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Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

By: Oct. 29, 2017
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Producer Thommie Retter (Billy Elliot The Musical) and Director/Choreographer Ann Cooley (Victor/Victoria (Nat.Tour), The Producers (Nat. Tour), The Will Rogers Follies, ) bring together a team of 21 teen actors for a production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," with additional contributions from writer Anthony Giunta's ("Contest", the movie). BroadwayWorld takes you inside their rehearsal, check out the photos below!

Featured performers include 16-year-old actor Marquise Neal ("Kinky Boots" Original Cast Member), 15-year-old actor Christian Dell'Edera ("A Christmas Story" National Tour) and 15-year-old actress Mabel L'Ecuyer ("Billy Elliot" National Tour). The actors are split in three casts of nine.

Actress/Talent Manager Jody Prusan and Jeremy Dalton will engage audience members with their own spelling bee as the audience arrive at the theatre.

A long-time coach to young talents, Retter aims to keep teenagers active in onstage productions; while in the teen years the number of roles on Broadway fall dramatically, "During this hiatus, Retter Entertainment takes pride in providing educational theater opportunities that keep the kids in practice in front of live audiences, raising their level of talent, preparing them for college entrance exams and, ultimately, a professional career on The Great White Way!" says Thommie Retter.

Joining Retter and Cooley, the creative team includes assistant director Chandler Converse, the music director Joe Baker (Broadway Youth Ensemble), the assistant music director James Harvey, the stage manager Elena Chapman, and the lightning designer Bill Stonehouse.

The show is suitable for children 8 and older. Performances of Retter Entertainment's "The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee" will take place from November 9-12 at the 777 Theatre (777 Eight Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets) with the following schedule: Thursday at 7 pm; Friday at 7 pm; Saturday at 1 pm and 5 pm; Sunday at 1pm and 5 pm. Tickets are priced $ 45.50 and can be purchased at web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/981676 or through www.RetterEntertainment.com.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

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Amelia Firestone, Michelle Moughan, Joey Casali, Christian Dell'Edera, Marquise Neal, Bella Retter and Clara Smith

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Joey Casali and Chloe Hechter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Chloe Hechter, Michelle Moughan, Clara Smith, Bella Retter, Alya Thackeray and Ezequiel Pujois

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Chloe Hechter, Amelia Firestone, Joey Casali, Christian Dell'Edera, Marquise Neal, Bella Retter, Clara Smith, Ginger Gordan and Anthony Allocca

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Christian Dell'Edera

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Joey Casali, Amelia Firestone, Margaux Blau, Christian Dell'Edera Bella Retter, Marquise Neal, Clara Smith and Ginger Gordan

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Victoria Csatay and Anthony Allocca

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Thommie Retter and Marquise Neal

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Chloe Hechter, Joey Casali, Zachary Brod, Clara Smith and Alya Thackerary

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ezequiel Pujois, Clara Smith and Mabel L'Ecuyer

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Chloe Hechter, Joey Casali, Ezequiel Pujois, Alya Thackeray and Clara Smith

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Bella Retter, Ann Cooley (Director/Choreographer) Alya Thackeray, Amelia Firestone and Julia Lipsztein

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Mabel L'Ecuyer, Thommie Retter and Ann Cooley

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Margaux Blau, Michelle Moughan and Chloe Hechter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Mabel L'Ecuyer and Ginger Gordan

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Marquise Neal and Chloe Hechter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Zachary Brod, Chloe Hechter, Joey Casali, Amelia Firestone, Alya Thackeray, Clara Smith and Anthony Allocca

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ezequiel Pujois

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Zachary Brod and Chloe Hechter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ezequiel Pujois and Marquise Neal

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Zachary Brod and Christian Dell'Edera

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Joey Casali, Christian Dell'Edera Michelle Moughan, Bella Retter and Clara Smith

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Marquise Neal, Joey Casali, Ann Cooley and Bella Retter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Joey Casali, Bella Retter and Marquise Neal

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Joey Casali, Bella Retter and Marquise Neal

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Bella Retter and Samantha Kelleher

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Zachary Brod, Margaux Blau, Joey Casali, Samantha Kelleher and Julia Lipsztein

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Zachary Brod, Margaux Blau, Joey Casali, Samantha Kelleher and Alya Thackeray

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ann Cooley and Samantha Kelleher

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Samantha Kelleher, Mabel L'Ecuyer and Anthony Allocca

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
James Harvey (Assistant Music Director)

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Anthony Allocca

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Joey Casali

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Michelle Moughan

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Amelia Firestone, Christian Dell'Edera, Joey Casali, Michelle Moughan, Margaux Blau, Bella Retter, Clara Smith, Alya Thackeray, Marquise Neal, Giner Gordan, Ezequiel Pujois and Anthony Allocca

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Bella Retter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Zachary Brod

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Victoria Csatay

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Mabel L'Ecuyer

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Alya Thackeray

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ezequiel Pujois

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Christian Dell'Edera

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Thommie Retter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Clara Smith

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Chloe Hechter

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ginger Gordan

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Christian Dell'Edera, Ezequiel Pujois, Zachary Brod, Margaux Blau, Amelia Firestone, Clara Smith, Marquise Neal, Mabel L'Ecuyer, Bella Retter, Julia Lipsztein, Anthony Allocca, Ginger Gordan, Victoria Csatay, Joey Casali, Michelle Moughan, Chloe Hechter and Alya Thackeray

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
James Harvey

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Marquise Neal

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Ann Cooley

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Samantha Kelleher

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Margaux Blau

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Julia Lipsztein

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Marquise Neal and Ezequiel Pujois

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
James Harvey, Thommie Retter, Ann Cooley and Elena Chapman

Photo Coverage: Inside the Rehearsal Room with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE  Image
Thommie Retter and Ann Cooley



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