Best of Broadway to kick off 25th season at the Franco Center

September 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Best of Broadway Revue

Kick off our celebration of Franco Center’s 25th Anniversary

The biggest hits of our favorite Broadway shows presented by exceptional local performers.

Friday, September 6, 2024 7:00 PM

Saturday, September 7, 2024 7:00 PM

Doors and cash bar in Heritage Hall open one hour prior to show.

Performance Hall show  with reserved seating.

A special 25th anniversary pre-show reception (with light appetizers and finger food) to celebrate the Franco Center’s new 2024-2025 season is from 5 to 6 p.m. in Heritage Hall before the Saturday, Sept. 7 show only. Tickets for this VIP reception can be added during the ticket ordering process online, in person, and over the phone (207-689-2000). Tickets for the reception only are $20 per person.

Show sponsors are: DJ Brothers; Evergreen Printing; and Grace Center for Movement. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support!

Show tickets are as follows:

Ticket prices include fees:

Advance Ticket Purchase (before 9/6/24):

Tier 1: Adults $20 – Youth (<18 yrs) $15

Tier 2: Adults $15 – Youth (<18 yrs) $10

At Door Ticket Purchase:

Tier 1: Adults $25 – Youth (<18 yrs) $20

Tier 2: Adults $20 – Youth (<18 yrs) $15

 

All sales are final. No Refunds will be given unless we have to cancel the performance for whatever reason. Tickets are transferrable.

 

BUY your tickets today! Link: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=236929

Cast 

  • Jim Hodgkin 
  • Jim McKinley 
  • Eden Bauer 
  • Jen LeBlanc 
  • Jackie Preston 
  • Josh Witham 
  • Heather Marichal 
  • Jeff Fairfield 
  • Torrey Gimpel 
  • Michelle Breton 
  • Madison Shepard 
  • Ashleigh St. Pierre 
  • Samantha Herriot  
  • Adrian Morneau 
  • Jake Hodgkin  
  • Wes Pierson 
  • Elise Pierson 
  • Lacey Moyse 
  • Bette Sanborn 
  • Emma Carmichael  
  • Lauren Hodgkins  
  • Isabelle McCormick  
  • Cara Pare 
  • Alyssa Tremblay  

Act 1

1.  Welcome
2.  “On Broadway” (Smokey Joe’s Café)
3.   Phantom Introduction
4.  “Phantom of the Opera” (Phantom of the Opera)
5.  Into the Woods Introduction
6.  “Children Will Listen” (Into the Woods)
7.  “My Favorite Things” (The Sound of Music)
8.  “Beauty and the Beast” (Beauty and the Beast)
9.  “Mamma Mia” (Mamma Mia)
10.  Waitress Introduction
11.  “She Used to be Mine” (Waitress)
12.  42nd Street Introduction
13.  “42nd Street” (42nd Street)
14.  “Stars” (Les Misérables)
15.  Wicked Introduction
16.  “Defying Gravity” (Wicked)

Act 2

1.  “Something About This Night” (Finding Neverland)
2.  Cats Introduction
3.  “Memory” (Cats)
4.  Gypsy Introduction
5.  “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (Gypsy)
6.  “For Good” (Wicked)
7.  “All That Jazz” (Chicago)
8.  “Can You Feel Love Tonight” (The Lion King)
9.  “Hakuna Matata” (The Lion King)
10.  “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” (Jesus Christ Superstar)
11.  “Who I’ll Be” (Shrek)
12.  “Burn” (Hamilton)
13.  Pippin Introduction
14.  “Corner of the Sky” (Pippin)
15.  “We Got Magic to Do” (Pippin)
16.   Les Misérables Introduction
17.  “Do You Hear the People Sing” (Les Misérables)

 

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Director – Jake Hodgkin 

Asst Director – Bette Sanborn 

Choreographer – Samantha Herriot 

Music Director- Torrey Gimpel  

Stage Manager – Missy Hodgkin 

Asst Stage Manager – Allison Marston 

Sound Designer – Mark Vigue 

Lighting Designers – Jake Hodgkin – Sarah Greaton 

Spotlight op- Theresa Shanahan 

Set design and building- Jake Hodgkin  

Costumes- Bette Sanborn- Nancy Lupien   

Stage Crew- Rick Osgood, Larry Hodgkin,  

Posters/Marketing/program- Denise Scammon  

2 Special numbers Choreographed- Gina Hesse  

(Special Thanks) 

Evergreen Printing 

Nancy Lupien 

Rudy and Natiale Kyllonen 

Jennifer Bement at Grace Center for Movement 

John Pulsifer  

 

Please note that changes to the order of the performances may have occurred since the start of production.

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