Musical Comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Covina Center for the Performing Arts (Covina, CA)
The high-stakes world of middle-school spelling competitions takes center stage in Broadway’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This musical comedy follows six overacheiving would-be wordsmiths and their neurotic parents. The hilariously catchy songs capture teenage troubles at their worst, from “Woe Is Me” to “My Unfortunate Erection (Chip’s Lament),” and the hard-fought contest teaches the valuable lesson that winning isn’t the only definition of success. With music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was nominated for Best Musical and five other Tonys in its original run, winning for Best Book.
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