[15] The production included several cast members from the touring company and was a co-production with North Shore Theatre. Geisler said the musical, “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is based on a group of 10 middle school aged children that have qualified to be in the spelling bee. A later Broadway musical in 2005 opened to excellent reviews and several Tony awards. Logainne then begins an ad-libbed rant about the bee, her fathers, and current political events. The 2005 Broadway production, directed by James Lapine and produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theater, earned good reviews and box-office success and was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Book. It reveals several different instances of events within the lives of the characters, such as Coneybear being given 2 right socks named "Phil", Olive discussing various places her dad forgets her at, Barfée ruling his sea anemone circus from his basement, Panch's urine laced with Ritalin, Rona's most recent boyfriend breaking up with her, Mitch ending up and making calls from prison, Schwarzy explaining her dads giving her stomach ulcers, Chip playing with his little league baseball team, and Marcy receiving the 7th book of Moses (which Schwarzy repeatedly objects to, claiming there's only 5) while fighting with her understudy who was taking her place because "Deborah [S. Craig, the regular Marcy actress] hurt her knee". The final audience member to be eliminated is usually given an exceptionally difficult word they are sure to miss; regardless of the spelling the cast reacts with incredulity at his or her "success," and the next word is "belled" as incorrect before the attempt is completed. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Additional Material by Jay Reiss, Originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine. The small cast and unit set make this a perfect option for high schools or community theatres. A riotous ride complete with audience participation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is delightful den of comedic genius. If they get it correct, the 2nd volunteer then gets a hard word intended to eliminate them. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Shrek leads Dramatics magazine's list of the most-produced musicals in U.S. high schools. MTI is proud to represent 8 of the top 11 musicals  (including ALL of the top 7)! The majority of the San Francisco cast moved to the Boston production. Add to Watchlist. Marie Clark Musical Theatre Goodwood Institute Theatre Until 04 Nov 2017 Review by Janice Bailey Marie Clark Musical Theatre’s current show, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”, is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, and additional material contributed by Jay Reiss. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee This fresh musical comedy embraces the weird, welcomes the awkward and celebrates overachieving angst. He is torn between winning and letting Olive win, but with Olive's encouragement, he spells his word correctly (Weltanschauung). It again starred Prior and Szubanski, now joined by Lisa McCune as Olive. The 25th annual Putnam county spelling bee, also known as the spelling bee , is a comedy musical which incorporates a stereotypical children’s spelling bee set in a gymnasium where throughout the musical the characters introduce themselves and talk about why they are at the spelling bee and their intentions at this game. show INFORMATION. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee the musical description, Broadway tickets and more. He begs for another chance, but Mitch eventually hauls him off ("Pandemonium (Reprise) / My Favorite Moment of the Bee 2"). In February 2004, a workshop was done in which a first act and parts of a second act were created – this stage of the process was directed by Michael Barakiva and Feldman. As the show proceeds, each one is eliminated with successively more difficult words. Ask & Answer Questions, Follow Shows, Sell, Rent or Buy in the Community Marketplace. With Panch calmed down, Olive is called to spell. Premiere of Spelling Bee, Plus Moonlight and Luise Miller Revivals", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (A Musical)", "The Stage presents: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", "Six Misfits Test Wits on Bigger Platform", Fogler and Saltzberg (original Broadway cast) interview, The website for the Norwegian production of Spelling Bee, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_25th_Annual_Putnam_County_Spelling_Bee&oldid=989499148, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from September 2018, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" – Chip, Rona, Leaf, Logainne, Barfée, Marcy, Olive, "The Spelling Rules" ‡ – Panch, Spellers, Rona, Mitch, "My Friend, the Dictionary" – Olive, Chip, Leaf, Logainne, Rona, Company, "Pandemonium" – Chip, Olive, Logainne, Leaf, Barfée, Marcy, Mitch, "Pandemonium (Reprise)" ‡ – Mitch, Company, "My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise)" ‡ – Rona, "Prayer of the Comfort Counselor" – Mitch, Company, "My Unfortunate Erection/Distraction (Chip's Lament)" – Chip, "Woe is Me" – Logainne, Carl, Dan, and Company, "The I Love You Song" – Olive, Olive's Mom, Olive's Dad, "My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise 2)" ‡ – Rona, "Second (Part 1)" – Barfée, Olive, Company, "Second (Part 2)" – Barfée, Olive, Company, This page was last edited on 19 November 2020, at 09:45. The show won Tony Awards for Best Book (Rachel Sheinkin) and Best Featured Actor (Dan Fogler). The remaining spellers (all of the normal cast spellers except for Chip) and the adults go on break, and Chip passes through the audience selling snacks, the punishment for being the first eliminated. Examples of words spelled by characters in performances of Spelling Bee include Astrobleme, Cat, Dinosaur, Hasenpfeffer, Origami (Adult Show), and Weltanschauung. Broadway musical soundtrack lyrics. As she passes by the microphone, she has a flashback to the moment when she won the third annual spelling bee by correctly spelling syzygy. Other characters frequently walk through the auditorium among the audience during the show, sometimes integrating the audience into the show and occasionally dropping the "fourth wall". Please email concerts@mtishows.com with any questions. Olive and Barfée converse awkwardly before the second half of the bee begins, and Barfée begins to develop a crush on Olive. An unusual aspect of the show is that four real audience members are invited on stage to compete in the spelling bee alongside the six young characters. 1h 40min | Musical | Video 19 April 2013 Add a Plot » Star: Alex Soto. Again, in a trance, he spells the word correctly ("I'm Not That Smart"). [11][12], The Equity U.S. National Tour began in Baltimore, Maryland at the Hippodrome Theatre on September 19, 2006 going through May 2007, visiting over 30 cities across the U.S.[13] From May 24 to June 17, 2007, the original Broadway cast reunited for a limited four-week run at the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles. She asks what her father had said, and is saddened to learn that he said he is running even later than planned. And Mr. Finn's more wistful songs provide a nice sprinkling of sugar to complement the sass in Rachel Sheinkin's zinger-filled book... Mr. Lapine has sharpened all the musical's elements without betraying its appealing modesty." Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, THE, 4 Piano-Conductor Scores, Reed (Oboe, Alto Sax), Synthesizer, Percussion, Cello. However, she is genuinely surprised and somewhat hurt when Rona claims that she is "all business". [6] The production, which won the 2006 Helpmann Award for Best Musical, was then presented by the Sydney Theatre Company at the Sydney Theatre in 2007. Since becoming available for licensing in 2011 this TONY winner has been produced by 3000 theatres worldwide. If the first volunteer gets their word wrong, then the 2nd is given an easy word or not called at all. ©MTI Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved. The show has spawned various other productions in the United States, and other countries.