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, for the week ending January 1, 2006. With just 684 seats, the musical grossed $573,557 for the week.
Productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beehave been announced for San Francisco (beginning in February) and Chicago (beginning this March). A national touring production will be launched in Fall 2006.
In The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, "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," according to press notes.
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.