Get out your dictionaries! The Tony Award winning musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - one of Broadway's most buzzed about hits - is in attendance at North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) intimate theater in the round from August 12 - 31, 2008; Press Night is scheduled for August 14th at 7:30 pm. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is sponsored by The Boston Globe.
"Each production that we have brought to the NSMT mainstage this season has been unique and SPELLING BEE is no exception," said Barry Ivan, NSMT's Artistic Director and Executive Producer. "Set in a school gymnasium, SPELLING BEE takes a hilarious and heartwarming look at the pressures of growing up through the eyes of quirky yet lovable characters competing for the title of spelling bee champ. We're pleased to present this production whose witty and endearing music and lyrics are created by Massachusetts' own William Finn."
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hip musical comedy which follows six young people in the throes of puberty, who are overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, as they learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. At each performance, four audience volunteers are selected and invited on stage to participate in the Bee, making each performance unique. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is recommended for theatergoers 13 and over.
Created, workshopped and developed by the Barrington Stage Company in western Massachusetts in the winter of 2004 and presented that summer, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE opened Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre where it was an instant hit, prompting it to move to Broadway's Circle-in-the-Square Theater. Nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical - it took home two 2005 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at NSMT is a co-production with the Barrington Stage Company where it appeared earlier this summer.
The cast of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE features Emy Baysic (Marcy Park), Emerson College graduate Miguel Cervantes (Chip Tolentino), Hannah Del Monte (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre), Molly Ephraim (Olive Ostrovsky), Demond Green (Mitch Mahoney), Clifton Guterman (Leaf Coneybear), Michael Mastro (Vice-Principal Douglas Panch), Eric Peterson (William Barfee), and Sally Wilfert (Rona Lisa Perretti).
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE has music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conception by Rebecca Feldman, and original direction by James Lapine. It is directed by Jeremy Dobrish, choreographed by Dan Knechtges, and includes music direction from Brian Usifer. The creative team includes Beowolf Borritt (Production Designer), Jennifer Caprio (Costume Designer), Jeff Davis (Lighting Designer), Alicia Reece (Production Stage Manager) and Kate McDoniel (Assistant Stage Manager). -- www.nsmt.org
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