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BROADWAY'S TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL COMEDY THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE TO COMPETE AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS MARCH 13 – 25, 2007. PRESENTED BY BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA – FT. LAUDERDALE AND FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION.
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, the hit Tony ® Award-winning musical comedy that continues to sell-out at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre, is in an open-end run at Chicago's Drury Lane Theatre, and at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, and is now on its first national tour as the hit show's fourth company, arrives for an exclusive South Florida engagement, Tuesday, March 13 through Sunday, March 25, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Performance times are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, and matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2pm with additional performances Sunday, March 18th at 7:30pm Wednesday, March 21st at pm. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets are available though Ticketmaster by phones at 954-523-3309 in Broward, 305-358-5885 in Dade, and 561-966-3309 in Palm Beach or www.ticketmaster.com and in person at Ticketmaster outlets. Orders for groups of 15 or more may be placed by calling Broadway Across America at 1-800-6GROUPS (647-6877).
Produced by David Stone, 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.
