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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Circle in the Square Theatre , (5/02/2005 - 1/20/2008)

First Preview:	Apr 15, 2005	Total Previews:	21
Opening Date:	May 02, 2005
Closing Date:	Jan 20, 2008	Total Performances:	1136

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by Circle in the Square (under the direction of Theodore Mann and Paul Libin)
Produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman: Artistic Director; Timothy J. McClimon: Executive Director)
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
Directed by James Lapine; Choreographed by Dan Knechtges; Resident Director: Darren Katz
Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Hair and Wig Design by Marty Kopulsky; Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt; 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 III; Automated Lights Programmer: Laura Frank
General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management; Company Manager: Seth Marquette
Production Stage Manager: Andrea "Spook" Testani; Production Manager: Kai Brothers; Stage Manager: Kelly Hance and Dan Shaheen; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lisa Yuen
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Vadim Feichtner; Piano: Vadim Feichtner; Associate Conductor: Carmel Dean; Synthesizer: Carmel Dean; Reed: Rick Heckman; Cello: Amy Ralske; Drums/Percussion: Glenn Rhain; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Press Representative: The Publicity Office; Casting: Tara Rubin Casting, C.S.A.; Marketing: The Araca Group; Dance Captain: Derrick Baskin; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Joan Marcus

Cast

Derrick Baskin	Mitch Mahoney
Deborah S. Craig	Marcy Park
Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Leaf Coneybear	(Apr 15, 2005 - Jun 23, 2006)
Dan Fogler	William Barfee	(Apr 15, 2005 - Jan 29, 2006)
Lisa Howard	Rona Lisa Peretti
Celia Keenan-Bolger	Olive Ostrovsky	(Apr 15, 2005 - Sep 17, 2006)
Jose Llana	Chip Tolentino
Jay Reiss	Douglas Panch	(Apr 15, 2005 - Oct 23, 2005)
Sarah Saltzberg	Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre

Understudies: Todd Buonopane (Douglas Panch, Leaf Coneybear, Mitch Mahoney, William Barfee), Kate Wetherhead (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, Marcy Park, Olive Ostrovsky), Willis White (Chip Tolentino, Douglas Panch, Mitch Mahoney) and Lisa Yuen (Marcy Park, Olive Ostrovsky, Rona Lisa Peretti)

2005 Tony Award^® Best Musical
	Produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman: Artistic Director; Timothy J. McClimon: Executive Director) [nominee]
2005 Tony Award^® Best Book of a Musical
	Book by Rachel Sheinkin [winner]
2005 Tony Award^® Best Original Score
	Music by William Finn; Lyrics by William Finn [nominee]
2005 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
	Dan Fogler [winner]
2005 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
	Celia Keenan-Bolger [nominee]
2005 Tony Award^® Best Direction of a Musical
	James Lapine [nominee]
2005 Theatre World Award
	Dan Fogler [winner]
	Celia Keenan-Bolger [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Musical
	Produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company and Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman: Artistic Director; Timothy J. McClimon: Executive Director) [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical
	Book by Rachel Sheinkin [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
	Directed by James Lapine [winner]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics
	Lyrics by William Finn [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
	Music by William Finn [nominee]
2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance
	Performer: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Lisa Howard, Dan Fogler, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg and Jose Llana [winner]

music by William Finn; lyrics by William Finn

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Announcer, Rona Lisa Peretti, Chip Tolentino, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, Leaf Coneybear, William Barfee, Marcy Park and Olive Ostrovsky
The Spelling Bee Rules/My Favorite Moment Of The Bee 1	Douglas Panch, Spellers, Rona Lisa Peretti and Mitch Mahoney
My Friend, The Dictionary	Douglas Panch, Olive Ostrovsky, Boy Spellers, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, Rona Lisa Peretti and Girls
The First Goodbye	Douglas Panch and Spellers
Pandemonium	Douglas Panch, Spellers and Mitch Mahoney
I'm Not That Smart	Leaf Coneybear, Spellers and Douglas Panch
The Second Goodbye	Douglas Panch and Spellers
Magic Foot	Rona Lisa Peretti, William Barfee and Company
Pandemonium Reprise/My Favorite Moment Of The Bee	Rona Lisa Peretti, Chip Tolentino, Douglas Panch, Mitch Mahoney and Spellers
Prayer Of The Comfort Counselor	Douglas Panch, Mitch Mahoney and Spellers
My Unfortunate Erection (Chip's Lament)	Chip Tolentino
Woe Is Me	Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, Carl, Dan and Company
I'm Not That Smart (Reprise)	Leaf Coneybear
I Speak Six Languages	Rona Lisa Peretti, Marcy Park and Girls
The I Love You Song	Douglas Panch, Olive Ostrovsky, Olive's Mom and Olive's Dad
Woe Is Me (Reprise)	Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, William Barfee and Olive Ostrovsky
My Favorite Moment Of The Bee 3/Second	Douglas Panch, Rona Lisa Peretti, William Barfee, Olive Ostrovsky and Chorus
Finale	Company and Rona Lisa Peretti
The Last Goodbye	Company