Full Cast Set for Broadway-Aimed SpongeBob Musical April 8th, 2016 | By Broadway.com Staff Click here to read more. Meanwhile, Plankton sees this as his time to strike. Life pre-Bikini Bottom: Before landing the audition for the workshop of SpongeBob, Skinner had just graduated from Syracuse University. It was originally recorded in August 2016 by the Chicago cast, and released on Masterworks Broadway on September 22, 2017, two months before the show opened on Broadway. Throughout the years Broadway shows turn out to be Bestsellers beginning with Oklahoma to My Fair Lady to The Lion King to The Producers to Hamilton and now along comes SpongeBob Squarepants A very unusual choice for a Musical I never expected to be a big hit on Broadway but after listening to the whole cast album on NPR I realize now that this is indeed The #BestCastAlbumEver! Chaos erupts. “We have DVDs here. cast will include Ethan Slater as SpongeBob SquarePants, Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Danny Skinner as … Kenny joins a cast largely made up of performers from the 2017-18 Broadway production SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical. So it’s good that Tina wants to play, play, play. —Music editor Nicolas Carr. I did Diner in Delaware, but other than that, I’ve been working on this since college.”, His audition: When Slater went in for the then-titled The Untitled Tina Landau Project—after opening an email attachment with a picture of SpongeBob to hint at his role—he was asked to demonstrate his physical skills. Cast members taking part in the filmed performance include Tony-nominated original stars Ethan Slater as SpongeBob and Gavin Lee as Squidward, Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Brian Ray Norris … will reunite for a televised performance in front of … Watch the Trailer for the Film Adaptation of ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, Skylar Astin & Kelly Agree 'A Moment Like This' Is Difficult To Sing, Jane Levy Talks ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST, Cristin Milioti Shares Her Bj?rk Impression on THE TONIGHT SHOW, Lennie James Talks About Writing His First Play on a Bet. April 8th, 2016 | By Broadway.com Staff . It’s very hard with the lines that have been written for me to not just be a grumpy, grumpy neighbor that shouts the whole time. Ethan can literally do that—he can do everything—and they have this anchor toss competition. The world of Bikini Bottom comes to life in the musical, which opened on Broadway in 2017. The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! Ratings are in for the Nickelodeon broadcast, which aired on three channels December 7. The TV production features much of the original Broadway cast, including Tony nominees Ethan Slater and Gavin Lee. The SpongeBob Musical is now on tour across North America. When SpongeBob says hello to The Mayor she says, "And tweet." It had its world premiere at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago in June 2016, followed by its official debut on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in December 2017. “But, in that way, it’s actually sort of similar because the more we’ve worked on the characters, the more we’ve found that human core—that center of truth in each of the characters. Originally titled The SpongeBob Musical, the show based on the popular Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and sees the town of Bikini Bottom in an uproar after a nearby volcano causes a violent tremor. His audition: Just like Slater, Skinner was given a list of tasks to choose from to improv at his audition. In an episode of the Spongebob cartoon series called "Idiot Box," Landau remembered, Spongebob finds a TV that sinks to the bottom of the ocean in a big box. “In the stage version, I talk to my dead mother quite a lot,” Lee explains, “and they just want to show that I have got a heart and am perhaps misunderstood all this time. The Broadway stars and director of 2017’s multiple-Tony-nominated SpongeBob SquarePants musical will re-team on Nickelodeon this December, … MATILDA THE MUSICAL - HAT/Savoy Official Trailer - … Before the show begins, a pirate sits down on part of the stage as the audience is taking their seats. Does this work? She has more than two decades of experience writing. SpongeBob SquarePants (Original, Musical, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 4, 2017 and played through Sep 16, 2018. With a score of original songs by leading pop artists that have been woven together to fit a concept by director Tina Landau and book writer Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob tells the story of how a sea sponge attempts to save the undersea world. Michael Gioia is the Features Manager at Playbill.com. It was a three-minute [scene] of this guy just absolutely failing and then going back and getting more punch that was spiked and just continuing to fail.”, How his Patrick will differ from TV: Skinner loved the character of Patrick Star since seeing him come to life on Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants (musical) List of events The SpongeBob Musical, known as SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway/NEW Musical during its run on Broadway, is a musical stage production based on the series of the same name and the second SpongeBob musical show after SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly. Trivia. The four actors below have been officially announced as part of the cast for the Broadway bow November 2017. “I don’t look like a squid,” he says, “but I have his extra legs, so for the whole show I have four legs. “I’ve had an extremely busy life since we started,” he admits. As previously announced, the award-winning The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! Running Time: Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission. Album SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical (Original Cast … Full Cast Set for Broadway-Aimed SpongeBob Musical. For one of his tasks, “I was trying to put on a sweatshirt, but it was rebelling against me,” he says. For the original [task], I played Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass and did a guy who really wanted to fit in at the party—really wanted to dance with everybody—and kept getting shut down. SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway, SpongeBob SquarePants Original Cast List, Original Cast, Current Cast He lives in Bikini Bottom under the sea, and works at the dining establishment, The Krusty Krab. Meet the Cast of 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Share PINTEREST Email Print TV & Film. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy attempt to stop an erupting volcano from destroying Bikini Bottom. “The one that I got to make up totally on my own was I did a dance to the entirety of ‘Billie Jean,’ but I was being attacked by a bee. I don’t want to give up any good gems, but the design is truly incredible, and the fact that we physically utilize that design and climb all over it is just like a dream come true. The cast of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.’ Joan Marcus “ Earlier this week, when I was climbing the ladder wall, I got a little cut on my hand,” he explains. Luckily, he explains, his audition material was a scene where Squidward was auditioning to be in a show. Then at the very end of Bubble Buddy—spoiler alert!—the bubble turns into a man with a top hat and a cane, and he waves down a bubble taxi.”. The four actors below have been officially announced as part of … And then, of course, Squidward’s house gets blown away.”, Life pre-Bikini Bottom: Cooper is best known for originating the role of Martha in the 2006 Broadway production of Spring Awakening. Patrick. In the end - Landau, Kitt, and the cast agreed - that's what they want audiences to gain from Spongebob: a childlike sense of joy and connection to others. Do stuff, and I’ll pull you back.” Being free to create the cartoon character for the stage, “I feel like every second of rehearsal is crazy and just so much fun because, to a certain point, we have all just been playing and being immensely imaginative,” he says, “and everything sort of feels wild and fun until we pull it back, and we have these very touching moments.”, Favorite SpongeBob episode: “Bubble Buddy, when his buddy is a bubble, and everyone is telling him that it’s not. SpongeBob SquarePants may live in a pineapple under the sea, but for the next few months, he’s taking it on the road. Squidward. Lithgow, a two-time Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee, will lead “John Lithgow: Stories by … So that’s my favorite and wackiest thing that I’m doing.”, Favorite SpongeBob episode: “I’ve literally only watched about ten episodes. Sign up for exclusive discounts and save up to 50% on tickets! Full Cast Set for Broadway-Aimed SpongeBob Musical. Ok, so to start I’ve got an admission to make – I’ve never watched an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, strangely until today I thought he was a car sponge but in the back of my mind I had a block of Swiss cheese (being honest – no judgements please). Joaquina Kalukango Visits Backstage LIVE- Watch Now! To create Patrick for the stage, he’ll be “using that television show and seeing how that cartoon character moves,” he explains, “and, of course, using the inspiration of the wonderful voice acting that’s on [the show]—but making it human because there’s things that Patrick does a lot that translates differently when you [have] a human body doing it. Just like: go! Sandy, for example, is from Texas, so I have a little Texas twang in my Sandy voice, but I’m not doing an imitation of the actress who played Sandy. All 3,000 square feet of this suite is inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants. Be first to get the top news & best streams. (TV Movie 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Before they shipped out to Chicago, we met up with the four leads of, Celebrate Stage and Screen Star Lin-Manuel Miranda With a Look at His Career Highlights, In the News: Camille A. The musical c… “I’d be home in my apartment in Boston rehearsing [for my audition],” she says, “and asking my friends, ‘Is this funny? Featuring Mark Ledbetter. I didn’t need to do all of that.’ I was the only one who made a fool of themselves; everyone else just read their script and sang a song.”, How his Squidward will differ from TV: Television audiences know and love Squidward’s iconic “SPONGEBOB!” yell, but director Landau is working with Lee to humanize the squid as much as possible. It’s crazy to look at myself in the mirror. The pirate is revealed to be SpongeBob's number-one fan, Patchy, who has traveled from Encino, California to catch the premiere of SpongeBob's musical. He got a phone call from the project’s casting director, who said, “Hey, we got this untitled project that’s pretty unique, and we need a big, round guy who can do a bunch of falling around.” Skinner replied, “Sign me up. People come in every day and go, ‘I watched the episode last night with…!’ And, I’m just like, ‘I do not have a minute to turn the TV on.’”. April 8th, 2016 | By Broadway.com Staff Original Cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical. Patchy objects, but the guards lead him out of the theater as Patchy cl… It’s hard to be in these legs for the whole show, but [when] I walk across the stage, I’m pretty sure Squidward is going to get a laugh because they’re fabulous. Bikini Bottom hits Broadway later this year, when “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the stage musical that premiered in Chicago in 2016 as “The SpongeBob Musical,” opens at the Palac… The SpongeBob Musical begins its world premiere performances on June 7 at Broadway in Chicago’s Oriental Theatre. !’ So I’d just be doing all of these stupid things. Broadway Premiere Theatre Palace Theatre Opening Night Dec 4, 2017 Total Performances 327 Original Cast Ethan Slater, Gavin Lee, Lilli Cooper, Danny Skinner, Brian Ray Norris, Wesley Taylor, Gaelen Gilliland, Juliane Godfrey, Kyle Matthew Hamilton, Curtis Holbrook, Stephanie Hsu, Jesse JP Johnson, L’ogan J’ones, Jai’len Josey, Kelvin Moon Loh, Lauralyn McClelland, Vasthy Mompoint, … When I move, these four legs move. The musical began previews on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on November 6, 2017, and opened on December 4, 2017 with choreography by Christopher Gattelli, musical supervision by Tom Kitt, music direction by Julie McBride, scenic and costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Kevin Adams, projection design by Peter Nigrini, sound design by Walter Trarbach, and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe. Full casting has been announced for the Broadway-aimed The SpongeBob Musical. Annaleigh Ashford Talks About Her Move to L.A. BroadwayHD Celebrates Tom Kinney's Third Anniversary, Update: Broadway Shutdown Extends Through May 2021, Kelli O'Hara & Seth Rudetsky 1/17 at 8 PM ET, Block, Arcelus and Rudetsky 2/14 at 8 PM ET. Lives hang in the balance. I was up all night on the quad in front of my dorm until like four in the morning doing different versions of it, and I ended up just coming in and making it up on the spot, which was great and so fun.”, How his SpongeBob will differ from TV: “It’s different in that I am the human core of SpongeBob, and I’m not the sponge,” he explains. Other cast members include Gavin Lee as Squidward, Lilli Cooper as Sandy Cheeks and Danny Skinner as Patrick. Meet Ethan Slater, Danny Skinner, Lilli Cooper and Gavin Lee, the four actors chosen to lead the new Broadway-bound musical about Nickelodeon’s favorite superhero sponge that’s now premiering at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre. The Broadway hit is kicking off a national tour next month, and they’ve just revealed the cast. “[During] my first audition, I had no idea that we were moving, so I was wearing this like denim jumper,” Cooper explains, “and [Tina Landau] was like, ‘The piano player is just going to play some music, and how about you just do some…karate! Spongebob Squarepants is an underwater sea sponge who lives everyday to the best he possibly can. The regular voice cast consists of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Doug Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett and Lori Alan. Great!” Six auditions later, Skinner was cast in the workshop and has been working on the piece alongside Slater for four years. The Tony nominee and his former co-stars sang “Best Day Ever” at the Nickelodeon awards show. We now know all the occupants of Bikini Bottom! Cast. Since changes were made between the Chicago cast and the Broadway cast, this … Gavin Lee. Nancy Basile is an entertainment writer who specializes in cartoons, comic books, and other elements of pop culture. There's Broadway-type scores and plain old goofy, loopy, weird stuff. Nancy Basile. SpongeBob SquarePants opened at the Oriental Theatre, Chicago on June 19, 2016. The daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley benefits The Actors Fund. Produced by Scott M. Riesett & Tom Kitt. We now know all the occupants of Bikini Bottom! It’s like a childhood dream come true, just being able to climb all over everything.”, Favorite SpongeBob episode: “I watched the—what was it? Spongebob Squarepants The Musical Original Cast Recording Sony Masterworks 4 Stars Buy a copy from Amazon.co.uk. I think we’re able to bring that out onstage, and I think it’s actually more similar than different in that way. The small screen adaptation of the Broadway musical will re-air on Nickelodeon January 4 with onscreen lyrics, and gave viewers a preview. Ethan Slater. Spongebob = happiness. A prolific performer Daria's previous theatre credits include starring as Aida in the John. In 2018, a robbery occurred. “It led into, ‘And Squidward does a dance…,’ so, before I started the scene, I said, ‘Just so you know, my one-minute variety act is within the script,’ and [Tina Landau] went, ‘Great, great, great!’ I did it, and I blocked out this stupid routine,” he says, “and then once I finished the audition and came out and talked to other [auditionees], I was hearing that they weren’t seeing the one-minute special skills thing, so I was like, ‘Ugh! But I just sort of flung my body around, and I think she just wanted to see how willing we were to go the full mile. The show premiered in Chicago last summer and, after a successful development, is now ready to graduate to the Great White Way! In my Broadway number, I’m tap dancing, and there’s four tap shoes on the feet. “I just finished Les Miz Sunday. Featuring Mark Ledbetter. Original Cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical. Stream SpongeBob SquarePants' Broadway Soundtrack The Broadway adaption of the popular cartoon features songs written by The Flaming Lips, T.I., … Just play around.’ I was like, ‘Okay, sure… Let’s do it!’ Doing karate to piano music is very…! Since college, I’ve done some Off-Broadway shows. SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical (Original Cast Recording) is the cast album for the SpongeBob SquarePants musical. !—MuscleBob BuffPants episode, where he wants to start working out and get really strong, so he buys these blowup arms. Danny Skinner. “David Zinn’s design of said mountain is so beautiful, and we get to [climb] it in so many different ways. SpongeBob SquarePants, the new Broadway musical is a one-of-a-kind Broadway musical with original songs written by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, John Legend, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Panic! Anyone who knows me is aware of my love of both Broadway and animation. One day in Bikini Bottom, random earthquakes started to occur. Produced by Scott M. Riesett & Tom Kitt. Broadway Reunion: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS with Lilli Cooper, Gavin Lee, Danny Skinner, Ethan Slater and Wesley Taylor. ... John Lithgow is a Broadway cast of one. Two actors dressed as security guards appear and tell Patchy to leave the stage, as the show is about to begin. The Broadway production had been long closed, but the show was touring, so they brought much of the OBC back together in Los Angeles, during the tour's stop at the Pantages Theatre, and they filmed it there, using the tour's sets, costumes, pit musicians, and some of that cast. Watch the Cast of SpongeBob SquarePants Ring in the New Year with a ‘Bikini Bottom Day’ January 2nd, 2018 | By Broadway.com Staff Casting Equity actor/singers for various roles in "The Spongebob Musical," a new production, beginning an out of town run and then moving to Broadway. is coming to Nickelodeon! The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron … I did Claudio Quest, which was pretty awesome, and that’s about it. “The do-it-yourself vibe of this show is pretty amazing,” he adds. Reuniting members of the original Broadway company, the big bash has received an … (TV Movie 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. SpongeBob SquarePants. Slater plays the title role in "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical," the ginormous giggle of a show that opened on Monday night. From a more superficial standpoint for me, finding where to lean into the voice—[voice actor] Tom Kenny’s amazing high-pitched voice—and where to make it clear that this is SpongeBob and that voice is present, but also when singing, to sing in the style of artists who wrote these amazing songs.”, Rehearsal room fun: Upon walking into the rehearsal room, director Tina Landau told Slater, “Do as many bits as you want. Engeman Theatre's production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. At the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants, T I’m doing the Lilli Cooper version of Sandy.”, Rehearsal room fun: The most fun Cooper’s had in the process is getting to be a kid again. This is a cultural reference to the popular social network Twitter. Wesley Taylor as Sheldon Plankton Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants places the characters of the Nickelodeon cartoon series in an original … It was co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with a book by Kyle Jarrow. SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical Original Cast Recording is now available everywhere. The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! “A pool noodle can become so many different things, so exploring very early on, we had the opportunity to play some games and get to really interact with each other and…make each other laugh. Of course, Sandy is so strong, so she brings SpongeBob to the anchor toss competition, and chaos ensues.”, Life pre-Bikini Bottom: Lee originated the role of chimney sweep Bert in the 2006 Broadway production of Mary Poppins and was recently seen as Thénardier in the current revival of Les Misérables. SpongeBob SquarePants Overview - The BEST Broadway source for SpongeBob SquarePants tickets and SpongeBob SquarePants information, photos and videos. SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway, SpongeBob SquarePants Current Cast List, Original Cast, Current Cast I have a dream and just want to play my clarinet and be onstage. Directed by Glenn Weiss, Tina Landau. Cast Of Spongebob On Broadway Performs '(Just A) Simple Sponge' on 'The View' - Duration: 5:52. Christina Sajous. Like a library, you can take them out. Lilli