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On Broadway: words can't say it all in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-MAY-05 		Format: Online - approximately 1076 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: On Broadway: words can't say it all in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.(Theater Review)

Article Excerpt
One of the big differences between dance in the musical theater and dance on the concert stage is that in a musical, movement can sneak up behind you and lift you out of your seat. At American Ballet Theatre or Paul Taylor Dance Company, audiences know they're in metaphor-land and dance will be the chief means of expression. Musicals happen in a different place--a place where everyday speech is the standard of communication. When it proves inadequate, music takes over. And when there's even more to say, well, it's time to dance.

That's precisely how it works in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the surprise hit of the season. With music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, no stars, no ensemble, and no hype, it opened in February at the off-Broadway Second Stage Theater. The rave reviews sent it quickly into the Circle in the Square, a Broadway house that makes it eligible for...

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