One of the guards apologizes, then tells the audience to enjoy the show. Patchy objects but gets kicked out as Patchy claims he is a victim of pirate discrimination and sings a protest chant, "yo ho, we won't go". Two security guards tell Patchy to leave, as the show is about to begin. He reveals he has traveled from Encino, California, to record the musical on his phone and make a "pirate copy". Patchy the Pirate, SpongeBob's number one fan, sits on the stage after the audience has taken their seats. The show opened on Jat the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before opening on Broadway on Decemat the Palace Theatre. Chris Jones of Chicago Tribune stated that Nickelodeon was concerned about "an incomplete SpongeBob costume it into a photograph, spoiling a planned big reveal." In June 2016, Gordon Cox of Variety reported that the musical's budget was between $15 and $20 million. In late May 2016, technical rehearsals for the show were conducted.
Michael Reidel of New York Post stated that Broadway representatives were "impressed" after seeing a presentation of the show. Throughout early 2016, Nickelodeon executives met with Broadway theater owners to arrange its Broadway premiere. Rehearsals for the show's debut in Chicago began on April 11 in New York.
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The full cast list was released in April 2016.
Its director, book author, and several of the musicians involved were also announced. In August 2015, Nickelodeon announced that the show would premiere in Chicago before a Broadway run in late 2016. The upfront presentation included a performance of the musical's opening number, "Bikini Bottom Day." On February 26, Nickelodeon's chief operating officer Sarah Kirshbaum Levy told the Associated Press that the show was "not definite." Official plans for the show were first announced at Nickelodeon's upfront on February 25, 2015.
On January 16, 2014, The Flaming Lips' lead singer Wayne Coyne mentioned through Twitter that he was writing lyrics for a developing SpongeBob musical. 4.1 The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!.3.2 SpongeBob SquarePants Original Cast recording.On December 7, 2019, Nickelodeon aired a television special of the show featuring members from the original Broadway cast. A non- Equity North American tour opened on Septemat Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York. At the time of its closing, it had played 29 previews and 327 regular performances. The show closed at the Palace Theatre on September 16, 2018. With twelve Tony Award nominations, it tied with Mean Girls for the most-nominated production at the 72nd Tony Awards in 2018. The show was produced by Nickelodeon, The Araca Group, Sony Music Masterworks and Kelp on the Road. Following a month of previews, the musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in December 2017.
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It is based on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and made its world premiere in June 2016 at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (originally titled The SpongeBob Musical, later retitled as such for the national tour) is a stage musical, co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with songs by various artists and a book by Kyle Jarrow. Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical June 7, 2016 ( ): Oriental Theatre, Chicago