Photos: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Opens At New World Stages
The evening's guests included members of the original Broadway cast of the musical including Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more.
By: A.A. Cristi Nov. 17, 2025
This past weekend, the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and friends celebrated their opening night. Check out photos of the star-studded cast and guests, including members of the original Broadway cast below!
Members of the original Broadway cast came out to support the revival’s opening, including Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Leaf Coneybear), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Olive Ostrovsky), Sarah Saltzberg (Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre), Deborah S Craig (Marcy Park), Jose Llana (Chip Tolentino), Lisa Howard (Rona Lisa Peretti), Jay Reiss (Douglas Panch), and more.
Notable attendees also included Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Alex Moffat, Lizzy McAlpine, Jack Wolfe, and many more!
Photo Credit: Austin Ruffer
Justin Cooley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Justin Mikita, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
SPELLING BEE Understudies
Timothy Bloom, Barbara Whitman, Aaron Glick
Deborah S. Craig, Leana Rae Concepcion
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jasmine Amy Rogers
Kevin McHale, Jasmine Amy Rogers
The Original Broadway Cast of SPELLING BEE
Alex Moffat, Caroline Rau
Chuck Cooper, Deborah Brevoort
The SPELLING BEE Band
Justin Cooley, Autumn Best, Matt Manuel
Jason Kravits, Lilly Cooper, Matt Manuel
The Cast of SPELLING BEE
Nadav Philips
The Cast of SPELLING BEE
The Cast of SPELLING BEE
Jasmine Amy
The Cast of SPELLING BEE
The Cast of SPELLING BEE
