“We had somebody misspell ‘cow’ a few nights ago for the first time ever,” says Lilli Cooper. “I think he said C-A-W. And then we rang the bell, and when he heard the bell, he was like, what? I think he was in shock that he had misspelled it himself.”

Welcome to the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” revival, running off- Broadway at the New World Stages theater, where the stage has been transformed to look like a middle school gymnasium. The stacked ensemble cast includes Tony-nominated theater stars like Cooper, nominated in 2019 for “Tootsie,” former “Boop!” lead Jasmine Amy Rogers and “Kimberly Akimbo” breakout Justin Cooley , along with “Glee” star Kevin McHale and other emerging talent.

“The way that each actor plays their role is just so deliciously perfect and everyon

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