Following the model of the original Broadway production, four people were pulled from the Theatre Palisades audience and asked to participate in the contest. These visiting spellers were thrown into the mix, led into musical numbers by the cast, and asked to spell words until disqualified and sent back to their seats.
Alice Lunsford. standing l to r: Richard Little, Joseph Roman, Emma Hatton, Cynthia Rothschild, Mason Bromberg, Samuel Huntington, Valerie Ruel, Francesca Farina, Laurel Andersen