It’s easy to assume that winning a spelling bee is all about studying and memorizing hard words, their definitions, and their language of origin. But because Akeelah was representing her low ...

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 ...

Word lovers and schmaltz lovers alike will find much to adore about “Akeelah and the Bee,” a sweet little lollipop of a human-interest drama in which a child’s greatest athletic ecstasy can ...

As "Akeelah and the Bee" opens, Akeelah Anderson is on her way to school, part of South L.A.'s understaffed, underfunded public school district.

Well, after seeing “Akeelah and the Bee,” it will undoubtedly be winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Akeelah (Keke Palmer, “Madea’s Family Reunion”), ...

Akeelah and the Bee kicks off a spring celebration of BCS’s youth programs, culminating in the 40th anniversary of the historic Young Playwrights Festival. Directed by Jerrica D. White ...

AKEELAH AND THE BEE written by Cheryl West is based on the award-winning film starring Laurence Fishburne with a screenplay by Doug Atchison. Add a Show Listing Next on Stage: KANSAS CITY.

“Akeelah and The Bee” is coming to Baltimore Center Stage on March 20. The play follows the story of an 11-year-old girl from a tough neighborhood in Chicago who earns a shot to compete at the ...

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I Love Seeing Akeelah's Neighborhood Come Together To Support Her. It’s easy to assume that winning a spelling bee is all about studying and memorizing hard words, their definitions, and their ...