The Tony Award winning smash hit Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was produced at The Wadsworth Theatre with its original Broadway cast. Spelling Bee was presented at The Wadsworth Theatre as part of the Broadway/LA@The Wadsworth Theatre season and sold out its engagement.
TONY AWARDS:
Best Musical - Nominee
Best Book Of A Musical - Winner
Best Original Score - Nominee
Best Featured Actor In A Musical - Winner
Best Featured Actress In A Musical - Nominee
Best Direction Of A Musical - Nominee
CAST:
Derrick Baskin,Deborah S. Craig,Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg
CREATIVE TEAM:
Directed by James Lapine; Music by William Finn; Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; Additional Material by Jay Reiss; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin; Musical Director: Vadim Feichtner; Vocal arrangements by Carmel Dean; Based on "C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E," an original play by The Farm; Choreographed by Dan Knechtges; Resident Director: Darren Katz; Assistant Choreographer: DJ Gray; Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt; Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Hair and Wig Design by Marty Kopulsky; Associate Lighting Design: Philip Rosenberg; Assistant Scenic Design: Jo Winiarski; Assistant Costume Design: Brian Russman; Associate Sound Design: David Bullard; Assistant Lighting Design: John Viesta; Automated Lights Programmer: Laura Frank; Production Stage Manager: Andrea "Spook" Testani; Production Manager: Kai Brothers and Jason Block; Stage Manager: Kelly Hance and Dan Shahee
Spelling Bee was produced on Broadway at The Circle in the Square Theatre by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theater.