The SpongeBob Musical
- Playing at: Oriental Theatre
- Dates: June 7, 2016 - July 10, 2016
- Runtime: 2 hours and 20 minutes with an intermission
A legendary roster of Grammy Award winners. A visionary director and Tony Award®-winning design team. One of the world’s most beloved and unforgettable characters. Turn them all loose on Broadway and what do you get?
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL!
Acclaimed Steppenwolf director Tina Landau and the groundbreaking designers behind Fun Home, Hedwig, and Spring Awakening have brilliantly reimagined Bikini Bottom for the Broadway stage, bringing the spirit of SpongeBob to life with humanity, heart, and pure theatricality. With an original score from some of the biggest names in pop and rock, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL explodes with energy.
Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.
Get ready to dive to all-new depths of theatrical innovation at THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, where the power of optimism really can save the world!
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Show Highlights:
“DEANS LIST A+ THE CROWD LOVED IT AND SO DID I!” -Dean Richards, WGN TV “A HUGE HIT! You’ll have THE BEST DAY EVER!” -Janet Davies, ABC7 Chicago “★★★★” -Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago “A FEEL GOOD MUSICAL Wildly playful and imaginative.” -Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times “SPONGEBOB SAVES THE DAY! Beautifully visualized, deliciously quirky and inarguably unique. IT MIGHT JUST BE THE TONIC THAT BROADWAY NEEDS.” -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau Book by Kyle Jarrow Music supervision by Tom Kitt Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli Original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, John Legend, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., with an additional song by David Bowie and additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton. Scenic and costume design by David Zinn Lighting design by Kevin Adams Projection design by Peter Nigrini Sound design by Walter Trarbach Produced by: Nickelodeon
