Tony Award winner Alex Newell (Shucked, “Glee”) will join the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as the Bee’s moderator & 3rd annual Putnam County spelling champion Rona Lisa Peretti, beginning Friday, August 7, for 4 weeks only. As previously announced, Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper will play her final performance as Rona on Sunday, August 2. Newell joins a coterie of new stars in the rev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM on June 25, 2026