Based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison and adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West, “Akeelah and the Bee” retains much of the rawness and vibrancy of its South Side Chicago setting. Without ...

That seemingly inexhaustible new movie subgenre, the spelling bee drama, receives its most conventionally uplifting treatment yet in "Akeelah and the Bee." Framed around the relationship between ...

BERKES: You sing one of the songs on the Akeelah and the Bee soundtrack. Ms. PALMER: Yeah, it's out now, it's called All My Girls. My sister wrote the chorus and she sings some of the backgrounds ...

Akeelah and the Bee runs November 13-December 27, 2015 in the Kreeger Theater. Vote Now 2024 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards. Add a Show Listing Next on Stage 12 Days of Xmas: ...