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The upcoming national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will play a tryout run in Atlanta before embarking on its national tour

Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler will depart The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on January 29th

Jay Reiss, who created the role of Vice Principle Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will return for one 'adults-only' performance of the show on January 22nd

Having not learned their lesson (and having had a tremendous success with the first 'adults-only' performance last October), the organizers of The 25thAnnual Putnam County Spelling Bee have scheduled more 'for-mature-audiences-only' performances of the Tony Award-winning new musical.

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

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has broken the house record at Circle in the Square for the week ending November 27th

On Monday night, November 14th the William Morris Agency celebrated the start of the new theatre season, and the Actors' Fund with a star-studded party at nighttime hot spot PROVIDENCE.

Malcolm Gets, Lisa Howard and Darius DeHaas are some of the performers in tonight's William Finn: Even More Infinite Joy concert

On October 25th, Jay Reiss will be replaced by Greg Stuhr in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, while Dan Fogler will take time off to shoot a movie

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that an announcement is expected on Monday for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to have a sitdown production in the city.

Once in a while you have the good fortune of catching a musical in the works that reminds you how wonderful this art form can truly be. Such is the case with the abbreviated concert version of 'Liberty Smith' which had two performances at the Beckett Theatre as part of NYMF.

LIBERTY SMITH, a musical comedy about the American Revolution, will be presented in two readings during the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Lonely Heart Productions, Inc will present 'the project: a benefit for hurricane katrina' on September 26.

LIBERTY SMITH, a musical comedy about the American Revolution, starring Kevin Earley (Thoroughly Modern Millie) in the title role and directed by Joe Calarco, will receive two readings during the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

William Finn's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has recouped its investment

A special 'for-mature-audiences-only' performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be held on October 2nd

Composer/lyricist William Finn and the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will turn out at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Square on August 3rd to perform songs from the show and sign CDs

The official news is out on what each show is performing on Sunday night.

The cast recording of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be released on Ghostlight Records on May 31st