Franklin November 2016
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Page 8 Local Town Pages www.franklintownnews.com <strong>November</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Tony Award winner Beth Leavel performs<br />
a one-night-only show at THE<br />
BLACK BOX, downtown <strong>Franklin</strong>’s<br />
theater, music and event venue, on Sunday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 19. Beginning at 8 p.m.,<br />
the event launches THE BLACK BOX<br />
Broadway Series, sponsored by Childs<br />
Engineering. Leavel recently finished<br />
an Atlanta run of the new Broadwaybound<br />
musical The Prom. In <strong>Franklin</strong>,<br />
she will be accompanied by acclaimed<br />
musical director Phil Reno, who is currently<br />
conducting Something Rotten on<br />
Broadway. Seating options for THE<br />
BLACK BOX Broadway Series feature<br />
general admission, preferred table seating,<br />
and VIP tickets, which include an<br />
exclusive reception with the Broadway<br />
stars.<br />
Beth Leavel’s extensive Broadway<br />
credits include 42nd Street (Anytime<br />
Tony Award Winner Beth Leavel to<br />
Headline BLACK BOX Broadway Series<br />
Annie, original cast; Dorothy Brock, revival),<br />
Crazy for You (Tess), Show Boat (Ellie,<br />
revival), The Civil War (Mrs. Bixby), Young<br />
Frankenstein (Frau Blucher), Mamma Mia!<br />
(Donna), and Elf the Musical (Emily). She<br />
received a Tony Award nomination for<br />
her portrayal of Florence Greenberg in<br />
Baby It’s You! Leavel’s Tony Award-winning<br />
performance in the title role of The<br />
Drowsy Chaperone also earned her Drama<br />
Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.<br />
TV and film credits include ER, Law &<br />
Order: Criminal Intent, and The Unusuals.<br />
Leavel headlined FPAC’s 2012 Gala at<br />
Gillette Stadium, as well as the grandopening<br />
2014 Gala at THE BLACK<br />
BOX.<br />
The month’s entertainment also<br />
includes a return performance by the<br />
renowned Kenny Hadley Big Band on<br />
Sunday, <strong>November</strong> 13. Led by drummer<br />
Kenny Hadley, the critically acclaimed,<br />
16-piece ensemble boasts masterful<br />
musicians with performance ties to Big<br />
Band legends Woody Herman, Count<br />
Basie, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson,<br />
Buddy Rich and more. The Kenny<br />
Hadley Big Band has shared the stage<br />
with such notables at the Count Basie<br />
Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Orchestra<br />
and has hosted guest soloists including<br />
Clark Terry and Louie Bellson.<br />
The BLACK BOX Jazz performance<br />
also features a special brunch beginning<br />
at 11:30 a.m., with music starting<br />
at noon.<br />
A suburban hub for great music,<br />
THE BLACK BOX is located at 15<br />
West Central Street. For tickets and<br />
more information, visit www.THE-<br />
BLACKBOXonline.com or call (508)<br />
528-3370.<br />
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