Sunday, September 16, 2018

'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical' Ends it's Broadway Run on Sunday, September 16

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical Ends Broadway Run September 16


The high-profile production attracted some of the biggest names in the music industry to contribute original songs for its score.

The critically acclaimed Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants ends its run today, Sunday, September 16 at the Palace Theatre. The musical—featuring a score by a roster of pop and rock hit-makers, including Aerosmith, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Panic! At the Disco, and David Bowie—opened December 4, 2017.

SpongeBob SquarePants arrived in New York following a Chicago out-of-town try-out in summer 2016. Upon closing, the musical played 29 previews and 327 regular previews.

The production’s Broadway run is cut short, in part, due to the fact that it is losing its home. The 105-year old Palace Theatre will close temporarily as part of a $4.2 billion real estate deal that will redevelop the site, including the Double Tree Hotel which was constructed around the Palace in the 1990s.

The Tony award winning production will embark on a North American national tour beginning fall 2019, with amateur licensing slated to become available in early 2019 as well.


The musical stars Tony nominee Ethan Slater as SpongeBob alongside fellow Tony nominee Gavin Lee as Squidward Q. Tentacles, Danny Skinner as Patrick Star, Christina Sajous as Sandy Cheeks (recently stepping in for Lilli Cooper), Wesley Taylor as the maniacal-yet-microscopic Sheldon Plankton, and Brian Ray Norris in his Broadway debut as Krusty Krab proprietor Eugene Krabs.

The show’s director, Tina Landau, earned a Tony Award nomination for her inventive and unconventional approach to the material that humanized the characters rather than creating literal representations of the familiar Nickelodeon animated series. David Zinn won a Tony award for "Best Scenic Design of a Musical" for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.



SpongeBob SquarePants features a book by Kyle Jarrow and a score from Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Lauper, Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and a song by the late Bowie and by SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Tom Kenny and Andy Paley.

The production also features choreography by Christopher Gatttelli, orchestrations by Tom Kitt, musical direction by Julie McBride, costumes and Tony-winning sets by David Zinn, lighting design by Kevin Adams, sound design by Walter Trarbach, and foley design by Mike Dobson.

In honor of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, Playbill has published a range of articles about the smash hit Nickelodeon musical!:

-- Look Back at Highlights of SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway!

-- See the Cast of Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants With Their Cartoon Voice Counterparts!

-- Grosses Analysis: SpongeBob SquarePants Draws Fans in Final 2 Weeks on Broadway!

-- Explore Brooklyn with SpongeBob SquarePants' Ethan Slater!

-- How Skateboarder Kyle Hamilton Turned His Tricks Into a Broadway Debut in SpongeBob SquarePants!

-- SpongeBob SquarePants Tony Nominee Gavin Lee’s 10 Favorite Theatregoing Experiences!

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical will end its run at the Palace Theater on Sunday, September 16. The musical will be back for its national tour of the US scheduled by fall of 2019. Visit SpongeBobBroadway.com for more information and tickets.

Watch SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!

SpongeBob SquarePants - The New Musical Original Cast Recording is available to purchase today at https://spongebobmusical.lnk.to/SpongebobMusicalRecording.

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Sheriff Sandy Cheeks 🤠 Slice of Texas | Ep. 2 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nickelodeon

Howdy! There’s a new sheriff in town and her name is Sandy Cheeks! 🤠 Check out the next episode of Sheriff Sandy Cheeks showing her Texas lasso skills! Catch more of your favorite shows on Nickelodeon!



Who is YOUR favorite SpongeBob SquarePants character of all time?!

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Can’t get enough of Sandy? Catch her and the rest of the SpongeBob gang on Nick, and get your tickets for Nickelodeon's critically acclaimed SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical at SpongeBobBroadway.com!

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You Won’t Believe How the RISE of the TMNT Cast Answered These Questions! ❓🐢❓🐢 | Nickelodeon

Ever asked the cast of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles something in Nickelodeon's YouTube “comments” section? In this video, Omar Miller, Ben Schwartz, Josh Brener, Brandon Mychal Smith, and Kat Graham answer a bunch of exSHELLent questions – maybe even yours! Get ready to find out TONS of insider info, and make sure you follow NickALive! for all things RISE of the TMNT! COWABUNGA!



Do YOU have a question for the cast of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Drop it in the comments on YouTube today!

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuts Monday, September 17th at 6:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA. Following its US launch, the series will roll out globally across Nickelodeon's channels and branded blocks in 170+ countries and territories, including in the UK and Ireland on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at 10:00am BST on Nicktoons UK & Ireland and Channel 5. Click here for a list of Rise of the TMNT international premiere dates.

