P IANO -V OCAL S CORE

Music and Lyrics by Book by

W ILLIAM F INN R ACHEL S HEINKIN

Conceived by
R EBECCA F ELDMAN
Additional Material by
J A Y R E IS S

Originally Produced by
T HE B ARRINGTON S TAGE C OMPANY

Based on C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by THE FARM.

Music Preparation by
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© 1996 by Dog on the Beach Music / Coney Island Whitefish Music / Hazen Music
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1. The 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

1A. The Rules (Rona Moment #1)
2. My Friend the Dictionary
3. Pandemonium
4. I'm Not That Smart
5. Magic Foot
5A. Magic Foot Playoff
6. Pandemonium (Reprise)
SA. Chip Goodbye
SB. Rona Moment #2
7. Prayer of the Comfort Counselor
8. DISTRACTION Intro*
9. My Unfortunate DISTRACTION
10. Woe Is Me
11. Spelling Montage
11A. I'm Not That Smart (Reprise)
11B. Coneybear Goodbye*
12. I Speak Six Languages
13. Jesus (Pandemonium Reprise)
13A. Three Spellers Remain! Sluice!*
14. The I Love You Song
14A. Crepuscule*
15. Woe Is Me Reprise
15A. How Exciting!*
15B. Rona Moment #3
16. Second (Part I)
17. Weltanschauung
17A. Olive & Bartee Pas de Deux (Fantasy Ballet)
17B. Second (Part II)
18. The Champion
19. Epilogues*
20. Finale
21. Bows
22. Exit*
Audience Goodbye #1
Audience Goodbye #2
Audience Goodbye #3

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