NEW YORK, Aug. 27 A
New York lawyer took his beloved to a Broadway stage for a surprise proposal during "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
David Stier conspired with his family and the staff of the musical to ensure that his girlfriend, Jennifer Abrams, was one of the audience members chosen to participate in the show, The New York Daily News reported Monday.
Abrams was brought to the stage of the play, where she correctly spelled "jihad" but failed to correctly guess the spelling of "kumiss," a word meaning camel's milk. She returned to her seat but was called back to the stage during curtain call and asked to spell "matrimony."
Stier then joined Abrams on the stage and popped the question, prompting applause from the audience and an enthusiastic "Yes, yes, yes" from his intended.
"I wanted to do something related to Broadway because it's been an important part our lives as we have been dating," Stier said of the proposal.
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