Fans in the US can watch the first episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the Nick App, Nick.com/Rise, and Nickelodeon On Demand now. Fans in the UK can watch the first episode of Rise of the TMNT, “Mystic Mayhem” on Nick.co.uk, Nicktoons.co.uk and the Nick Play app. Sky Subscribers can also watch a sneak peek of Episode 1 along with four additional stories and 4 pieces of additional short form content exclusively on Sky VOD!

Did you hear? Nickelodeon has renewed Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a second season! COWABUNGA!

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Meat Pie | Full Short by Gabe Swarr | Nickelodeon Animated Shorts

When the crusty boar Meat Pie thinks he’s about to pull off yet another amazing con, he ends up accidentally selling his trusting sidekick cousin, Cletus the pheasant, to an axe wielding wolf in Meat Pie, another one of Nickelodeon's awesome Animated Shorts, created by Gabe Swarr.



Meat Pie was selected as a finalist in the 2014 edition of Nickelodeon's world renowned Animated Shorts Program, and features the voices of: Cedric Yarbrough (The Goldbergs, Big Time Rush) as Meat Pie; Harvey Beaks crew member Carson Montgomery as Cleatus; and Nolan North (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sanjay and Craig, Blaze and the Monster Machines) as Axe Man and the Narrator.

Watch lots more animated shorts from the Nickelodeon Global Animated Shorts Program on the official Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Facebook page and on the Nick Animation YouTube channel!

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I Am Frankie Cast Talks Top 5 OMG Moments, Stunts & more! 🤖 Weekly Recap | Nickelodeon

It’s a Robo-Recap! The Cast of I Am Frankie sits down to talk about their fave moments from the first week’s episodes! In this Weekly Download, Alex Hook (Frankie), Carson Rowland (Cole), Kyson Facer (Andrew), and the rest of the crew talk about training for stunts and Tammy’s Teen Talk. AND Stick around to see a sneak peek from next week’s episodes! Don’t miss brand new episodes of I AM FRANKIE season two Weeknights at 8/7c on Nickelodeon USA!




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The JoJo & BowBow Show Show! 🎀 BTS Sneak Peek! | Nickelodeon

JoJo Siwa and her dog, Bow Bow, are coming to an all-new animated show on YouTube! Check out how the first episode was recorded in this exclusive behind the scenes video, and be sure to come back next week for the premiere of the first episode on September 22nd!



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Test Your Nick Star Trivia ⭐ w/ Jace Norman, Liza Koshy, JoJo Siwa & More! | #NickStarsIRL | Nickelodeon

What’s the messiest thing Liza Koshy has ever done? What’s Jace Norman’s favorite thing to do in his free time? If JoJo could only eat one food for the rest of her life, what would it be? Take this Nick Stars Quiz to find out how much YOU know about your favorite Nick Stars! Who do YOU know best? Let me know in the comments below! Catch more on Nickelodeon!



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Can You Find the Top Wing Cadets? 🕵️ | Nick Jr.

Watch kids, just like yourself, use their imaginations to track down the Top Wing cadets! While watching, become inspired to come up with ways to play pretend with the cadets, like flying high with Swift, taking a dive with Penny, racing to the rescue with Rod, and embracing their need for speed with Brody. In every episode of Top Wing, these cartoon heroes face challenges, master new skills, and work together to earn their wings! You can find more Top Wing weekday mornings on Nickelodeon, and everywhere you find Nick Jr.



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Top Wing | 'Top Vehicles' Music Video ✈️ | Nick Jr. Global

It’s time for the cadets to earn their wings! Learn about the top vehicles of the best rescue cadets. Take a ride on Flash Wing, Road Wing, Aqua Wing and Splash Wing and get excited!

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PAW Patrol | Pup Tales #5 | Rescue Episode + Pups Save a Big Bone

PAW Patrol | Pup Tales #5 | Rescue Episode



Slick the Pirate and his First Mate Arrby have taken the sunken sloop!

No job is too big, no pup is too small! The PAW Patrol pups are ready to save the day.. and you can help them!

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During Cap’n Turbot's archaeological dig, a rock slide unearths a big dinosaur bone!

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Where in the World is Thomas? Music Video | The Most Important Thing is Being Friends | Thomas & the Birthday Picnic | Thomas & Friends

Where in the World is Thomas? Music Video | Big World! Big Adventures! | Thomas & Friends



Sing a long with Thomas & Friends with the brand new song "Where in the World is Thomas?" from Big World! Big Adventure!

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Happy Birthday to any birthday boys and girls in the comments! ⭐🎉

Thomas is taking The Fat Controller and his mother for a special birthday picnic, but they find Shen Valley ploughed into mud and the Scottish castle closed. They have no choice but to cancel the picnic... until Thomas summons them to Knapford Station where he has arranged a big party! The Fat Controller declares it Thomas' best idea yet!

