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Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents 'Tis the Season!, an upbeat, jazzy extravaganza featuring members of the Kenny Hadley Big Band, with contemporary arrangements of favorite holiday classics in musical styles ranging from swing, R&B and gospel to rock, pop and Broadway.

Thirty-four local students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will travel to Walt Disney World during the April school break to perform for Disney audiences and participate in master classes with Disney performers, choreographers and directors.

Thirty-four local students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will travel to Walt Disney World during the April school break to perform for Disney audiences and participate in master classes with Disney performers, choreographers and directors.

Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) presents the hit family musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Saturday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the New England Chapel, 40 Kenwood Circle, in Franklin. The production showcases 85 FSPA students, ages 6-18, from 16 area towns.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) proudly presents the acclaimed, recordbreaking musical LES MISERABLES tonight, October 18, 19 and 20 at the New England Chapel, located at 40 Kenwood Circle in Franklin. Today and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) proudly presents the acclaimed, recordbreaking musical LES MISERABLES on October 18, 19 and 20 at the New England Chapel, located at 40 Kenwood Circle in Franklin. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.

More than 30 local students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will travel to Walt Disney World during the April school break to perform for Disney audiences and participate in master classes with Disney performers, choreographers and directors.

More than 30 local students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will travel to Walt Disney World during the April school break to perform for Disney audiences and participate in master classes with Disney performers, choreographers and directors.

Musical theater students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) traveled to New York City on January 18-21 to hone their craft and take master classes with Broadway artists. The customized weekend program was offered to FSPA by Broadway Artists Alliance (BAA) of New York City. Classes were held at Ripley-Grier Studios, where many Broadway shows audition and rehearse. The memorable weekend featured a performance of Broadway's hit Tony Award-winning musical Newsies, including a special opportunity to meet and talk afterwards with members of the cast. Students also enjoyed a special reception with FSPA alumni currently living and working in New York City.

The hallways of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) were buzzing with excitement on Saturday, January 12 as some 150 area children ages 7 and older arrived with music in tow to audition for the roles of the seven von Trapp children in Franklin Performing Arts Company's upcoming production of The Sound of Music. The open auditions also cast a large number of ensemble roles. FPAC will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical theater classic, with professional orchestra, on Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at Franklin's Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) SummerStage presents You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown tonight, August 16 and Friday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street, Franklin. An abbreviated production of the musical, featuring younger students, will be performed on August 17 at 5:00 p.m. SummerStage is a two-week theater program for students in grades 3-12 that culminates in all-student musical productions.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) SummerStage presents You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Thursday, August 16 and Friday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street, Franklin. An abbreviated production of the musical, featuring younger students, will be performed on August 17 at 5:00 p.m. SummerStage is a two-week theater program for students in grades 3-12 that culminates in all-student musical productions.

Revisiting a popular play in the ten work "Pittsburgh Cycle" from August Wilson, the Black Rep has put forth a superior effort. MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM is especially interesting to me as a musician since the focus is really on the interplay that goes on between Ma Rainey's band as they banter about various aspects of life and the music business, all while waiting for Ma to show up, or trying not to incur her wrath when she does. A terrific cast makes for an enjoyable, if tragic, ride that's well worth your time and attention.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will present Bye Bye Bieber, an original musical spoof, on Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, Horace Mann Middle School in Franklin.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will present Bye Bye Bieber, an original musical spoof, on Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, Horace Mann Middle School in Franklin.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts' (FSPA) 2011 SummerStage program presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast on August 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, Horace Mann Middle School, 224 Oak Street, Franklin.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts' (FSPA) 2011 SummerStage program presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast on August 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, Horace Mann Middle School, 224 Oak Street, Franklin.