THEATER REVIEW. Through Sept. 16. Grade: A. One contestant needs a decongestant. Another makes his own clothes, likes to toss his hair and is convinced that hes not that smart. Last years winner has a protuberance so exuberant he has...

Would anyone like to be on the Earlham team at Wayne County's 18th Literacy Coalition Spelling Bee for Literacy When: Wed., Sept. 20, 7 p.m....

The spelling bee craze finally makes it to Boston with "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," which will have a limited run at the Wilbur Theatre starting Sept. 26. Natick native William...

Went to see The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tonight, mainly due to Raymond Chen's mention of it in his blog. Was pretty entertaining.Th e audience members who participated in our group seemed not to do nearly as well as the group in Raymond's: the last audience member was eliminated before "xerophtha lmia" came up. But at least there was no misspelling of "Mexican&q uot;.Definitely recommend this too. Got to agree with Raymond that the second half was a bit slow. But there was generally a good mix of humour (cough... humor) and emotional stuff. Jenni Barber's Olive Ostrovsky was particularly goosepimp inducingly well played :)

Those who may not be able to spell "procrasti nate," but who just have not gotten around to buying their tickets for today's adult fund-raising spelling bee are still in luck.

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Get Tickets Before the General Public! Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place September 13 - November 12 VIP Tickets: $75- $90 Regular Tickets: $59.50 - $69.50 On sale now! To order, call 800-NOW-AMEX or visit www.ticketmaste r.com Offer available through Wednesday, August 2 Apply for an American Express Gold Card here. For more information on Gold Card Events, please call 1-800-448-TIKS between 8AM and 11PM ET. Your eligible American Express Card will be needed at time of ordering. All Ticketmaster performances are subject to service charges, dates and prices subject to changes, select performances available, no refunds or exchanges. Availability is limited!

July 1, 2005 -- Spelling Bee Spelldown Congratulations to the Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee winner, nine-year-old Kavya Shivashankar from Kansas City!