V-I-D-E-O: Watch Highlights From Kennedy Center's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Playbill

Video V-I-D-E-O: Watch Highlights From Kennedy Center's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Bonnie Milligan, Noah Galvin, Beanie Feldstein, and more star in the William Finn musical through October 20.

A starry revival of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is currently at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center through October 20. But if you can't get to D.C., now you can watch video highlights above!

The cast features Philippe Arroyo (& Juliet) as Chip Tolentino, Leana Rae Concepcion as Marcy Park, Beanie Feldstein (Funny Girl) as Logan Schwartzandgrubenierre, Noah Galvin (Dear Evan Hansen) as Leaf Coneybear, Alex Joseph Grayson (Parade) as Mitch Mahoney, Taran Killam (SNL, Spamalot) as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, Kevin McHale (Glee) as William Barfee, Tony winner Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo) as Rona Lisa Peretti, and Nina White (Kimberly Akimbo) as Olive Ostrovsky. Casting is by Geoff Josselson.

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) and music and lyrics by two-time Tony winner Finn. The work is set at a fictional middle school spelling bee, where a lovable band of misfits—plus a few lucky audience members—assemble 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's featured performance.

WATCH: See Kevin McHale, Beanie Feldstein, More Perform Songs From The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Danny Mefford (Kimberly Akimbo) is directing and choreographing, with Roberto Sinha serving as music director. The production features scenic design by Paul Tate dePoo III, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by David Weiner, and sound design by Haley Parcher. Matthew Lacey serves as production stage manager.

This production is being licensed by Music Theatre International.

Visit Kennedy-Center.org.

Photos: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at The Kennedy Center

 
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