“THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE!” - Main Stage Dinner Production

June 12th, 13th, 14th & 19th, 20th, 21st, 2025

Six awkward spelling champions will be learning that winning (and losing) isn't everything……….So dust off your dictionary’s and get out your flash cards and get ready for the Spelling-Bee-of-all-Spelling-Bee’s to hit CCP’s Main Stage in June 2025!

**The Original Broadway Tony Award Winner “THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE!!”**

Directed by: Benjamin Miller

Produced By: Emily Whitener-Roberts

Presented and licensed through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman

Additional Material by Jay Reiss

Music and Lyrics by William Finn

Book by Rachel Sheinkin

Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine

Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre

Based upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm.

The Barrington Stage Company workshop of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE was originally co-directed by Michael Barakiva and Rebecca Feldman.

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. 

Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. 

While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. 

Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.

A riotous ride, complete with audience participation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a delightful den of comedic, fast-paced, crowd-pleaser, genius, and an instant theatre patron favorite!

CCP never stops working to give you the very best in live theatrical entertainment!! 

**YOU NOW HAVE 2 TICKET OPTIONS AT THE SPACIOUS CAPITAL CITY PRODUCTIONS 70 FOOT MAINSTAGE!!**

**Option 1! - You have the choice to enjoy a Dinner Buffet **SHOW+DINNER** In The Hawthorn Bank Banquet Room (located inside the theatre) by an Award Winning Caterer 

OR 

**Option 2! - You may choose to enjoy the **SHOW-ONLY** ticket option and bring your own snacks! 

**The choice is yours!**

**Coffee, Tea, and Lemonade are served but you are welcome, as always, to bring your own Broadway libations (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) to make your show come to life!!**

Advanced Online Tickets Soon Available:

https://www.ccpjc.org

Or by calling or texting our Jefferson Bank CCP Box Office at:

(573) 681-9612

Or emailing:

info@ccpjc.org

**NOW with all our performances, there ARE paper-tickets issued. Upon arrival at the theatre, your tickets will be scanned in before entering the Central Trust Bank Auditorium! Tables & Seats are now assigned by the patron at the time of purchase!

See you at the BEE!

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