THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
October 5 - 29, 2023 | SCHNEIDER THEATER
Photos by Dan Norman
CREDITS
CONCEIVED BY REBECCA FELDMAN
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY WILLIAM FINN
BOOK BY RACHEL SHEINKIN
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY JAY REISS
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY JAMES LAPINE
ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY DAVID STONE, JAMES L. NEDERLANDER, BARBARA WHITMAN, PATRICK CATULLO, BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY, SECOND STAGE THEATRE
“I will not come in second.”
Under the direction of Twin Cities favorite Tyler Michaels King, this fast-paced, phonetic musical comedy will undoubtedly bring you to your feet! Join an eclectic group of six young people as they vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime, sharing laugh-out-loud and sometimes poignant stories of how they discovered their “favorite moment of the Bee.”
Complete with audience participation and plenty of effortless improv, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE guarantees a one-of-a-kind, musical theater performance that spells F-U-N!
Rehearsal photos by Z Anderson