Guide Note:The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee began its Broadway run on April 15, 2005 and is still running. It has won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Featured Actor.
Fast Facts:
- Music & Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin
- The show features audience participants, some of whom have included former Scripps National Spelling Bee Winners
- The show uses a made up word, "Catarjunes", to eliminate audience members so the show can go on, or sometimes to extend an audience member's participation.