The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Lamplighters Community Theatre

Music & lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
With additional material by Jay Reiss

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

A Musical

DIRECTOR:                  Jonathan Sturch

MUSICAL DIRECTOR:Christopher T. Miller

CHOREOGRAPHER:   Patrick Mayuyu

PRODUCERS:              Teri Brown & Nancy Roger

SHOW RUN DATES: April 17 through May 17, 2026

"Can I please have the definition?"

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a fast-paced and funny D-E-L-I-G-H-T. As six wonderfully unique and impassioned contestants vie for the championship by spelling their way through vexing vocabulary, hilarious and poignant personal stories unfold…along with a dash of delightful audience participation. As contestants white-knuckle adolescence and the heat of competition, their emotions run from A to Z — but they step up to the mic anyway because they love spelling, and because being a champion could solve everything.

With music and lyrics by Tony Award® winner William Finn and a book by Tony Award® winner Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is about the little wins that carry us through life’s many awkward spells.

FEATURING -:

JOSH CLICK as William Morris Barfée,  Diego Castro as Leaf Coneybear, JACK DISKIN as Charlito “Chip” Tolentino, EMMY FARESE as Olive Ostrovsky, SARA BLANCHE HAYES as Mitch Mahoney, KERI MILLER  as Rona Lisa Peretti,

HANNAH ROSKELLEY as Logainne "Schwartzy"  Schwartzandgrubenierre, JARROD WEINTRAUB as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, and AARIN WILSON as Marcy Park.

Advisory:  Contains mild language, sexually suggestive humor, and references to sensitive topics like family issues and anxiety.