Dan Fogler to Bid Adieu to Spelling Bee on January 29

By: Jan. 19, 2006
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Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler will wave his magic foot for the last time in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on January 29th.

Fogler won a Tony for playing young spelling prodigy William Barfee in the audience-pleasing (and audience-involving) William Finn musical. The actor, who has been involved with the show since its origins as C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, will be replaced by Josh Gad. The actor will make his Broadway debut in the show on January 31st.

Jay Reiss, who originated the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch, will return to the show for one adults-only performance on January 22nd; he had exited in October. Fogler will be the second original cast member to fly from Spelling Bee.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee continues to be a hit at Circle in the Square, where it opened on May 2nd, 2005. In the musical, "six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser in this funny, tender and sardonic musical," state press notes.
 
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which was conceived by Rebecca Feldman, features music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner William Finn (Falsettos, Elegies) and a Tony Award-winning book by Rachel Sheinkin, with additional material by Jay Reiss.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee cast features Derrick Baskin as Mitch Mahoney, Deborah S. Craig as Marcy Park, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Leaf Coneybear, Lisa Howard as Rona Lisa Peretti, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Olive Ostrovsky, Jose Llana as Chip Tolentino, Sarah Saltzberg as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre and Greg Stuhr as Douglas Panch.

Two more adults-only performances will be held on February 5th and March 5th.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee performs at Circle in the Square (50th St., between Broadway & 8th) on the following schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm; Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, Saturday matinees at 2 PM; Sundays at 3 and 7:30 PM. Tickets are available through Telecharge at 212-239-6200 (or at www.telecharge.com), or at the Circle in the Square box office.


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