Thursday

Alpine Theatre Project will present its first musical of the season with the regional premiere of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The multiple Tony Award-winning comedy will be performed in the Whitefish Middle School auditorium from July 9-26 at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays-Saturdays and at 6 p.m. on Sundays. The musical chronicles the experiences of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling bee championship of a lifetime and stars Betsi Morrison, Jodi Kimura, Nick Spear, Rebecca Spear, Mickey Fisher, Jarran Muse, Ryan Appleby, Charissa Bertels and Ron DeStefano. For tickets, call 862-7469 or visit online at

Thursday

Alpine Theatre Project will present its first musical of the season with the regional premiere of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The multiple Tony Award-winning comedy will be performed in the Whitefish Middle School auditorium from July 9-26 at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays-Saturdays and at 6 p.m. on Sundays. The musical chronicles the experiences of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling bee championship of a lifetime and stars Betsi Morrison, Jodi Kimura, Nick Spear, Rebecca Spear, Mickey Fisher, Jarran Muse, Ryan Appleby, Charissa Bertels and Ron DeStefano. For tickets, call 862-7469 or visit online at www.alpinetheatreproject.org.

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