DirtyRottenGirl Attends The National Tour Bee!

[DirtyRottenGirl]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 2:31pm

Last night I saw the national tour of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Usually when you see a national tour you know that the actors are going to be really good but you don't expect them to be as good or better then the original. This cast was amazing. I even liked this Marcy better then the original. Each actor added their own twist on the character which made it very nice. There was a part in the show when there was one audience member left and they gave her this impossible word and she got it right. You could tell Rona and Panch weren't ready for that but they had a nice recovery. I noticed some changes but very small. There was some small choreography chances and because it was a different cast I noticed some vocal changes. During the "I Love You Song" Mitch is suppose to do a vocal run but instead he did a run that was much like an Indian raga. It was so beautiful and fit well with the music. There was also a mom sitting in front of me with her two sons. This was the boys first musical and they loved it. Everyone in the audience couldn't stop rolling in their seats with laughter. This bee gets an A+ for being A-W-E-S-O-M-E! I strongly encourage everyone to see this tour Also remember it is Broadway Equity Fights Aids(or whatever it is called) time, so be sure to bring money.

[broadwayjavajunkie]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 3:28pm

Good to know it's good!

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 4:52pm

Glad you liked it! Does anyone know if the Boston company does anything for BC/EFA?

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 5:03pm

I'm very glad to know it's good. I will be seeing it around Christmas time when it drops by here. Hopefully, I'll get to be a speller! <3

[crzyrocket]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 6:07pm

millie,

I saw the Boston Bee last Wednesday and they've started collecting for BC/EFA. They have Marcy's kick-boards (decorated and signed) and signed posters/Playbills.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 9:48pm

There was a part in the show when there was one audience member left and they gave her this impossible word and she got it right. You could tell Rona and Panch weren't ready for that but they had a nice recovery.

That's a regular feature of the show.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 10/28/06 at 9:54pm

saw the tour last week in philly and could not agree with you more. it was so great.

[DirtyRottenGirl]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 12:11am

All I meant was that this was the second city for the tour and it was probably their first time having that occur and they weren't ready for it.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 12:14am

This was their second city? I'm pretty sure they've been to at least four or five cities before this one.

[qwerty2]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:24am

What LizzieCurry is trying to say, is that they have words that people can spell in anyway *as long as it's close* and either stay in or get kicked out.

Some guy in Philly spelled it caterjune instead of caterjunes, and he got kicked of before he got Xer....

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:06am

Yeah, it happens EVERY time, no matter how it's spelled. It's not a real word.

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:19am

How big was the theater?

[qwerty2]

Posted: 10/29/06 at 1:36am

Not knowing all this info makes the show a lot funnier.

If you're already reading this post and have never seen the show, too bad...