Rachel Sheinkin News

In March and April, composers (such as Jeff Blumenkrantz and Paul Scott Goodman) will join writers and performers for the 2006 Music Theatre Marathon

The upcoming national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will play a tryout run in Atlanta before embarking on its national tour

The first block of tickets for the Chicago production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will go on sale on February 10th

Spellers and bee staff are raring to go for the open-ended Chicago company of the new Tony-award winning Broadway musical comedy THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.

Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler will depart The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on January 29th

Jay Reiss, who created the role of Vice Principle Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will return for one 'adults-only' performance of the show on January 22nd

Having not learned their lesson (and having had a tremendous success with the first 'adults-only' performance last October), the organizers of The 25thAnnual Putnam County Spelling Bee have scheduled more 'for-mature-audiences-only' performances of the Tony Award-winning new musical.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the Tony Award-winning musical has broken Circle in the Square Theatre's house record for the eighth time

Two new programs instituted by Goodspeed Musicals will focus on developing musical theatre talent

On December 5th, Jersey Boys star Daniel Reichard will perform his show Glory Daze at Ars Nova

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has broken the house record at Circle in the Square for the week ending November 27th

Striking 12, billed as a festive holiday fairy tale, will play Ars Nova from December 3rd through 23rd; the show has a book by Rachel Sheinkin and direction by Ted Sperling

On October 25th, Jay Reiss will be replaced by Greg Stuhr in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, while Dan Fogler will take time off to shoot a movie

David Stone, along with Broadway In Chicago, have announced a long-run engagement of the new Tony Award-winning musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, which will play Chicago beginning March 2006 at the Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that an announcement is expected on Monday for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to have a sitdown production in the city.

The Actors' Fund of America will hold benefit Special Performances for One-Man Star Wars Trilogy and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on October 17th and 23rd, respectively

William Finn's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has recouped its investment

A special 'for-mature-audiences-only' performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be held on October 2nd

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and Executive Director Kathy Evans announced the Directors Slate for its 17th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, to be held at Dodger Stages.

Exclusive backstage video of understudies Todd Buonopane, Kate Wetherhead, Lisa Yuen and Willis White!