Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

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Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 3:54pm

Christine Ebersole, Raúl Esparza and Brian Stokes Mitchell will appear as guest spellers for a special "Broadway Night at the Bee" at The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee March 18.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106449.html

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 3:56pm

OhmyGod I need to go to this. I'm laughing really hard right now.

Who wants to help me with the lottery?

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 4:01pm

Paging Miss Liotte. BWW to Liotte, come in Liotte. :)

It sounds fun! I'd actually try and go myself if I wasn't, you know, all the way on the other side of the country.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 4:01pm

Assuming they have a lottery since they usually do for their special shows, what time would it be for a 7:30 curtain? I think Spelling Bee is the show that has odd lotto times, no?

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 4:55pm

The lotto is an hour and a half before curtain; 30 minutes after Wicked's.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:04pm

There is no Sunday night Wicked show, but yes lotto is 1.5 hr before curtain, so Bee would pull at 6pm for a 7:30 curtain.

eta: who is going to be the fourth speller? Seems random to have 3 celebs and one audience member, which is what it sounds like it will be.

Updated On: 3/12/07 at 05:04 PM

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:06pm

I hope for their 4th star they choose Celia Keenan-Bolger. That would be a wonderful little reunion.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:13pm

I wish I could see this!

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:13pm

That is so cool! I( wish I could go, well maybe

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:27pm

Oh I'm gonna try to go to this! Last time I tried the lottery I didn't win but I bought a student rush seat instead. I hope that's still available.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:35pm

Wish I could go! have fun, those of you who do! I wonder if they will aske Christine how to spell "staunch," that would be funny...

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Updated On: 3/12/07 at 05:35 PM

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:48pm

Oh, wow! Good luck to you guys who're trying lotto.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/12/07 at 5:57pm

Now that would be a fun night!

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 2:12am

Looking forward to it!

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 2:28am

Goodnight, and godspeed!

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 10:14am

If anyone wants to help me with the lotto, I'll give you a cookie.

Well, probably not, but you'll get to enjoy the pleasure of my company while waiting out in the cold!

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Updated On: 3/13/07 at 10:14 AM

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 1:02pm

I'm going to try REALLY hard to make it in for the lotto! If not, I'm hoping for student or standing room!

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 8:46pm

Wow. . so what happens to the shows that have their leads in Spelling Bee that night?

A good night to be a standby?

Sm**chies!

Jacob.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 8:52pm

I may try to see this it looks like it'll be a good time.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 8:56pm

Company doesn't have a Sunday night show, nor I assume does Grey Gardens. They have matinees on Sunday, so this won't conflict with them performing in their shows. Stokes isn't in anything currently.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 8:56pm

Wow. . so what happens to the shows that have their leads in Spelling Bee that night?

Nothing, since there are no Sunday evening performances for those shows :)

I'm gonna be there. They should make Raul spell "swishy"...

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/13/07 at 8:57pm

Oh I didn't realize it was on a Sunday night.

Interesting. . thanks for the info

~Jacob.

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/15/07 at 6:25pm

Hahah, they're including an audience member.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=16690

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/15/07 at 6:29pm

But it's no longer Ebersole. *sob*

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re: Stokes, Ebersole, Esparza to Guest at Spelling Bee's Broadway Night

Posted: 3/15/07 at 6:31pm

Oy! I wonder how wacky people are going to try and be now so they can be the guest speller.

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