Music and Lyrics by William Finn with Book by Rachel Sheinkin






PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUGLAS KUHRT
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.
VENUE
Grosvenor East Theatre
Category
Musical/ Actor Muso
Run lenght
30th April – 2nd May 2026
So much of the sound design is already covered in the music so I got the chance to get my teeth into the technical side. Always a gorgeous place to work and a great musical.
My thoughts ๐ญ
Cast
- Chip Tolentino โย Sam Stephens-Liddell
- Douglas Panch โย Samuel Coath
- Leaf Coneybear / Logan’s 2nd Dad โย Andrew Powell
- Logainne Schwartzandgrubeniere โย Madaleine Coleman
- Marcy Park โย Elizabeth Woolley
- Mitch Mahoney โย Tomohiro Roddy
- Olive Ostrosvsky โย Catrin Griffith Jones
- Olive’s Dad / Jesus Christ / Logan’s Dad โย Liam Cann
- Rona Lisa Peretti โย Jasmine Chakrabarti
- William Barfee โย Tom Nye
Creative Team
- Director โ Graham Hubbard
- Lighting Designer โ Douglas Kuhrt
- Set and Costume Designer โ Eleanor Ferguson
- Stage Manager โ Steph Warden
- Production Mixer – Sam Leahy