Music & Lyrics by
Book by
WILLIAM FINN
RACHEL SHEINKIN
Conceived by
REBECCA FELDMAN
Additional Material by
JAY REISS
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 Featuring SARAH BURTON MARCIA FRANKLIN ALEX LEVENSON MATTHEW LINCOLN-BUGG MICHAEL REID JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE THOMAS STRATTON JOSEPH WAEYAERT TORI WEAVER Music Direction by JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE
Choreography by DEE BUCHANAN
Directed by
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THE CAST
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Mitch Mahoney ...............................................................................................MATTHEW LINCOLN-BUGG Marcy Park............................................................................................................................... SARAH BURTON Leaf Coneybear .....................................................................................................JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE William Barfee .............................................................................................................. THOMAS STRATTON Rona Lisa Peretti.............................................................................................................MARCIA FRANKLIN Olive Ostrovsky ......................................................................................................................... TORI WEAVER Chip Tolentino ................................................................................................................JOSEPH WAEYAERT Douglas Panch ........................................................................................................................... MICHAEL REID Logainee Schwartzandgrubenierre ............................................................................ ALEX LEVENSON
BEHIND THE SCENES
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Director ................................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA Music Director ......................................................................................................JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Choreographer....................................................................................................................... DEE BUCHANAN Lighting Design......................................................................................................................JUSTIN M. KISKA Light Board Operator ............................................................................................................. TREY T. KISKA Sound Operator ................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA Set Design & Construction ...........................................BILL KISKA and JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Costumes ............................................................................................................................................. BILL KISKA Wigs ................................................................................................................... APRIL HORN of HAIR WORX
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~ ACT I ~ A Middle School Gymnasium in Putnam County, New York “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” ................................................................................. Rona and Spellers “The Rules” ...................................................................................................................................................................... The Company “My Friend the Dictionary”.........................................................................................................................................................Olive “Pandemonium” ............................................................................................................................................................ The Company “I’m Not that Smart”........................................................................................................................................................................ Leaf “Magic Foot” ................................................................................................................................................................................. William “Prayer of the Comfort Counselor” ................................................................................................. Mitch and the Company
~ ACT II ~ “Chip’s Lament” ................................................................................................................................................................................. Chip “Woe is Me” .........................................................................................................................................Logainne and the Company “I Speak Six Languages” ............................................................................................................................................................ Marcy “The I Love You Song” .............................................................................................................................. Olive, Rona, and Mitch “Second” .................................................................................................................................... William, Olive, and the Company “Finale” .............................................................................................................................................................................. The Company
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WHO’S WHO
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SARAH BURTON (Marcy): is thrilled to be making her WOB debut! Originality from the Annapolis area, she is glad to be back in her home state. Past credits include Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), Memphis, Sweeney Todd, and White Christmas in Fort Collins, Colorado. She would love to thank the cast and the creative team who made this all possible. MARCIA FRANKLIN (Rona Lisa Peretti): is excited to be returning to WOB for Spelling Bee! She received her Masters in Musical Theatre at NYU and currently teaches Theatre at Bullis School in Potomac, MD. Previous credits include Les Mis, 1776, Nunsense, Annie, and many more. Special thanks to family and friends for being so supportive, especially her amazing husband, Will. ALEX LEVENSON (Logainee): is a graduate from James Madison University with a BA in Musical Theatre. Favorite credits include Catherine (Pippin), Kit Kat Girl/Soloist (Cabaret), Holly/ Millie/Laundress (A Christmas Carol National Tour), Maggie (Lend Me a Tenor), and Liz Morden (Our Country's Good). Enjoy. E-N-J-O-Y. Enjoy . . . the Bee! MATTHEW LINCOLN-BUGG (Mitch Mahoney): is thrilled to be debuting at WOB alongside this amazing cast. When he’s not acting, he’s teaching and choreographing around the DC Metro area. Recent credits include Dr. Bird in Three Little Birds (Adventure Theatre’s 1st Nat’l Tour), TJ in Sister Act (Riverside Dinner Theatre), and The Royal Gate Keeper in The Wiz (Shenandoah Summer Music Theater). He would like to thank his family and crazy friends for their never-ending love and support. MICHAEL REID (Douglas Panch): was most recently seen as Captain Solyony in the Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of The Three Sisters; and will follow this production of Spelling Bee with a turn as George Villiers, the 1st Duke of Buckingham, in the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Three Musketeers. Select roles include Bobby (Company), Jean ValJean (Les Misérables), Theseus/Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream), The Creature (Frankenstein: a New Musical), Roger (RENT), Midas/Orpheus/Others (Metamorphoses), Leo Frank (Parade), the Fool (King Lear), and Oedipus (Oedipus Rex). Michael studied theater at VCU and is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE (Leaf; Music Director): is the theatre’s Creative Director and Resident Music Director. He has appeared on the WOB stage in nearly every production since his WOB debut in 2006, including Anything Goes, The Addams Family, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5: The Musical, Damn Yankees, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Producers, and The Wedding Singer. Since becoming WOB’s Resident Music Director, he has music directed every production since 2010; directed Steel Magnolias and Nunsense A-Men!; and wrote 2010’s Christmas Follies. He has performed in theatres throughout the Maryland-Virginia region in productions of The Addams Family, Next to Normal, RENT, A New Brain, The Rocky Horror Show, Robber Bridegroom, Seussical, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. THOMAS STRATTON (William): is E-X-C-I-T-E-D to be back at WOB after appearing in Les Misérables and Annie Get Your Gun (Tommy) in 2014. Thomas has also made appearances at Toby's Dinner Theatre (1776) and Virginia Repertory Theatre (Santa's Christmas Miracle), as well as performing with Off The Quill in The Creation of the World and Other Business (Lucifer) and A Christmas Cactus (Fred Booker). Go Terps! JOSEPH WAEYAERT (Chip): has appeared in a number of WOB productions over the past few seasons, both on the Mainstage and in the Children’s Theatre. A few of those roles include Lucas in The Addams Family, Peter in Disney’s Peter Pan, Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain, Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin, and Tommy Djilas in The Music Man. One of his favorite roles outside of WOB was as Harry Witherspoon in the musical comedy Lucky Stiff with FtP and Being Revived. TORI WEAVER (Olive): has appeared on the WOB stage in Anything Goes (Erma), The Magic of Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas (Lucy), West Side Story (Anita), Fiddler on the Roof (Golde), It’s Christmas!, Annie Get Your Gun (Dolly), Les Misérables, The Sound of Music (Sister Berthe), and most recently as Junie B. in Junie B. Jones – The Musical in the Children’s Theatre. She has also been seen in Reefer Madness with Being Revived and in Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! at the MET. Other favorite roles include Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense, Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Smitty in How to Succeed . . .
