New Yorkers had a rooting interest in the 2013 National Spelling Bee, as Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old from Queens, made the finals for the third year in a row. The middle schooler had placed third in the previous two Bees, but this year, he won the title by spelling “knaidel” (another word for matzoh ball) correctly. Five days later, on June 4, Arvind and his family headed to Broadway’s Shubert T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AM on June 5, 2013