Alex Newell to Join The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee This Summer
We're full of G-L-E-E! Tony winner Alex Newell will join the off-Broadway cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Rona Lisa Peretti this summer. Newell beings performances on August 7 for four weeks only. Lilli Cooper will play her final performance as Rona Lisa Peretti on August 2. Newell’s Broadway credits include One on This Island, Chicago and Shucked, for which they won their Tony Award. This pa…