Off-Broadway's new revival of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee celebrated ...

Adult actors play fierce middle-school spellers in a wonderful revival of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical.

Around this time of year, with visitors planning trips to New York City, a frequently asked question is: “What show should we ...

The recently extended Off-Broadway production of the cult-hit musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, opens ...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will extend its run off-Broadway through April 12, 2026, due to popular demand. The production opens tonight, Monday, November 17, at New World Stages, and ...

The show runs now through Nov. 30. Performances are held on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at DMTC.org or at the box office.

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the ...

Most of us never made our way out of the classroom let alone to the school stage during the annual winnowing of spelling bee competitors. In The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee we get to see ...

Melody Hinkle holds up her winnings from the National Spanish Spelling Bee in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 12. Courtesy Amy Hinkle Melody Hinkle was on stage waiting for the final word to be ...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos welcomed the Scripps National Spelling Bee winner to Live. The couple misspelled words a few times during their mock challenge against him. Ripa slammed her notecard to ...

Faizan Zaki was the big winner at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrated its 100th anniversary. At the first Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1925, there were only nine participants. This ...

Last night, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Plano, Texas, won the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Including Faizan, whose parents emigrated from India, 30 of the past 36 champions have been Indian ...