Franklin February 2021

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FSPA to present Movie Musical
The Franklin School for the
Performing Arts (FSPA) will
present a COVID-safe virtual
movie-musical production of The
SpongeBob Musical on February 27
and 28. There will be two different
movie-musicals, one featuring
students in grades 8-12 and
one highlighting FSPA’s younger
musical theater performers.
The project will be filmed
entirely on iPhones with all
COVID distancing and mask
protocol being followed at all
times. Some scenes will feature
students recording in their homes
edited together, while others will
feature the students masked and
distanced at different locations
all around the Town of Franklin.
The project provides a unique
opportunity for FSPA’s musical
theater students to explore the
world of musicals made for the
screen all while staying safe.
The SpongeBob Musical is based
on the beloved animated series
created by Stephen Hillenburg
and features a book by Kyle
Jarrow, with original songs by
Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler
and Joe Perry of Aerosmith,
Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton,
Alexander Ebert of Edward
Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros,
The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum,
Cyndi Lauper, John
Legend, Panic! At the Disco,
Plain White T’s, They Might Be
Giants and T.I., and songs by
David Bowie, Tom Kenny and
Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are
by Jonathan Coulton, with additional
music by Tom Kitt.
FSPA’s teen production will
be directed by FSPA alum and
faculty member Ali Funkhouser
and the youth production will be
directed by FSPA Drama Director
Nick Paone.
With extensive programs in
music, dance, and drama all
housed under one roof, FSPA is
uniquely positioned to offer an
immersive interdisciplinary musical
theater experience. Younger
students explore the exciting
world of musical theater with
an introduction to basic skills
in singing, acting, and dancing,
while older and more advanced
students build upon this foundation
with increasingly challenging
repertoire, technique,
and scene work. Musical theater
history and audition technique
round out the department’s
hands-on, multi-disciplinary opportunities.
Alumni of FSPA’s
Musical Theater program have
gone on to perform on Broadway,
in national tours, regional
theater, cruise ships, and other
venues around the world.
Audiences can get tickets for
The SpongeBob Musical and learn
more about FSPA’s programming
at www.FSPAonline.com
or by calling (508) 528-8668.
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