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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to close

By Amy Somensky Nov 8, 2007, 3:11 GMT

Ten spellers (six actors and four audience members) compete for the title of Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion.   ...more

New York: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will play its final performance at the Circle in the Square Theater on January 20, 2008. The musical will have played 1,136 performances since opening on May 2, 2005.

The cast of the production currently includes Jennifer Simard as Rona Lisa Perretti, Aaron J. Albano as Chip Tolentino, Stanley Bahorek as Leaf Coneybear, Jenni Barber as Olive Ostrovsky, Sara Inbar as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, Greta Lee as Marcy Park, James Monroe Iglehart as Mitch Mahoney, Daniel Pearce as Douglas Panch, and Jared Gertner as William Barfee.

The musical follows 10 contestants (six actors, four audience members) as they battle each other to be the spelling champion of Putnam County.
 
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee won two 2005 Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor (Dan Fogler) and Best Book (Rachel Sheinkin).

For tickets to the final performances of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee visit tickets.monstersandcritics.com.