Cast
Philippe Arroyo
Chip Tolentino
Philippe Arroyo
(Chip Tolentino)
is a proud alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University, who is thrilled to return to the Bee!! Broadway/Theatre credits include: & Juliet (Francois Dubois), Kennedy Center’s 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip), Disney’s Aladdin National Tour (Omar), The York Theatre’s Penelope (Telemachus), Joe Iconis’ Punk Rock Girl (Dudley), The Karate Kid Musical (Freddie), Into the Woods First National Tour (Jack), Pittsburgh Public Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), TUTS' In the Heights (Sonny). TV credits: “Uncoupled” on Netflix, “Evil” on CBS, “Helpsters” on Apple Plus, and “Truth Slash Fiction!
Leana Rae Concepcion
Marcy Park
Leana Rae Concepcion
(Marcy Park)
was an original cast member of the Tony Award winning revival of Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway, Off-Broadway & will appear in the upcoming film. Her other credits include the Kennedy Center production of Spelling Bee, Joanne in Rent at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and Katie in the world premiere of Rattlesnake Kate at DCPA.
Justin Cooley
Leaf Coneybear
Justin Cooley
(Leaf Coneybear)
was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel and Antony awards and received an ABA Clarence Derwent Award, a Theatre World Award and the Clive Barnes Award in recognition of his performance as Seth in the original Broadway company of Kimberly Akimbo. He is stoked to be hitting the stage again in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Kevin McHale
William Barfée
Kevin McHale
(William Barfée)
is a Grammy-nominated, SAG Award-winning actor best known for playing Artie Abrams on “Glee.” He has appeared in multiple TV shows including “The Office,” “When We Rise,” and “American Horror Stories.” As a singer, he released his debut EP in 2019. Kevin made his stage debut in the Kennedy Center’s revival of Spelling Bee in 2024 and his London debut in 2025 in Sondheim’s The Frogs. He currently co-hosts the hit iHeart podcast And That’s What You Really Missed with “Glee” co-star Jenna Ushkowitz.
Stay tuned! More cast members to be announced shortly.
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