Barrett Foa to Appear on ABC's 'Six Degrees,' March 30

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee star Barrett Foa will make his network television debut on the next episode of "Six Degrees," airing Friday, March 30th at 9pm on ABC.

He will be seen as Dylan in two scenes of episode 108, "Get a Room."  In the episode, according to ABC's website, "Whitney and Carlos are on the hunt for new apartments, and Carlos, Anya and Caseman's lives change when a friend from the past returns. Meanwhile Whitney has a rebound affair with Todd (Jason Lewis), which she struggles to keep casual, Laura meets a new man through the connecting power of the Internet, and Mae and Carlos have trouble defining their relationship -- and someone winds up getting hurt."

"They say that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person through a chain of six people, which means that no one is a stranger... for long. In this new drama from the producers of 'Lost' and 'Alias,' six very different New Yorkers go about their lives without realizing the impact they're having on one another, but a mysterious web of coincidences gradually draws them closer, changing the course of their lives forever, on 'Six Degrees,' a new ensemble drama about the possibilities of a greater force at work guiding everyone together and connecting the lives of us all."

"Six Degrees" stars Erika Christensen, Bridget Moynahan, Jay Hernandez and more.  Foa's Spelling Bee co-star Deborah S. Craig plays the recurring role of Melanie on the show.

Prior to Spelling Bee, Foa appeared as Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q on Broadway. He also appeared on Broadway in the original cast of Mamma Mia!. His Off-Broadway credits include Godspell (Jesus, 2000 cast recording) and Cupid and Psyche (Cupid). His many regional credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio) at Hartford Stage and Shakespeare Theatre, D.C. (dir. Mark Lamos); Camelot (Mordred) at Paper Mill Playhouse; Kept in its world premiere at TheatreWorks in CA (dir. Scott Schwartz); the American premiere of Cameron Mackintosh's Just So at North Shore; The Fantasticks (Matt) at St. Louis Muny; Gypsy (Tulsa) at Weston Playhouse; and Children of Eden (Abel/Ham) and The Sound of Music (Rolf), both at Music Theatre of Wichita.

Foa, after a 9-month run, plays his last day as Spelling Bee'sLeaf Coneybear on April 15th.

Visit www.barrettfoa.com for more on Foa.  Visit www.spellingbeethemusical.com for more on Spelling Bee.

Photo of Barrett Foa by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.