Are you ready kids? Nickelodeon’s Tony Award-winning Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants is coming to theaters near you!
SpongeBob Squarepants and the stories of Bikini Bottom have been bringing joy to children and adults alike for so long. For the so-called Generations Y and Z, their childhood would not be complete without a portion of their weekends dedicated to binge-watching the hit animated series. And as all great properties must, SpongeBob now has a full-scale musical in his name and a multi-awarded one at that.
Now, the SpongeBob Musical is taking the show to a new level with its most anticipated national tour. The promising cast has just been revealed, rounding out all the details that you need to know about this exciting tour. Read ahead for more info.
The SpongeBob Musical National Tour
The SpongeBob Musical will be touring theatres across the United States during the 2019-2020 theatre season.
Inspired by Nickelodeon’s series of the same name, the SpongeBob Musical features 2 hours and 30 minutes of explosively imaginative production. The show’s two acts are filled with energy and feature an original pop and rock-infused score by a legendary roster of Grammy® Award-winning songwriters. Led and conceived by visionary director Tina Landau and a Tony Award®-winning design team, the production brings the spirit of SpongeBob to life with humanity, heart, and pure theatricality.
Cast and Creatives
Just a month prior to its National Tour kick-off, SpongeBob SquarePants has finally announced its full cast. The production will feature Lorenzo Pugliese as SpongeBob SquarePants, Daria Pilar Redus as Sandy Cheeks, Beau Bradshaw as Patrick Star, Cody Cooley as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Zach Kononov as Mr. Krabs, and Tristan McIntyre as Plankton.
The ensemble includes Morgan Blanchard, John Cardenas, Natalie L. Chapman, Richie Dupkin, Stephen C. Kallas, Helen Regula, Méami Maszewski, Stefan Miller, Joshua Bess, Mary Nickson, Dorian O’Brien, Caitlin Ort, Elle-May Patterson, Sydney Simone, Ayana Strutz, Teddy Gales, Miles Davis Tillman, and Rico Velazquez.
This one-of-a-kind musical event will feature original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, among others. The show will also play a song by David Bowie and by SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. You can listen to the songs recorded by the original cast here.
Awards and Recognitions
The critically acclaimed SpongeBob SquarePants musical was named Best Musical by the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle and earned 12 Tony Award nominations – the most nominated musical of the 2017-2018 theatre season. These include nods for book writer Kyle Jarrow, title player Ethan Slater (in his Broadway debut), and the all-star roster of songwriters (including Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, and John Legend) who contributed to the score.
The production director, Tina Landau, also earned a Tony Award nomination for her inventive and unconventional approach to the material that humanized the characters than creating literal representations of the familiar Nickelodeon cartoon.
In addition, the show was also nominated as Best Musical, equaling Mean Girls for the most of any show in the past season, and while The Band’s Visit swept the honors, SpongeBob did score a deserved win for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for David Zinn’s scenic design.
National Tour Dates
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