Broadway 'Spelling Bee' Stings into 1000th Performance, 9/23

The Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will celebrate its 1,000th Broadway performance and will welcome its 4,000th volunteer speller on Broadway on Sunday, September 23 at 7:30PM at Circle in the Square Theatre (50th St., between Broadway and 8th).  Over the past 1,000 performances the company has welcomed 4,000 volunteer spellers.

"A hilariously hip musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee features six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learning that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.  At each performance, four audience volunteers are invited onstage to participate in the Bee," state press materials.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman and directed by James Lapine.   

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee currently stars Aaron J. Albano as Chip Tolentino, Stanley Bahorek as Leaf Coneybear, Jenni Barber as Olive Ostrovsky, Jared Gertner as William Barfee, James Monroe Iglehart as comfort counselor Mitch Mahoney, Sara Inbar as Logainne Schwartzandgrubinneirre, Greta Lee as Marcy Park, Daniel Pearce as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, and Jennifer Simard as Rona Lisa Perretti.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is performed at Broadway's Circle in the Square (50th St., between Broadway and 8th) on the following schedule:  Tuesday at 7PM, Wednesday at 2PM, Thursday & Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 2PM & 8PM, and Sunday at 3PM & 7:30PM.  Tickets are available through Telecharge, 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com or by visiting the Circle in the Square Theatre box office.  Tickets prices are $100 and $50.  Premium seating is available. For more information, please visit www.spellingbeethemusical.com.