Thomas & Friends season 22, "Big World! Big Adventures!" is airing now on Milkshake! in the UK and on Nickelodeon USA!

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Final Bow: Ethan Slater's Last Days as SpongeBob Will Be 'the Best Seven Minutes Ever'

The Broadway star reflects on how building a real-life version of the cartoon was like carving a statue out of marble.


Ethan Slater and the cast of SpongeBob SquarePants. (© Joan Marcus)

For more than half a decade of workshops, rehearsals, and performances, Ethan Slater has been immersed in the underwater world of Bikini Bottom. In the critically acclaimed Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants, Slater plays the titular absorbent hero, and as the production heads toward its final performance on Sunday, September 16, he's getting ready to reacclimate to life on dry land.

But first, Slater is taking a few minutes to soak in the highlights of his time creating the onstage SpongeBob and the "best seven minutes ever" to celebrate a buoyant Broadway experience. Check out Ethan's sponge-tastic interview with TheaterMania below!


Ethan Slater plays the title character in SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway. (© David Gordon)

1) What is your favorite line that you get to say?
I'm always touched by the moment when I say, "It doesn't have to be like this. We might only have seven minutes left, but we could make them the best seven minutes ever." I look into the eyes of the people right around me, and I can feel that that line hits home every night as we near the end of that particular show, and we realize that we're nearing the end of this run that has meant so much to us.

2) What is the best inside joke from among the company?
It doesn't really make much sense, but we had this one celebratory bit we would do when something happened: We would start doing yoga poses like tree pose or downward dog or trying to do crow and failing. When we closed in Chicago we all did that bit onstage after the bow.

3) What was the worst technical difficulty you experienced during the run?
By far one of my favorite moments — and Danny [Skinner, who plays Patrick] is going to kill me for saying this — is at one point he is supposed to fly in and we had one show where for some reason he could not fly. So I look up and he's not there, and so I say my line and I look down and Danny is running in, in slow motion, doing everything he's supposed to do in the air but on the ground instead. I've never had to stifle a laugh so hard in my life. It was magic.

4) What is the most interesting present you received at the stage door?
One of my absolute favorite pieces of fan art is this fanzine that we got with illustrations by different artists of each scene throughout the show in chronological order.

5) Who is the coolest person to come see the show?
Recently they called a guest for me at the stage door, and I went to see who it was, and it was Christian Slater. He came back and we were talking and he was like, "I saw articles about the show, it looked amazing, and then I saw your last name and I thought 'I've got to go find out if we're related.'" My entire life people have been saying like, "Are you related to Christian Slater?" and I would say, "I don't think so but I wish." So for him to come back and say, "Do you think we're related?" is a pretty good culmination of that.


Danny Skinner as Patrick Star and Ethan Slater as SpongeBob in SpongeBob SquarePants. (© Joan Marcus)

6) Which of the artists who wrote music for SpongeBob were you most fanboying over?
It would have to be John Legend. When I found out that he was writing a song for the show, that was a true freak-out moment. And then when we finally got the song, [director] Tina [Landau] came in, she had a CD in her hand, she said, "We have the demo. Everyone sit on the floor, close your eyes." And she turned off the lights, put on the demo. It was just like a collective little cry because it was perfect.

7) What is your favorite Tina Landau-in-rehearsal moment?
When we were early in the workshops, she would say, "All right guys, you have 10 minutes, find a partner, go off and create a visual scene that is the end of the world in Bikini Bottom, whatever that means." People started coming up with these little ideas and then they became bigger ideas and then we would do a presentation after those 10 minutes and she would just applaud all of us. It was this incredibly creative collaborative process.

8) What was the toughest SpongeBob mannerism to get right?
It was all pretty hard in some ways. In the early workshops I was working with a number of amazingly talented creative people, including this guy David Newman. I would bring my lunch into the auxiliary rehearsal room, and he and I would work through lunch on how does SpongeBob make a right turn, how does SpongeBob walk backwards or do a pirouette? It's how I imagine you make a statue out of marble. It starts as this big block, you get the general shape, and then it really comes down to those intimate little details.

9) What's your favorite SpongeBob episode?
It has to be "Bubble Buddy." SpongeBob's friends aren't around to play on this day so he blows a bubble and it becomes his friend and everybody in the town is like getting a little frustrated because he's acting as though this bubble is a person and then this whole mob ends up forming and they're saying pop the bubble. It's real sad and then all of a sudden out of nowhere Bubble Buddy puts on a bubble top hat, hails a bubble cab, and floats away and off into the sun, it's just like Grease. That's always been my favorite moment, when one thing becomes something totally different. It's so SpongeBob and it's so great.

