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Concocting a new show, reviving a city

'See Rock' goes from page to stage at Musical Theatre Lab in Pittsfield

Above, from left: William Finn, who oversees the Musical Theatre Lab, ''See Rock City'' composer Brad Alexander and writer Adam Mathias, and musical director Vadim Feichtner. Below: cast member Jill Abramovitz and director Kevin Del Aguila. Above, from left: William Finn, who oversees the Musical Theatre Lab, ''See Rock City'' composer Brad Alexander and writer Adam Mathias, and musical director Vadim Feichtner. Below: cast member Jill Abramovitz and director Kevin Del Aguila. (Caleb Kenna for The Boston Globe)
By Joanna Weiss
Globe Staff / August 10, 2008

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PITTSFIELD - A come-from-nowhere hit can launch from anywhere, it seems. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," which went on to Broadway acclaim and two Tony Awards, made its world premiere four years ago with Barrington Stage Company - in a high school cafeteria in Sheffield, population 3,335. (Full article: 1102 words)

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