I do not know how accurate the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is compared to many local competitions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but I heard it is a great musical. About a year ago, I learned that one of my favorite songs (Spelling Bee Rules) is in that musical. Spelling Bee Rules has been used at several of the national spelling bees.
Lyrics
Now for the official spelling bee rules (ding!)
A speller (repeat)
May ask questions (repeat)
About the words pronunciation and definition (definition)
Its use in a sentence (in a sentence)
And its language of origin (language of origin)
Once you start to spell a word you may start over,
but the sequence of the letters already spoken may not be changed.
There is also a lot of audience participation, and a lot of times characters drop the "fourth wall" (an imaginary wall keeping performers from directly addressing or recognizing their audience). The audience members are treated as audience members in a fictitious spelling bee. There are many examples, such as one of the characters refering to an age-appropriate woman near the stage as his mother.
This summer I may have a chance to see it in Southern Utah. I assume it's also to celebrate the 85th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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