Spelling Bee Musical at the Center for the Arts in Escondido
October 10th, 2008
Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Musical Comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, is coming to San Diego North and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Saturday, November 8, 2008 and Sunday, November 9, 2008 for a total of three performances. The national touring production of Spelling Bee is directed by James Lapine, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner who also directed the Broadway production. Don’t miss your chance – tickets are on sale now!
In Spelling Bee, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. This tuneful, offbeat and at times heartwarming show offers audience members the opportunity (strictly voluntary) to become part of the action as on-stage spellers.
Here’s what the critics have to say about Spelling Bee: “Can you spell i-r-r-e-s-i-s-t-i-b-l-e? Spelling Bee is riotously funny and remarkably ingenious. Gold stars all around,” says the New York Times. In the Wall Street Journal, Spelling Bee was called “perfect in every possible way – that rarity of rarities, a super-smart musical that is also a bona fide crowd-pleaser. An ingenious blend of simplicity and sophistication, it’s not merely funny, it’s wise.”
Spelling Bee is directed by James Lapine, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner (Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods) who also directed the Broadway production. The musical, conceived by Rebecca Feldman, with additional material written by Jay Reiss, features music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner William Finn (Falsettos, Elegies, A New Brain) and a Tony Award-winning book by Rachel Sheinkin. Spelling Bee features scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Jennifer Caprio, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier and choreography by Dan Knechtges.
Starring in the national touring production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are Zandi DeJesus (Marcy Park), Nikki Switzer (Rona Lisa Peretti), anthony Lopez (Douglas Panch), Ryan Goodale (Leaf Coneybear), Kavin Panmeechao (Chip Tolentino), Don Juan Seward, II (Mitch Mahoney), Brittany Ross (Olive Ostrovsky), Christian Busath (William Barfee), and Joanna Krupnick (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre).
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is based on C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm improv group in New York City. Spelling Bee had its world premiere production in July 2004 at Barrington Stage Company, Sheffield, MA. Under the direction of James Lapine, Spelling Bee officially opened Off-Broadway on February 7, 2005 at Second Stage Theatre, where it ran from January 11 through March 20, 2005. The show then moved to Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre with previews beginning on April 15, 2005 and an official opening on May 2, 2005. Spelling Bee is produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Co. and Second Stage Theatre.
Broadway’s Tony Award-Winning Musical Comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, comes to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido for the following shows:
- Saturday, November 8, 2008 – 8:00 pm
- Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 2:00 pm
- Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 7:00 pm
Tickets are on sale now. Purchase your tickets through the California Center for the Arts website, by phone or in person at the box office. The California Center for the Arts in Escondido is located at 340 North Escondido Boulevard, Escondido, CA, 92025.
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