There’s something magical about songs that spell out words. They hook you in, make you sing along, and get stuck in your head. From Hip Hop anthems to pop bangers, these tracks transform the mundane ...

William Finn is a renowned composer and lyricist, born in Boston. He is best known for his musicals Falsettos, A New Brain, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Through his music, he mixes ...

Adult actors play fierce middle-school spellers in a wonderful revival of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical.

Director Danny Mefford said the show is a Trojan Horse that appears silly but uncovers "deep things about human nature." ...

Spell Songs is a musical companion piece to The Lost Words by author Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris; a celebrated ‘spell book’ rich with poetic rhythms and imagined birdsong that naturally ...

Around this time of year, with visitors planning trips to New York City, a frequently asked question is: “What show should we ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Lost Words: Spell Songs is the album of the best-selling and, now, Greenaway-Prize-winning book, a ...

OXON HILL, Maryland (Reuters) - The young contestants in the United States' Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday relied on coping strategies from prayer to song to cool their nerves as they ...

ris, and recorded what they created at Rockfield studios, then performed four sell-out shows to standing ovations in February. At these shows, Morris would create new images live on stage as the ...