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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee » Original Cast

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Show Details

• Show: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2)
• Music: William Finn (23)
• Lyrics: William Finn (23)
• Book: Rachel Sheinkin (2)

Recording Details

• Date: 2005
• Type: Audio / Stage Cast
• Language: English
• Location: US / NY / New York
• Orchestrations: Michael Starobin (49)
• Conductor: Michael Keller
• Producer: Kurt Deutsch (34),  Joel Moss (30),  Bill Rosenfield (46)
• Liner Notes: Bill Rosenfield (46)
• Performer: Derrick Baskin (3),  Deborah S. Craig (2),  Jesse Tyler Ferguson (3),  Dan Fogler (2),  Lisa Howard (9),  Celia Keenan-Bolger (7),  Jose Llana (8),  Jay Reiss,  Sarah Saltzberg (2)
• Notes: "Why We Like Spelling" was not used in the original production, but included in its proper context for this recording.

Recording Releases

Buy MP3 Album (or listen to Sound Clips) Format: CD Label: Ghostlight 7915584407-2 Released: 2005-05-31 Barcode: 0791558440720 Buy from:

Shows/Hide Tracks: 01. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 02. The Spelling Rules My Favorite Moment Of The Bee 03. My Friend, The Dictionary 04. The First Goodbye 05. Pandemonium 06. I'm Not That Smart 07. The Second Goodbye 08. Magic Foot 09. Pandemonium (Reprise) My Favorite Moment Of The Bee (Reprise) 10. Why We Like Spelling 11. Prayer Of The Comfort Counselor 12. My Unfortunate Erection (Chip's Lament) 13. Woe Is Me 14. I'm Not That Smart (Reprise) 15. I Speak Six Languages 16. The I Love You Song 17. Woe Is Me (Reprise) 18. My Favorite Moment Of The Bee (Second Reprise) Second 19. Finale 20. The Last Goodbye

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Discussion

Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:48:
Amazon.com Editoral Review: When was the last time you heard a musical with a truly hilarious book? Rachel Sheinkin has concocted such a thing for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, one of the most unexpected hits of 2005. Unfortunately, Sheinkin's wit is mostly lost on a cast album; fortunately, the show's songs are by the great William Finn. Set at the titular event, the musical never looks down on the competiting kids (played by adult actors), instead portraying them as endearingly nerdy but also smart, and endowing them with real personalities rather than predictably spelling-bee tics. The cast is uniformly superb, although personal faves include Sarah Saltzberg, playing Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre with a delicious lisp ("Woe Is Me"); Jesse Tyler Ferguson, bringing sweet innocence to Leaf Coneybear ("I'm Not That Smart"); and Dan Fogler, in a breakout comic performance as William Barfee ("Magic Foot," sounding like a sly tribute to Kander & Ebb). This show may be small in scale, but it's a huge winner. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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