William Finn from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" by American Theatre Wing published on 2014-04-28T19:02:58Z Episode 128 Composer William Finn explains how he became involved in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and what drew him to the show's quirky characters; charts the development of the "Marvin" trilogy, including March Of The Falsettos and Falsettoland, and talks about the differing approaches of James Lapine and Graciela Daniele to that material; tells the story of his own early-1990s medical crisis and how that became the basis for A New Brain; and recounts his extreme trepidation about the new revue of his songs, Make Me A Song, during its debut in Connecticut. Original air date - December 1, 2006 Running Time - 41:04 Genre theatre