Cooper, Catherine Ricafort, Gaelen Gilliland, and Brando Espinoza did not return for the TV special because they had moved on to other projects. Original Cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical. Since changes were made between the Chicago cast and the Broadway cast, this … Casting Equity actor/singers for various roles in "The Spongebob Musical," a new production, beginning an out of town run and then moving to Broadway. The show received 12 Tony nominations at the 2018 Tony Awards. You are not a 2D character.’”, Rehearsal room fun: Squidward gets a big song-and-dance number in The SpongeBob Musical, and navigating his tap choreography (as a squid) has been quite a challenge. It was four years ago. cast will include Ethan Slater as SpongeBob SquarePants, Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Brian Ray Norris … Lilli Cooper and Ethan Slater Joan Marcus This article was originally published June 21, 2016. I did a show at NYMF this past summer. The Broadway production had been long closed, but the show was touring, so they brought much of the OBC back together in Los Angeles, during the tour's stop at the Pantages Theatre, and they filmed it there, using the tour's sets, costumes, pit musicians, and some of that cast. I try to push the envelope on this show without getting in the way of the story, and I try to push it up and way over the top when I can get away with it, all the time keeping it as funny and ridiculous as possible. Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical officially begins its open-ended run on Dec. 4 at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway. Produced by Scott M. Riesett & Tom Kitt. The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! I intend to watch more when I go to Chicago,” he says, admitting that his schedule was jam-packed. Tickets are $49-$204, available now at spongebobbroadway.com. It’s hard, but it’s so cool and wacky and who’d ever thought I’d be tap dancing with four legs? Exclusive: What Going On at York Theatre Company and How You Can Help! Life pre-Bikini Bottom: Slater has been with SpongeBob since its onset, when he was cast in an early workshop during sophomore year at Vassar College, where he attended with his co-star Lilli Cooper. About. Meanwhile, Plankton sees this as his time to strike. Remember, you are a person. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy attempt to stop an erupting volcano from destroying Bikini Bottom. Broadway Cast of The SpongeBob Musical to Film the Show for Nickelodeon Debut Ethan Slater, Gavin Lee, and more original cast members will reunite to … The Original Broadway Cast reunited for "The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!". She keeps saying, ‘Bring it back! It was really amazing.”, Favorite SpongeBob episode: “The bubble lessons one [Bubblestand], where [SpongeBob] charges 25 cents [to blow bubbles], and Patrick has to constantly borrow the 25 cents and just gives it back to [SpongeBob]. Since then, she understudied Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked and, before heading down under in SpongeBob, was in Boston with Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, in which she played the sultry Hélène (not transferring with the show to Broadway, instead taking on Sandy Cheeks). It was originally recorded in August 2016 by the Chicago cast, and released on Masterworks Broadway on September 22, 2017, two months before the show opened on Broadway. The show was co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau and based upon a book by Kyle Jarrow along with the TV series. BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway cast twice monthly. Ethan Slater, who played SpongeBob in Chicago, will return for the New York transfer in his Broadway debut. The Tony nominee puts his own twist on the song that “means the world” to him. Throughout the years Broadway shows turn out to be Bestsellers beginning with Oklahoma to My Fair Lady to The Lion King to The Producers to Hamilton and now along comes SpongeBob Squarepants A very unusual choice for a Musical I never expected to be a big hit on Broadway but after listening to the whole cast album on NPR I realize now that this is indeed The #BestCastAlbumEver! They live in a pineapple under the sea! It’s clear the creators really tried to pay homage to the television series — and the audience loves it. Album SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical (Original Cast Recording) Bikini Bottom Day Lyrics Lorenzo Pugliese will play SpongeBob SquarePants, and his two best friends will be played by Daria Pilar Redus(Sandy Cheeks) and Beau Bradshaw (Patrick Star). Brown and Lin-Manuel Miranda Receive Special Honors, More, Philip J. Smith, Former Chair and Co-CEO of The Shubert Organization, Dies at 89, Look Back at Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess, Sherie Rene Scott, and More in, James M. Nederlander Theatre (Formerly Oriental Theatre), Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights for, Watch Ethan Slater’s Acoustic Cover of ’Simple Sponge’. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, which had been nominated for 12 Tony Awards, walked out of the … Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical is a stage musical based on SpongeBob SquarePants. Sandy Cheeks. 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