The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a Tony Award–winning comedic musical that follows a quirky group of adolescents competing in a middle-school spelling bee.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
comedy musical
stage musical
additionalMaterialBy Jay Reiss
basedOn C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E
improvisational play by The Farm
bookBy Rachel Sheinkin
broadwayClosingDate 2008-01-20
broadwayPerformanceCount 1136
broadwayPreviewsBegin 2005-04-15
broadwayTheatre Circle in the Square Theatre
choreographer Dan Knechtges
composer William Finn
conceivedBy Rebecca Feldman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director James Lapine
featuresCharacter Chip Tolentino
Leaf Coneybear
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre
Marcy Park
Mitch Mahoney
Olive Ostrovsky
Rona Lisa Peretti
Vice Principal Douglas Panch
William Barfée
genre musical comedy
includesAudienceParticipation true
language English
lyricist William Finn
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
notableSong I Speak Six Languages
Magic Foot
My Friend, the Dictionary
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The I Love You Song
openedOnBroadway 2005-05-02
orchestrator Michael Starobin
premiereDate 2004-07-15
premiereLocation Barrington Stage Company
surface form: Barrington Stage Company, Sheffield, Massachusetts
producer Barrington Stage Company
David Stone
setting Putnam Valley Middle School gymnasium
subjectMatter adolescence
competition
spelling bee
targetVenueType community theatres
educational theatres
regional theatres
typicalActCount 2
wonAward Drama Desk Award
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

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