Photo Coverage: Broadway Unites to Spell at the First Annual BROADWAY BEE!
By: Stephen Sorokoff May. 10, 2016
The first annual Broadway Bee, featuring Paige Davis (Chicago), Laura Michelle Kelly (Finding Neverland), Tony winner Christian Borle (Something Rotten), Jose Llana (The King and I), Drew Gehling (Waitress), Karl Kenzler (Fiddler on the Roof), Joseph Medeiros (Matilda), Jonah Platt (Wicked), Lauryn Ciardullo (Aladdin), and Jessica Keenan Wynn (Beautiful), took place just last night at The Cutting Room (44 E. 32nd St). Proceeds benefit Broadway Bound Kids, a NYC performing arts education organization.
Ten teams, each representing a Broadway show, were encouraged to pull out all the stops to correctly spell the words. The more funds each team raised, the more they were allowed to cheat!
Since 2004 Broadway Bound Kids has been providing performing arts education opportunities to kids throughout NYC. Broadway Bound Kids offers school based performing arts residencies, community based workshops and summer programs, master classes with Broadway professionals, full scale musical productions, and trips to see Broadway shows. The goal is to ensure that all kids have access to the performing arts regardless of their financial resources. Broadway Bound Kids programs are designed to inspire and empower young lives through the arts by creating a nurturing and stress-free environment where kids will gain confidence, make friends, express themselves, and find a place where they feel a sense of belonging and acceptance.
To learn more about the educational organization, or to donate to Broadway Bound Kids: www.broadwayboundkids.net/broadway-bee. To find out more about The Spelling Bee Company's fundraisers go to www.thespellingbeecompany.com.
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
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Meredith Akins, Education Director, Erin Glass, Founder, Jessica Diaz, Program Director, Andrea Kehler, Marketing Director
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Wicked Team: Nicky Venditti, Alicia Albright, Jonah Platt, Ioana Alfonso, Marc Platt, producer, Nathan Peck
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