10) What is the most memorable moment of audience interaction that you've had?
During one show SpongeBob decided to take the risk of climbing the last leg of the mountain to save the day, and a little kid in the audience just screamed, "I believe in you SpongeBob, you can do it SpongeBob!" And it was just this perfect moment.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical will end its run at the Palace Theater on Sunday, September 16. The musical will be back for its national tour of the US scheduled by fall of 2019. Visit SpongeBobBroadway.com for more information and tickets.

Watch SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons!

SpongeBob SquarePants - The New Musical Original Cast Recording is available to purchase today at https://spongebobmusical.lnk.to/SpongebobMusicalRecording.

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Invade Bakersfield, Calif. to Celebrate 'Rise of the TMNT'

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles took a break from their busy crime-fighting schedule to make a visit to Bakersfield in California today (Saturday, September 15 2018)!


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans of all ages including Matthew Villa and Matthew Jr. had their photo taken with the turtles as AT&T and Nickelodeon celebrate the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with a turtle appearance at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.

The AT&T stores on Ming Avenue hosted Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo for a special event promoting the upcoming brand-new TV series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which premieres Monday, September 17 at 6:30pm ET/PT on Nickelodeon USA and DIRECTV.

TMNT fans of all ages got to take photos with the turtles as well as participate in games, face-painting, giveaways and more. AT&T employees were also on hand to serve anyone interested in signing up for DIRECTV service.

Ramon Salmeron brought his 5-year-old son Ramon to the event after hearing about it on the radio.

“I think it’s awesome. It’s different,” he told Bakersfield.com “The kids don’t get to see something like this too often, so It’s nice.”


The AT&T store on Ming Avenue is filled as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans of all ages arrive to get a glimpse of the turtles. AT&T and Nickelodeon are celebrating the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with a turtle appearance at the AT&T store. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.

Salmeron said his son is a big TMNT fan. In that regard, he’s following in his father’s footsteps.

“I grew up watching the original cartoon show and the (90s) movies,” he said. “It’s surreal when you grow up watching something and then your kid starts watching it. We watch some of the old stuff, but he prefers the new TV shows and movies.”

When asked what his favorite character is, Ramon was quick to answer.

“Mikey! I like his nunchucks,” he said.

Jessica Hernandez brought her 4-year-old son Ivan after reading about the event by accident. She said she was looking up something else online when she came across an article about the event and decided to bring her son.

“It’s wonderful. I love it,” she said of the event. “We’ve never been to anything like this before.”

Hernandez said her son has enjoyed the recent TV shows and movies. She grew up watching the original animated cartoons as a kid.

“They’re a lot different now, because they’re animated through the computer,” she said. “It’s changed a lot, but the characters are still the same. It’s pretty cool that he likes it too. I have a lot of good memories that come back to me when I watch (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) with him.”


Koby, left, and Tammy Morales pose for a picture on a chalk drawing of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the parking lot of the AT&T store on Ming Avenue in Bakersfield. AT&T and Nickelodeon are celebrating the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with a turtle appearance at the AT&T store.


Matthew Villa couldn't wait to get to see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue. His son Matthew Jr. was pretty excited too. AT&T and Nickelodeon brought them to Bakersfield to are celebrate the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.


Micah Francisco has his face painted ninja turtle style as AT&T and Nickelodeon are celebrating the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with a turtle appearance at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.


Matthew Jr. Villa anticipates getting to see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.


Chaelynn Hoeper, left, and Zayn Conner try out some of the latest in technology at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue as they wear their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ninja mask. AT&T and Nickelodeon are celebrating the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with a turtle appearance at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue Saturday. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.


Matthew Villa Jr. gets a little help from his dad, Matthew, as they wait to have their photo taken with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday at the AT&T store on Ming Avenue. Credit: Henry A. Barrios / The Californi.

In additional news:

-- To celebrate the premiere of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nickelodeon has been unveiling Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles billboards around the US, including this one in New York City!:


Credit: Instagram: @toddjamesreas

-- Nickelodeon held a Turtley Awesome Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles party for cast and crew at Yamashiro Hollywood Los Angeles, California!:



Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuts Monday, September 17th at 6:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon USA. Following its US launch, the series will roll out globally across Nickelodeon's channels and branded blocks in 170+ countries and territories, including in the UK and Ireland on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at 10:00am BST on Nicktoons UK & Ireland and Channel 5. Click here for a list of Rise of the TMNT international premiere dates.

Fans in the US can watch the first episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the Nick App, Nick.com/Rise, and Nickelodeon On Demand now. Fans in the UK will be able to watch the first episode of Rise of the TMNT, “Mystic Mayhem” on Nick.co.uk, Nicktoons.co.uk and the Nick Play app from Saturday 15th September 2018. Sky Subscribers will also be able to watch a sneak peek of Episode 1 along with four additional stories and 4 pieces of additional short form content exclusively on Sky VOD.

Did you hear? Nickelodeon has renewed Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a second season! COWABUNGA!

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