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.
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2005 | Best Musical |
Videos
Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
PHOTOS
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | ||
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/30 - 2/2) | ||
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | ||
Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | ||
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre (2/8 - 3/9) | ||
Chamber Music from Armenia to Denmark
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/22 - 4/22) | ||
How To Be Japanese: Beyond the Normal
The Fanatic Salon Theater (2/1 - 2/1)
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DISCOUNT
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Rose Center Theater (2/21 - 3/9) | ||
Notes from a Narcissistic Negro & Other N Words
The Whitefire Theatre (2/6 - 2/6) | ||
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