Overview

• Cooper will play Rona Lisa Peretti and Kravits will portray Vice Principal Douglas Panch in the completed company.
• Kevin McHale leads the revival as William Barfée, with Jasmine Amy Rogers, Justin Cooley, Philippe Arroyo, Autumn Best, Leana Rae Concepcion, and Matt Manuel among the principal cast.
• Previews start November 7, opening night is November 17, and the 14-week engagement is scheduled through February 15, 2026, at New World Stages in New York City.
• Several artists, including McHale, Arroyo, Concepcion, and members of the design team, are reprising work from the production’s earlier Kennedy Center staging.
• The production features a book by Rachel Sheinkin and music by William Finn, with producers led by Barbara Whitman, Aaron Glick, and Timothy Bloom, and tickets on sale now at spellingbeenyc.com.