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. 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. 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). In 2002, his children's musical, Oz!, was produced Off-Broadway. Francoeur began to collaborate with playwright Tim Kelly in the mid-1980s, with whom he created Oz! and numerous other works. Bill Francoeur died February 2, 2015, in Colorado. He had four children.

Musicals