Earlier this week, JJJ pointed out which celeb has been slimed the most, and how Selena Gomez could make history at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
But even though Selena is tied for the most ever blimps won by a celebrity, SpongeBob Squarepants has her beat!
The long-running animated television show has won a total of 14 blimps over the course of the award show.
The only time that SpongeBob ever lost was in 2008. That year, the winner was Avatar: The Last Airbender.
SpongeBob Squarepants is nominated again this year for Favorite Animated Series, and we have a hunch that it will win.
Check out the full nominee list on JJJ now!
Attention SpongeBob fans – a musical centered around the hit Nickelodeon cartoon is coming to Broadway!
The news was announced after the show ran in Chicago last summer and received critical praise.
“We could not be more thrilled to bring Nickelodeon’s iconic SpongeBob SquarePants to the theater in an original musical conceived specifically for Broadway. We are also incredibly honored to be in such a gorgeous house as The Palace, where audiences will be immersed in the fun and surprising world of Bikini Bottom,” president of the Nickelodeon Group, Cyma Zarghami, said in a statement (via BroadwayWorld). The show will begin previews on Monday, November 6th at the Palace Theater in NYC with an official opening on Monday, December 4th.
The cast includes Ethan Slater as SpongeBob SquarePants, Gavin Lee as Squidward, Lilli Cooper as Sandy Cheeks and Danny Skinner as Patrick. The show is directed by Tina Landau, with a book by Kyle Jarrow, orchestrations, arrangements & music supervision by Tom Kitt, and choreography by Christopher Gattelli.
Amazing news — there’s a Spongebob Squarepants musical coming to Broadway!
The show is set to debut next year in New York City and will feature a score packed with some amazing artists, THR reports.
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Jonathan Coulton, Dirty Projectors, The Flaming Lips, John Legend, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., and David Bowie are all set to lend their music to the original score of the show.
Casting has yet to be announced.
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