BWW Exclusive: Meet the Artists Behind the Music of SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL

Last night, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL opened at Broadway in Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL), where it will run through Sunday, July 10, 2016. BWW's Kevin Pollack was on the "yellow" carpet to speak with some of the talented musical artists who contributed songs to the highly anticipated production (Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips, Tom Higgenson from Plain White T's, Jonathan Coulton, Yolanda Adams), along with SPONGEBOB choreographer Christopher Gattelli and Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob. Check out the interviews HERE

The SpongeBob Musical cast includesEthan Slater as SpongeBob SquarePants,Gavin Lee as Squidward, Nick Blaemire as Plankton, Lilli Cooper as Sandy Cheeks,Carlos Lopez as Mr. Krabs, Danny Skinneras Patrick, Gaelen Gilliland, Juliane Godfrey, Curtis Holbrook, Stephanie Hsu,Jesse JP Johnson, L'ogan J'ones, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Mark Ledbetter, Kelvin Moon Loh, Lauralyn McClelland, Vasthy Mompoint, JC Schuster, Allysa Shorte,Jacob Smith, Abby C. Smith, Jason Michael Snow, and Allan K. Washington.

Acclaimed Steppenwolf director Tina Landau and the groundbreaking designers behind Fun Home, Hedwig, and Spring Awakening have reimagined Bikini Bottom for the Broadway stage. Stakes are higher than ever before 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.