Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.
Year | Category | |
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2005 | Best Musical |
Videos
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
PHOTOS
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | ||
RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | ||
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | ||
Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | ||
The Reservoir
Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse (6/18 - 7/20) | ||
Shucked
Pantages Theatre (8/19 - 9/7) | ||
Pepperland
Bram Goldsmith Theater at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (5/16 - 5/18) | ||
Tutti Frutti The Musical Tribute of Little Richard
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge (3/21 - 3/22) | ||
Defying Gravity: An Evening with Stephen Schwartz & Friends
The Soraya (5/3 - 5/3) | ||
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