Music & Lyrics by William Finn

Book by Rachel Sheinkin

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman

Winner! 2005 Tony Award, Best Book of a Musical

Winner! Three 2005 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding book of a Musical

Nominee: Three 2005 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical

Nominee: 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the story of an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.

Based on C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm

Originally Produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre