The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - review
Donmar, LondonGiven the Donmar's exemplary musical track record, it is a bit of a shock to find them importing this flimsy, vacuous diversion. Like Grease and Legally Blonde, it has a vaguely academic context. But William Finn's music and lyrics and Rachel Sheinkin's book have little of the brio of those shows and seem unsure whether they are satirising or celebrating a peculiarly American institution.The pretence is…