https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao life is pandemonium en-us 2022-01-11 17:12:54 UTC 2022-04-12 21:27:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/737081348/d7c141ec9b3e13a9fdb67387dc0c40fc/Putnamcountyspellingbeealbumcover.jpg 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2011750394 2022-01-25 17:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2011750394 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2023819660 Music & Lyrics - William Finn
Book - Rachel Sheinkin

Originally based on a play titled "C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E" by Rebecca Feldman (preformed by The Farm, a NYC Improv Comedy Group)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL36105AFAA7D48252]]> 2022-02-01 17:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2023819660 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2057979066 Original Cast Reunion / Behind the scenes look: 
- 16:25 (origin/creation of the show)
- 21:40 (how the Original Cast members got involved)
- 55:00 (funny discussion about the dancing in the show)
- 58:31 (audience interaction)
- 1:05:20 ("The Dirty Bee")
- 1:06:08 (Dan Fogler's Tony Award Speech)
- 1:07:30 (Thanksgiving Day Parade performance) 
- 1:10:25 (A Spelling Bee!)
- 1:17:14 (Lisa Howard, Rona Lisa Pertetti, sings "I Have Found", a William Finn song)]]> 2022-02-21 03:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2057979066 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2058004602 Workshopped in 2004 at the Barrington Stage Company

Opened Off-Broadway in January 25, 2005 at the Second Stage Theater 

Premiered on Broadway on April 15, 2005 at the Circle in the Stage Theater
(closed on January 20, 2008) ]]> 2022-02-21 03:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2058004602 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2058017441 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/theater/reviews/six-misfits-test-wits-on-bigger-platform.html]]> 2022-02-21 04:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2058017441 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2058041784 http://www.jencaprio.com/broadway 
Jen Caprio - Costume Designer for Original Broadway Cast]]> 2022-02-21 04:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2058041784 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066959634 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp-p1Y_PHI0
Leaf, who is homeschooled and often portrayed as having Attention Deficit Disorder, does not expect to spell any words correctly, but he goes into a trance and spells the words correctly. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066959634 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066960809 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq9cDdN9orA
Olive must spell the word "chimerical" (meaning highly unrealistic), she imagines her absent parents telling her they love her. This is probably the most iconic and heartbreaking song from the show. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066960809 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066964002 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZthti8hqLU
In each performance of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", Rona Lisa Peretti (the host of the Bee) calls up willing audience members, who sit onstage and must spell words until they are eliminated. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066964002 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066964582 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqPTbBuPoxA]]> 2022-02-25 20:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066964582 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066970382 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FerGq1aPb1I

1:01:32 - 1:02:57

In his Tony Award acceptance speech, Dan Folger (William Barfee) ends with... "We did it with this hair, and in this body! Be brave! Be different!"

This sums up the attitude and message of the show perfectly. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066970382 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066973254 https://youtu.be/MvnLHUsOA08
William Barfee (pronounced Bar-FAY) wins the Spelling Bee at the end of the show with his signature method of spelling the word with his foot before he speaks it. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066973254 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066975419 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jqQh93LDpQ
Chip, last year's champion and boy scout, is eliminated from the Bee when he gets an erection at an inopportune time. He is then in charge of selling concessions. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066975419 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066977241 https://youtu.be/nthnxOejAfw
Marcy is the ultimate over-achiever and is also not allowed to cry. Here, she lists all of her extremely impressive accolades and abilities, specifically being able to speak 6 languages. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066977241 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066979740 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPeaKx33O4
Logainne, the Bee's youngest contestant who speaks with a lisp, struggles to live up to the expectations of her overbearing dads. ]]> 2022-02-25 20:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066979740 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066993179 Nominated:
-Tony Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Celia Keenan-Bolger (Olive Ostrovsky)
-Tony Best Direction of a Musical - James Lapine
-Tony Best Original Score - William Finn
-Tony Best Musical

Won:
-Tony Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Dan Folger (William Barfee)
-Tony Best Book of a Musical - Rachel Sheinkin
-Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance
-Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical - James Lapine
-Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical - Rachel Sheinkin]]> 2022-02-25 20:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2066993179 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2067003001 Six quirky adolescents (William Barfee, Leaf Coneybear, Chip Tolentino, Marcy Park, Olive Ostrovsky, Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre) compete in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups (Vice Principal Douglas Panch, Rona Lisa Peretti, Mitch Mahoney). ]]> 2022-02-25 21:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2067003001 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2084467636 Clearly, the characters in "Spelling Bee" are extremely exaggerated in their quirks for the sake of comedy. However, in instances such as "The I Love You Song" and "I'm Not That Smart", these characters appeal to the empathy of the audience in a really unique and honest way. By the end, the audience begins to really like these characters, despite their exaggerated personalities and often annoying character voices. ]]> 2022-03-08 17:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2084467636 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2096555861 https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200673/disney-to-turn-broadways-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-into-movie-musical/]]> 2022-03-15 18:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2096555861 8024921 https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2096581687 The most pertinent connection I found is "Spelling Bee"s overwhelming message of the importance of celebrating differences. Although these characters are made for the sake of comedy and are thoroughly made fun of throughout the show, the show never insinuates that there is something wrong with them. "Spelling Bee's" tone is ultimately the acceptance and celebration of uniqueness, this clear message greatly differentiates the show from others. Overall, it is a sweet story with endearing characters (on top of an extremely funny and fast paced show). ]]> 2022-03-15 18:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/8024921/a0hoknny8tgg6vao/wish/2096581687