Lisa Peretti News

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 has broken the house record at Circle in the Square for the week ending November 27th

The October 23rd and 24th editions of At This Performance, presented by Musicals Tonight!, will feature Broadway understudies and standbys performing

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

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opened at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on Monday, May 2, 2005.

A limited number (20) of $25 lottery tickets will be offered at every performance.

Previews begin on Friday, April 15 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre (50th St., between Broadway and 8th) for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the new musical with music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman and directed by James Lapine.