THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE will be directed by Jon Rosen, with choreography by Meredith Fox, and with music and vocal direction by Christopher Hewitt.
"Ever since I saw this show on Broadway, I hoped to get the opportunity to direct it," said Director Jon Rosen. "SPELLING BEE is a force field of theatricality that champions eccentric young people dealing with the trials and tribulations of adolescence. With great humor, it addresses the challenges that almost every kid faces in feeling that they are just slightly different than everyone else. Most important, it leaves us with the understanding that winning ISN'T everything and that sometimes even the losers are winners. William Finn (who composed the FALSETTO trilogy and A NEW BRAIN) supplies a delightful score with amazing lyrics and Rachel Sheinkin's book gives six adult actors the chance to re-engage with their inner youth!"
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Landmark Musical Theatre is entering its seventh season in 2021, following its enforced 18-month hiatus due to Covid-19 after closing its most recent production, URINETOWN, in early March 2020. Formed in the summer of 2015 after bringing its Santa Clara production of the satirical musical TOMFOOLERY (based on the hilarious words and music of Tom Lehrer) to the Eureka (now the Gateway) Theatre, Landmark has produced shows such as THE BOY FROM OZ (Bay area premiere), EVITA, HAIR (TBA winner, Best Choreography Tier 3), and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at several San Francisco venues, including the Shelton Theater, the Exit Theatre, and the Great Star Theater. Landmark is thrilled to finally have "a place of its own" in Theater 33 at 533 Sutter Street between Mason and Powell.
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"Ever since I saw this show on Broadway, I hoped to get the opportunity to direct it," said Director Jon Rosen. "SPELLING BEE is a force field of theatricality that champions eccentric young people dealing with the trials and tribulations of adolescence. With great humor, it addresses the challenges that almost every kid faces in feeling that they are just slightly different than everyone else. Most important, it leaves us with the understanding that winning ISN'T everything and that sometimes even the losers are winners. William Finn (who composed the FALSETTO trilogy and A NEW BRAIN) supplies a delightful score with amazing lyrics and Rachel Sheinkin's book gives six adult actors the chance to re-engage with their inner youth!"
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Landmark Musical Theatre is entering its seventh season in 2021, following its enforced 18-month hiatus due to Covid-19 after closing its most recent production, URINETOWN, in early March 2020. Formed in the summer of 2015 after bringing its Santa Clara production of the satirical musical TOMFOOLERY (based on the hilarious words and music of Tom Lehrer) to the Eureka (now the Gateway) Theatre, Landmark has produced shows such as THE BOY FROM OZ (Bay area premiere), EVITA, HAIR (TBA winner, Best Choreography Tier 3), and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at several San Francisco venues, including the Shelton Theater, the Exit Theatre, and the Great Star Theater. Landmark is thrilled to finally have "a place of its own" in Theater 33 at 533 Sutter Street between Mason and Powell.
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE will be directed by Jon Rosen, with choreography by Meredith Fox, and with music and vocal direction by Christopher Hewitt.
"Ever since I saw this show on Broadway, I hoped to get the opportunity to direct it," said Director Jon Rosen. "SPELLING BEE is a force field of theatricality that champions eccentric young people dealing with the trials and tribulations of adolescence. With great humor, it addresses the challenges that almost every kid faces in feeling that they are just slightly different than everyone else. Most important, it leaves us with the understanding that winning ISN'T everything and that sometimes even the losers are winners. William Finn (who composed the FALSETTO trilogy and A NEW BRAIN) supplies a delightful score with amazing lyrics and Rachel Sheinkin's book gives six adult actors the chance to re-engage with their inner youth!"
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Landmark Musical Theatre is entering its seventh season in 2021, following its enforced 18-month hiatus due to Covid-19 after closing its most recent production, URINETOWN, in early March 2020. Formed in the summer of 2015 after bringing its Santa Clara production of the satirical musical TOMFOOLERY (based on the hilarious words and music of Tom Lehrer) to the Eureka (now the Gateway) Theatre, Landmark has produced shows such as THE BOY FROM OZ (Bay area premiere), EVITA, HAIR (TBA winner, Best Choreography Tier 3), and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at several San Francisco venues, including the Shelton Theater, the Exit Theatre, and the Great Star Theater. Landmark is thrilled to finally have "a place of its own" in Theater 33 at 533 Sutter Street between Mason and Powell.
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"Ever since I saw this show on Broadway, I hoped to get the opportunity to direct it," said Director Jon Rosen. "SPELLING BEE is a force field of theatricality that champions eccentric young people dealing with the trials and tribulations of adolescence. With great humor, it addresses the challenges that almost every kid faces in feeling that they are just slightly different than everyone else. Most important, it leaves us with the understanding that winning ISN'T everything and that sometimes even the losers are winners. William Finn (who composed the FALSETTO trilogy and A NEW BRAIN) supplies a delightful score with amazing lyrics and Rachel Sheinkin's book gives six adult actors the chance to re-engage with their inner youth!"
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Landmark Musical Theatre is entering its seventh season in 2021, following its enforced 18-month hiatus due to Covid-19 after closing its most recent production, URINETOWN, in early March 2020. Formed in the summer of 2015 after bringing its Santa Clara production of the satirical musical TOMFOOLERY (based on the hilarious words and music of Tom Lehrer) to the Eureka (now the Gateway) Theatre, Landmark has produced shows such as THE BOY FROM OZ (Bay area premiere), EVITA, HAIR (TBA winner, Best Choreography Tier 3), and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at several San Francisco venues, including the Shelton Theater, the Exit Theatre, and the Great Star Theater. Landmark is thrilled to finally have "a place of its own" in Theater 33 at 533 Sutter Street between Mason and Powell.
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