Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Playhouse Merced in Merced, CA Presents 'The SpongeBob Musical'

Merced, CA - Head down to Bikini Bottom with The SpongeBob Musical!, playing at Playhouse Merced between March 25-April 16, 2022 as part of the theatres 2021-22 season!


The SpongeBob Musical is an adaptation of Nickelodeon’s long-running animated children’s sitcom of the same name. The show features an eclectic score of music, each song having been written by a different musical artist with the purposes of recreating the type of musical hodgepodge exhibited by the original television series.


Nickelodeon™
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg

Book by Kyle Jarrow

Original Songs by: Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex 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, T.I.

And Songs by: David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Palent

Additional Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton
Additional Music by Tom Kitt
Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau

Nickelodeon, SpongBob SquarePants, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of  Viacom International, Inc. 

Presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals www.concordtheatricals.com

​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. The bold, original musical celebrates friendship, cooperation, and the power of unity and inclusion. The power of optimism really can save the world.  This is a show for the entire family!

Tickets can be purchased on Playhouse Merced’s website and at the theater’s box office Saturdays from 12-2 p.m. at 452 West Main St. in Merced.

Anthony Braxton, Playhouse Interim Managing Director, explained, “It is adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series.  Sponge Bob and all his friends face total annihilation until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage. This bold original musical celebrates friendship, cooperation, and the power of unity and inclusion.  It underscores that the power of optimism really can save the world.  This is a musical that’s targeted at the entire family.”

The Original Broadway Cast Recording is available now from Masterworks Broadway wherever music is sold and streamed: https://spongebobmusical.lnk.to/SpongebobMusicalRecording

Each track is available on YouTube, and so you don't need to go searching for them, I've made a blog featuring each track: https://spongebobmusical.blogspot.com.

More Nick: Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights for Nickelodeon's Broadway Hit 'The SpongeBob Musical'!

Original source: Merced Sun-Star; Additional source: Merced County Times.

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