Coincidentally, three alums from the Broadway production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” are on the boards right now. In today’s paper, I reviewed “Falling for Eve,” in which Jose Llana plays Adam. Because Llana was nerdy boy scout Chip Tolentino in “Spelling Bee,” his hunkiness was downplayed. No more! Llana makes his entrance in “Falling for Eve” naked, then spends the rest of the show in a loincloth, showing off his pecs. Good times. (Incidentally, “Falling for Eve” scenic designer Beowulf Boritt worked on “Spelling Bee” as well.)
Second is Jesse Tyler Ferguson, once Leaf Coneybear and currently co-starring in not one but two plays: “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Winter’s Tale.” That’s when he’s not playing Mitchell on TV’s “Modern Family” or covering Lady Gaga, of course.
And finally, Celia Keenan-Bolger — a Tony nominee for playing Olive Ostrovsky in “Spelling Bee” — is currently in previews of “Trust” at Second Stage Uptown.
No sightings, however, of the actor who did win a Tony for his part in “Spelling Bee” and was briefly touted as the new Jack Black. Where art thou, Dan Fogler?