Darren Day and Niki Evans will star in the first UK tour of William Finn’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, at Royal Court, Liverpool November 5-9.
Spelling Bee is a musical comedy that centres on the lives of six quirky adolescents who have entered into a competition that asks the contestants to spell a variety of words.
Day, best known for his leading roles in West End and touring productions of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Summer Holiday, We Will Rock You and Hollyoaks will play Vice Principal Panch, a senior member of the judging panel.
Rona Lisa Peretti is played by Evans who found fame on ITV’s X Factor and went on to star as Mrs Johnstone in the West End and touring productions of Blood Brothers and Paulette in Legally Blonde.