Connie Francis
Latest News on Connie Francis:
BEEHIVE – THE 60s MUSICAL to Kick Off Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma’s 2026 Season (Jan 27, 2026)
Core Theatre Group Will Present THE SOCK HOP (Jan 23, 2026)
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 4, 2025- THE GREAT GATSBY Welcomes New Stars and More (Dec 4, 2025)
BEEHIVE – THE 60s MUSICAL to Kick Off Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma’s 2026 Season (Jan 27, 2026)
Core Theatre Group Will Present THE SOCK HOP (Jan 23, 2026)
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 4, 2025- THE GREAT GATSBY Welcomes New Stars and More (Dec 4, 2025)
BIO
Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937) is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most successful female artist in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Australia, and in every other country where records were purchased. She was the first woman in history to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, just one of her other 53 career hits.
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Video: Sarah Hyland Recalls Mishap During First Performance of JUST IN TIME
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-03 15:10:55
Video: Gracie Lawrence Performs Stripped-Down Version of 'Who’s Sorry Now?'
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-04 11:40:59
Video: JUST IN TIME Stars Demonstrate Hilarious Close Contact Singing on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-07 10:27:19
Video: Watch Gracie Lawrence Perform 'Who's Sorry Now' From JUST IN TIME
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-04-18 16:29:08
News
BEEHIVE â€" THE 60s MUSICAL to Kick Off Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma’s 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2026
​Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will open its 2026 Season with an electrifying musical tribute to some of the greatest female voices of the 20th century in Beehive- The 60s Musical!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2026
​Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will open its 2026 Season with an electrifying musical tribute to some of the greatest female voices of the 20th century in Beehive- The 60s Musical!
Core Theatre Group Will Present THE SOCK HOP
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2026
From the team that brought the Warwick Valley sold-out runs of The Rocky Horror Show and Sweeney Todd, Core Theatre Group is turning back the clock and cranking up the volume with THE SOCK HOP, a high-octane celebration of the rockin’ 1950s—packed with iconic music, irresistible rhythms, and serious retro style. You dig, man?
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2026
From the team that brought the Warwick Valley sold-out runs of The Rocky Horror Show and Sweeney Todd, Core Theatre Group is turning back the clock and cranking up the volume with THE SOCK HOP, a high-octane celebration of the rockin’ 1950s—packed with iconic music, irresistible rhythms, and serious retro style. You dig, man?
Chris Autore Celebrates 75 Years in Show Business With LOOK AT ME NOW at Don't Tell Mama
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2025
 Look At Me Now features a vibrant mix of pop and Broadway hits, backed by a three piece band led by Ike Reeves on piano, with Sean Conly on bass and Ray Marchica on drums. Directed by Geoff Stoner.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2025
 Look At Me Now features a vibrant mix of pop and Broadway hits, backed by a three piece band led by Ike Reeves on piano, with Sean Conly on bass and Ray Marchica on drums. Directed by Geoff Stoner.
Feature: Giada Valenti to Perform THE ITALIAN HEART OF AMERICAN MUSIC On October 31
by Debbie Hall - Oct 28, 2025
Award-winning Italian singer and songwriter Giada Valenti brings her enchanting concert, The Italian Heart of American Music, to the Freedom Hall Theatre on Friday, Oct. 31.
by Debbie Hall - Oct 28, 2025
Award-winning Italian singer and songwriter Giada Valenti brings her enchanting concert, The Italian Heart of American Music, to the Freedom Hall Theatre on Friday, Oct. 31.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 21, 2025- JOHN PROCTOR Film in the Works and More
by - Jul 21, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 21, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
by - Jul 21, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 21, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
Review: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Peter Nason - Jul 20, 2025
I guess it’s hard to live in the present because we always seem to be looking backwards at past decades. It’s something we still do, escaping our current life especially when our world is in such destructive disarray.
by Peter Nason - Jul 20, 2025
I guess it’s hard to live in the present because we always seem to be looking backwards at past decades. It’s something we still do, escaping our current life especially when our world is in such destructive disarray.
Connie Francis, Singer Portrayed in JUST IN TIME on Broadway, Dies at 87
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that singer and actor Connie Francis has died at age 87. Francis is currently being portrayed on stage by Gracie Lawrence in the Broadway musical Just In Time, The Bobby Darin Story.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that singer and actor Connie Francis has died at age 87. Francis is currently being portrayed on stage by Gracie Lawrence in the Broadway musical Just In Time, The Bobby Darin Story.
A History of Pop Music Bio-Musicals
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jun 29, 2025
Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jun 29, 2025
Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!
Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Shakespeare in the Squares
by Kat Mokrynski - Jun 13, 2025
Last night may have been one of the most English evenings I’ve had since moving to London several years ago. Sitting in a private garden near Hyde Park, sipping on wine and watching as a theatre troupe puts on Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew - it can’t get more English than that!
by Kat Mokrynski - Jun 13, 2025
Last night may have been one of the most English evenings I’ve had since moving to London several years ago. Sitting in a private garden near Hyde Park, sipping on wine and watching as a theatre troupe puts on Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew - it can’t get more English than that!
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