The high-stakes world of middle-school spelling competitions takes center stage in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This musical comedy follows six overachieving would-be wordsmiths and their neurotic parents. The hilariously catchy songs capture teenage troubles at their worst, from "Woe Is Me" to "My Unfortunate Erection (Chip's Lament)." And the contest teaches the valuable lesson that winning isn't the only definition of success. With music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was nominated for Best Musical and five other Tony Awards in its original run, winning for Best Book.
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| Star Tribune - Recommended
"...But the songs by William Finn, Tony winner for the excellent 1992 musical "Falsettos," seem almost incidental to the story. They are not very musically, or lyrically, interesting, mainly just characters stepping forward and explaining themselves. They seem to be padding what would ideally be a Fringe-length show."
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