{"id":121857,"date":"2026-02-03T21:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/121857\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:35:39","slug":"spelling-bee-revival-gets-another-extension-off-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/121857\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelling Bee Revival Gets Another Extension Off-Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The William Finn-Rachel Sheinkin musical has returned to NYC, at New World Stages.<\/p>\n

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Company of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
\n Joan Marcus <\/p>\n

Off-Broadway’s new revival of William Finn<\/a> and Rachel Sheinkin<\/a>‘s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/a>\u00a0is getting another round with a second extension at New World Stages. The musical is now sticking around through September 6.<\/p>\n

The limited engagement, which marks the 20th anniversary of the 2005 musical, opened November 16, 2025. Danny Mefford<\/a> (Kimberly Akimbo) is directing. See what critics had to say about the revival here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The cast boasts Justin Cooley<\/a> (Kimberly Akimbo) as Leaf Coneybear, Kevin McHale (Glee) as William Barf\u00e9e, Lilli Cooper<\/a> (Tootsie) as Rona Lisa Peretti, Jason Kravits<\/a> (The Drowsy Chaperone) as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, Philippe Arroyo<\/a> (& Juliet) as Chip Tolentino, Leana Rae Concepcion<\/a> (Merrily We Roll Along) as Marcy Park, 2025 Tony nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers<\/a> (BOOP!) as Olive Ostrovsky, Autumn Best (Woman of the Hour) as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, and Matt Manuel<\/a> (Ain’t Too Proud) as Mitch Mahoney. McHale, Arroyo, and Concepcion are all reprising their performances from this staging’s earlier bow at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n

Also back from the Kennedy Center run are costume designer Emily Rebholz<\/a>, lighting designer David Weiner<\/a>, and sound designer Haley Parcher<\/a>. New for the Off-Broadway creative team is scenic designer Teresa L. Williams. Carmel Dean<\/a> serves as music supervisor, with music direction by Elizabeth Doran<\/a> and general management by 321 Theatrical Management. Rachel Zucker is production stage manager.<\/p>\n

The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 2005 after an Off-Broadway run, features a Tony-winning book by Sheinkin (adapted from a play by Rebecca Feldman<\/a>) and music and lyrics by the late two-time Tony winner Finn. The work is set at a fictional middle school spelling bee, where a lovable band of misfits\u2014plus a few lucky audience members\u2014assemble to duke it out on their knowledge of word spellings and languages of origin. The show was a Best Musical nominee at the 2005 Tony Awards, winning for Sheinkin’s book and original cast member Dan Fogler<\/a>‘s featured performance.<\/p>\n

The Off-Broadway return is produced by Barbara Whitman<\/a>, Aaron Glick<\/a>, and Timothy Bloom<\/a>, with co-producers James L. Nederlander<\/a>, Nancy Nagel Gibbs<\/a>, Debra Martin Chase<\/a>, Rachel Sussman<\/a>, Patrick Catullo<\/a>, and Ryan Solomon<\/a>. The musical is presented by special arrangement with David Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here for tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kevin McHale and company of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Lilli Cooper and company of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Leana Rae Concepcion and company of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Matt Manuel and Philippe Arroyo in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Jason Kravits and Lilli Cooper in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Matt Manuel, Autumn Best, and Justin Cooley in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Autumn Best in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Kevin McHale in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Jasmine Amy Rogers and Kevin McHale in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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Company of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee<\/p>\n

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