND Sets Special Ticket Lottery


Ragtime On Ellis Island is pleased to announce that a limited number of seats to the highly anticipated site-specific developmental concert on Monday, August 8, will be distributed to the public by way of an online ticket lottery

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Andy Mientus Join Laura Michelle Kelly, Brandon Victor Dixon & More in RAGTIME on Ellis Island


Ragtime On Ellis Island just announced that Tony Award winner and Original Broadway cast member Brian Stokes Mitchell (Shuffle Along, Man of La Mancha) and acclaimed stage and television star Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening, Les Miserables) have joined the lineup of the highly anticipated site-specific developmental concert on Monday, August 8. The all-star cast, directed by Sammi Cannold (Violet on a moving bus at A.R.T; Assistant Director for Diane Paulus & Rachel Chavkin), will perform a selection of songs from the Tony Award-winning musical that features music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally. The concert is being presented by Suzanne Friedman with an eye towards an immersive, full production of the acclaimed American musical on Ellis Island in 2017.

Clurman Lab's 'MOTHER COURAGE', Set in German Beer Hall, Begins Tonight


The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is transforming Studio G at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting into a German beer hall in this lively production of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht and conceived by director John Gould Rubin, which will include live music as well as beer & sausages for purchase. Using a translation by Tony Kushner, the production will open tonight, January 28th, with performances running through February 20th.

Clurman Lab Sets 'MOTHER COURAGE' in a German Beer Hall This Winter


The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is transforming Studio G at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting into a German beer hall in this lively production of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht and conceived by director John Gould Rubin, which will include live music as well as beer & sausages for purchase. Using a translation by Tony Kushner, the production will open on January 28th with performances running through February 20th.

Clurman Lab Sets 'MOTHER COURAGE' in a German Beer Hall This Winter


The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is transforming Studio G at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting into a German beer hall in this lively production of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht and conceived by director John Gould Rubin, which will include live music as well as beer & sausages for purchase. Using a translation by Tony Kushner, the production will open on January 28th with performances running through February 20th.

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