Cooper and Kravits complete ‘Spelling Bee’ cast, Grace on ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ at NY Botanical Garden, Matt on ‘The Wiz’ tour in Orlando

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1) Lilli Cooper, Jason Kravits complete cast for Off-Broadway’s ’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/206218/lilli-cooper-and-jason-kravits-complete-the-cast-of-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-off-broadway/

2) $20 tickets to Off-Broadway shows via 20at20
https://www.20at20.com/shows

3) Broadway’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ available to stream today
https://deadline.com/2025/10/george-clooney-kimmel-trump-biden-good-night-and-good-luck-1236567941/

4) Show and casting news

Kennedy, Reed, Zien, more to lead Off-Broadway musical ‘Reunions’
https://playbill.com/article/chilina-kennedy-courtney-reed-chip-zien-more-will-star-in-new-off-broadway-musical-reunions

Christopher Jackson to exit ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ in November
https://playbill.com/article/christopher-jackson-to-depart-broadways-hells-kitchen-durrell-tank-babbs-sets-return

Will Swenson to lead ‘A Beautiful Noise’ in Australia
https://playbill.com/article/will-swenson-to-reprise-role-of-neil-diamond-in-a-beautiful-noise-in-australia

5) Grace discusses ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’ light walk at New York Botanical Garden
https://www.nybg.org/event/disney-tim-burtons-the-nightmare-before-christmas-light-trail/

6) Matt reviews national tour of ‘The Wiz’ at Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando
https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2025/the-wiz/