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WHO’S WHO
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BILL KISKA (Director, Executive Producer): is WOB’s Executive Producer and CEO. Since the Kiska family purchased the theatre in 2002, he has overseen every production, directing a majority of them, including more recently Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, and Hairspray. No stranger to appearing on stage, he has been seen in roles ranging from Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music to Lawrence Jameson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to Georges in La Cage aux Folles. DEE BUCHANAN (Choreographer): has owned and operated The Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance for 24 years and has directed her own dance company since its inception 17 years ago. She is a graduate of Hood College and is a member of Dance Masters of America and the Cecchetti Council of America, as well as WOB’s Resident Choreographer. Dee holds her Intermediate Professional Certificate through the CCA, and is a teacher and coach in the Cecchetti Method. She is certified through Dance Masters of America in tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and acrobatics. Dee works at Middletown High School as the dance line instructor of the Marching Knights, the coach of the Dance Team, and the choreographer for the spring musicals. WOB credits include Anything Goes, The Addams Family, West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5: The Musical, and The Music Man.
WAY OFF BROADWAY (Producer): The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, celebrated its 20th Anniversary Season in 2014. Since it first opened in 1995, the theatre has been a leader in the area’s theatre community, proudly bringing both classic musicals, as well as regional and area premieres to the Frederick stage. Productions have included The Addams Family, Les Misérable, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical, The Music Man, Jekyll & Hyde, Hairspray, South Pacific, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Mel Brooks’ The Producers, CATS, The Wedding Singer, Evita, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Sound of Music, The Odd Couple, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, La Cage aux Folles, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Annie, Bye Bye, Birdie, The King & I, …Forum, Lend Me a Tenor, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Blood Brothers, Mame, and 42nd Street. Way Off Broadway is also the home of a one-of-akind children’s lunch theatre, offering entertainment for the entire family, giving children a chance to see their favorite characters live on stage. In addition to its regular Mainstage and Children’s Theatre seasons, the theatre produces a number of special events throughout the year including an annual Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus) and an interactive mystery series. www.wayoffbroadway.com
THE WAY OFF BROADWAY DINNER THEATRE Executive Producer & Chief Executive Officer..........................................................................BILL KISKA President & Managing Director .......................................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA General Manager & Chief Financial Officer................................................................................ DEB KISKA Associate Producer ...................................................................................................................... TREY T. KISKA Creative Director ......................................................................................................JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Resident Choreographer ....................................................................................................... DEE BUCHANAN Assistant Kitchen Manager .......................................................................................... SUZETTA HARRISON
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In 2005, a brand new musical took Broadway by storm. Opening at the Shubert Theatre, Monty Python’s Spamalot brought together a cast and creative team of comedy heavyweights to create one of the most irreverent and entertaining musical comedies of all time. The cast was led by Tim Curry and included David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azari, Christopher Siebert, Christian Borle, and Sara Ramirez. With a score by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, and under the direction of legendary director Mike Nichols, the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail came to life on the New York stage. Self-described as “lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. Throughout the show, Arthur, traveling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest, including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. On their way, they meet the Lady of the Lake, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight, and the Knights who say Ni. The show was an instant success, both with critics and audiences. When awards season rolled around, Spamalot received fourteen Tony nominations, taking home the prize for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Nichols), and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ramirez). It also won the Drama Desk Award for Best New Musical of 2015. By the time Spamalot closed on January 11, 2009, after four years on Broadway, it had played 34 previews and almost 1,600 regular performances. Over two million people had seen the show and it had
made over $175 million. As the show was entertaining audiences on Broadway and across the country with the First National Tour, a production crossed the pond and opened in London’s West End in 2006, returning Spamalot to the land of King Arthur and its origin. Reprising his role in London, Curry received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. In addition to Curry’s nomination, Spamalot received six others including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical (Hannah Waddingham). WHERE IT ALL BEGAN The phenomenon of Spamalot was made possible because of the success of the British comedy group Monty Python, whose members included Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Together they created the hit BBC television series Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Airing from 1969 to 1974, Flying Circus was a sketch comedy show like no one had ever seen. Not only did the comedians write and perform the material, they pushed the boundaries going well beyond what had been seen on television until that point. The popularity of the television series allowed the “Python phenomenon” to expand to include live stage shows, films, albums, books, and, of course, the Broadway hit, Spamalot. Monty Python’s Spamalot will make its Frederick-area premiere when it takes its first bow at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre on July 22nd. Running through September 17th, it is a laugh riot not to be missed. ♫
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THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE May 6 - June 25, 2016
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