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Highlighted Project
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
at Compass Rose Theater (Annapolis, MD)
March 15 - April 28, 2024
Nominated for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Awards:
*Lila was nominated for Best Performer in a Musical & the entire cast was nominated for Best Musical, and Best Ensemble in a Musical...
Theatrebloom Rating:
"...Compass Rose Theater [produced] the most charming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee I think I can ever recall seeing..."
'Spelling Bee' is a must-see at Compass Rose Theater...the actors have excellent comic timing and hit the emotional moments well."
Spelling Bee Highlight Reel
Reviews are in!
 “Lila Cooper delivers the most precious performance as Olive Ostrovsky…” - TheatreBloom |  “This show was SUPERB! Spelling Bee was a must-see - pure joy mixed with pain and awkwardness of adolescence. The cast hit the mark perfectly.” - Compass Rose Theater Patron |  "Compass Rose Theater [produced] the most charming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee I think I can ever recall seeing..." - TheatreBloom |
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 “In ‘The I Love You Song,’…, [Lila] heartbreakingly sings er of loneliness toward her parents as they raise her.” - Maryland Theatre Guide |  “Cooper balances this adorably precious performance with some real emotional depth, particularly when taking up ‘the I Love You Song’…” - TheatreBloom |  “Lila Cooper gives a nervous neediness to Olive…in ‘My Friend the Dictionary,’ she giddily shares with other contestants’ funny ways of rearranging words.” - Maryland Theatre Guide |
 A "must-see...the actors have excellent comic timing and hit the emotional moments well." - DC Theatre Guide |  “There is just something so profoundly earnest and open about the way Cooper presents Olive…” - TheatreBloom |
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