It’s official – the Spongebob Squarepants musical is coming to Nickelodeon!
The network just announced that for the 20th anniversary of the series, it’s reuniting the cast of The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!, which ran on Broadway in 2017, for a TV special in December.
“What better way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants than to bring this wildly imaginative Broadway musical to Nickelodeon for a wider audience?” Rob Bagshaw, Executive Vice President of Nickelodeon Live Action Unscripted and Live Events, shared in a statement. “We could not be more excited that fans and families of all ages will now have the opportunity to experience live actors portraying these beloved characters in a whole new way with The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!”
Ethan Slater as SpongeBob, Gavin Lee as Squidward, Danny Skinner as Patrick, Brian Ray Norris as Mr. Krabs, Wesley Taylor as Plankton, and Jai’len Josey as Pearl, will all be back for the event.
The musical is directed by Tina Landau and features songs from Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, and They Might Be Giants.
The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! pits SpongeBob against an impending apocalypse. It’s also one of the most delightful productions to hit the stage in the last few years, making it particularly happy news that the show will be preserved for audiences to come.
SpongeBob Squarepants is not going anywhere!!
The hit Nickelodeon animated show has been renewed for a 13th season on the network, which will feature 13 brand new episodes.
All of the voice cast members, Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), will be returning as your favorite characters.
The recent 20th anniversary special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” brought in huge ratings and has ranked as the number one kids program of the year!
Earlier this summer, it was also announced that SpongeBob Squarepants will be getting a spinoff prequel, Kamp Koral.
Ariana Grande can’t help but freak out after getting birthday wishes from the cast of Spongebob Squarepants!
The 26-year-old singer celebrated her big day earlier this week on Wednesday (June 26) surrounded by friends and family.
Ariana shared a video from the voice cast of Spongebob sending birthday wishes as each of their characters. If you didn’t know (which you should, but just in case), Ariana is a huge Spongebob Squarepants fan, and they were even on the same network when she starred in Victorious and Sam & Cat.
“i will not recover from this. thank u so much @SpongeBob @Nickelodeon,” she tweeted.
“i’m not okay in any way shape or form @spongebob @nickelodeon thank you from the bottom of MY BIKINI BOTTOM,” Ariana added on her Instagram story. “spongebOb said thank u nexT HELP ME GOD”
Spongebob Squarepants is rolling out the red carpet for his birthday!
The long running animated show is celebrating it’s 20th birthday this year with a big interactive booth at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.
The Nickelodeon booth at the convention will bring the Krusty Krab to life with daily activations, panels, talent signings and interactive design elements.
In celebration of Spongebob’s birthday, they’ve shared two brand new posters. The first poster features all 760 creatures that have appeared on the series over the years, and the second features Spongebob and his friends welcome all the celebrity guest characters.
Spongebob Squarepants is getting a spinoff show!
It was just announced that the long-running animated series has been greenlit for a 13 episode prequel series, currently titled Kamp Koral.
Kamp Koral introduces 10-year-old SpongeBob SquarePants during his summer at sleepaway camp. SpongeBob and his pals spend the summer building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish, and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral.
“SpongeBob has an incredible universe to expand upon and the greenlight for Kamp Koral is a testament to the strength and longevity of these characters known and loved by generations of fans around the world,” Ramsey Naito, EVP Animation Production and Development at Nickelodeon, said in a press release.
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The cast of Spongebob Squarepants are becoming humans for the first time!
That’s right, the voices behind your favorite characters SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Squidward and Plankton will play human versions of their characters.
In a new mixed live action and animated special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” Patrick and SpongeBob journey to the surface world, where the duo come across a few familiar faces during lunchtime rush at The Trusty Slab restaurant. Meanwhile the Bikini Bottom residents set up a surprise birthday party for SpongeBob.
David Hasselhoff is also set to guest star as himself, wearing his famous red lifeguard attire. Kel Mitchell, Jack Griffo, and Daniella Perkins will also guest star in the special.
“SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” will air Friday, July 12, at 7pm ET/PT on Nickelodeon!
SpongeBob SquarePants is getting bigger!
Nickelodeon is plotting some different ways to grow out their hit series with different spinoffs, according to a report by Variety on Thursday (February 14).
“That’s our Marvel Universe. You have this amazing show that’s run for almost twenty years,” said Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins.
He also confirmed that the original SpongeBob series will remain in the works, but that there is “room to explore other characters.”
Potential spinoff options include a “tell an original story about SpongeBob and Patrick, or maybe tell a Sandy Cheeks stand-alone story, or can Plankton have his own? I think the fans are clamoring for it.”
