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The SpongeBob Musical

Adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series! SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward and all of Bikini Bottom face total annihilation—until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Youth/Camp Programs

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (2018)
    Nominee! 13 Tony Awards including Best Musical (2018)
The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world!

The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs 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, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau. 
REVIEWS:

"Effervescent candy for the spirit!"

 New York Magazine

"Brilliant."

 The New York Times

"The music in the show is... spectacular."

 The Daily Beast

"It wants you to have fun. Soak it in."

 Time Out New York

"Adults as well as children are likely to find SpongeBob absorbing."

 The Telegraph


Premiere Production:

Since its launch on July 17, 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has reigned as the number one kids’ animated series on TV for the last 17 years, while generating a universe of beloved characters, pop culture catchphrases and memes, theatrical releases, consumer products, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical and a global fan base. SpongeBob SquarePants is the most widely distributed property in Viacom International Media Networks history, seen in more than 170 countries, translated in 30+ languages, and averaging more than 140 million total viewers every quarter.

SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif. The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimist and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. The Broadway production of The SpongeBob Musical earned its place on 2017’s “Best of Broadway” lists including Broadway.com, BuzzFeed, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, Deadline, ET Online, Forbes, Time Out New York and Variety. The SpongeBob 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 – winning for Best Scenic Design of a Musical (David Zinn).

Characters

  • Casting: 16M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Room for Extras, Roles for Teens, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting
  • Chorus Size: Medium

  • PRINCIPALS
    EUGENE KRABS (Range: B2-Bb4)
    PATRICK STAR (Range: Bb2-Bb4)
    SANDY CHEEKS (Range: A3-E5)
    SHELDON J. PLANKTON (Range: B2-G#4)
    SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (Range: C3-B4)
    SQUIDWARD Q. TENTACLES (Range: A2-F#4)

  • ENSEMBLE, with lots of doubling:
    2 HIP-HOP DANCERS
    2 MOB FISH
    2 SARDINES
    2 SECURITY GUARDS
    2 OR 3 TEEN FANS - allows room for expanded casting (minimum of 1, maximum of 4)
    5 SARDINE DEVOTEES - a minimum of 3 is necessary, but written for 5
    A BIG CHORUS OF SPONGES - allows room for expanded casting
    A FISH
    A KRABBY PATTY FISH
    ANOTHER FISH
    BUSTER BLUETANG
    COWBOY FISH
    GARY - a puppet, voiced by actor playing Larry
    GIRL FISH TRIO - with rocks
    JOHNNY THE BARTENDER
    KAREN THE COMPUTER (Range: G#3-F#5)
    LARRY THE LOBSTER
    MORE AND MORE SARDINES - allows room for expanded casting (minimum of 8)
    MRS. PUFF
    OLD MAN JENKINS
    PATCHY THE PIRATE (Range: D3-F4 (F5 falsetto))
    PERAL KRABS (Range: Bb3-F#5)
    PERCH PERKINGS (Range: E2-E4)
    PLANKTON'S BACKUP DANCERS - allows room for expanded casting (2 to 4 of 'em)
    PIRATES - allows room for expanded casting
    THE ELECTRIC SKATES - 3 band members
    THE FRENCH NARRATOR - voice-over
    THE MAYOR OF BIKINI BOTTOM (Range: F#4-B5)
    SEA ANEMONES - allows room for expanded casting
    SEA CREATURES (ASSORTED) - can be doubled with other actors in cast; allows room for expanded casting

  • Oh, and there's also:
    THE CONDUCTOR (who hands off and receives a whole slew of props)
    THE FOLESY ARTIST FISH is a staged role that produces all sound effects specified in the script and score using percussion instruments, triggered digital effects, and other creative noise-makers. The show is meant to be performed with a Foley Artist Fish playing sound effects live, and within view of the audience, to accompany the stage action. This could include footsteps for SpongeBob and Squidward (as in the Broadway production), dings for objects appearing, whacks for hits, and so on.

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Libretto/Vocal Book

    		$24.00
    Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

    1 x Libretto/Vocal Book
    1 x Keyboard 3/Conductor Score (Act 1)
    1 x Keyboard 3/Conductor Score (Act 2)
    Digital Study Guide

    		$75.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Libretto/Vocal Books
    1 x Keyboard 3/Conductor Score (Act I)
    1 x Keyboard 3/Conductor Score (Act II)
    1 x Pre-Show Music Lead Sheets*
    Logo Pack
    Digital Study Guide

    *About the PRE-SHOW LEAD SHEETS
    Licensees are encouraged to use the included pre-show music, available only in lead sheet form, which can be arranged for the number and kinds of instruments that are available to each production. The Broadway production utilized lap steel guitar, keyboard/bass, kazoo, and various percussion instruments played by both band and cast members. The intention of the pre-show music, however each production addresses it, is to enhance the playful, tropical environment into which the audience should enter. Be creative, have fun, and welcome your audience into the party.

    BROADWAY INSTRUMENTATION (LIVE PRE-SHOW MUSIC)
    1 x Conductor/Kazoo (Secondary Melody Instrument)
    1 x Lap Steel Guitar (Primary Melody Instrument)
    1 x Keyboard/Bass
    1 x Percussion

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Reed 1 (Flute, Clarinet & Alto Saxophone)
    1 x Reed 2 (Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone)
    1 x Trumpet (Doubling Flugelhorn)
    1 x Trombone
    1 x Guitar 1 (Nylon Acoustic, Steel String Acoustic, Electric, Archtop, Banjo & Ukulele) 
    1 x Guitar 2 (Nylon Acoustic, Steel String Acoustic, Electric, Archtop, Banjo, Lap Steel & Mandolin)
    1 x Keyboard 1
    1 x Keyboard 2/Guitar 3 (Steel String Acoustic)
    1 x Percussion (**FOLEY ARTIST FISH, Concert Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Shaker, Xylophone, Sleigh Bells, Mallet KAT, Glockenspiel, Toms, Wood Block, Triangle, Timpani, Congas, Bell Tree, Tubular Bells, "Pizza Drum" (Large drum with ominous, bass drum quality), Cowbell, PAD, "Noisy Things" (Clanky Noisemakers), Steel Drum, Chimes, Guiro, Mark Tree, Vibes, Vibraslap, Cymbal, Hand Drums, Snare Drum, Castanets, Clave & Bell Tree)
    1 x Drums (Drum Set, Suspended Cymbal, Mark Tree, Electronic Drum Pad, Bongos, Tambourine, Shaker, Clave, Cowbell, Handclap, Taiko, Concert Bass Drum, Strom Drums, Marching Snare & Piatti)
    1 x Violin 1
    1 x Violin 2
    1 x Viola
    1 x Cello
    1 x Bass (Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass & Precision Bass)

    **About the PERCUSSION BOOK & FOLEY ARTIST FISH role:
    The FOLEY ARTIST FISH is a staged role that produces all sound effects specified in the script and score using percussion instruments, triggered digital effects, and other creative sound makers. As envisioned by Tina Landau, "The show is meant to be performed with a FOLEY ARTIST FISH playing sound effects live, and within view of the audience, to accompany the stage action. This could include footsteps for SpongeBob and Squidward (as in the Broadway Production), dings for objects appearing, and whacks for hits, and so on."

    In the Broadway production, the FOLEY ARTIST FISH played the PERCUSSION book and also performed many additional sound effects not specified in the PERCUSSION book. Licensees are encouraged to create their own foley score that suits their staging, talent, and resources. 

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm
    Libretto/Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    10 x Libretto/Vocal Books

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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