The Spongebob Musical 2016 - Articles Page 9

Ages: 5+
Opened: June 20, 2016
Closing: July 10, 2016

The Spongebob Musical - 2016 - Chicago History , Info & More

A legendary roster of Grammy Award winners. A visionary director and Tony Award-winning design team. One of the world’s most beloved and unforgettable characters. Turn them all loose on Broadway and what do you get?

Acclaimed Steppenwolf director Tina Landau and the groundbreaking designers behind Fun Home, Hedwig, and Spring Awakening have brilliantly reimagined Bikini Bottom for the Broadway stage, bringing the spirit of SpongeBob to life with humanity, heart, and pure theatricality. With an original score from some of the biggest names in

pop and rock, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL explodes with energy.

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.


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Season Two of 'Indoor Boys,' Starring Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse Premieres On Huffpost Queer Voices Today
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2018


Indie Award-winning series 'Indoor Boys' returns today! The series is created, directed, and starring Broadway's Wesley Taylor (SpongeBob SquarePants; NBC's 'SMASH') and Alex Wyse (Spring Awakening; Marvel's 'Iron Fist'). With a total of eight new chapters, Season Two premieres TODAY, MONDAY, June 25, 2018 on HuffPost Queer Voices, with two episodes released each Monday for 4 weeks.

Ethan Slater to Serve as NYMF Honorary Chair; Lesli Margherita, Josh Lamon, and More Among Initial Casting
by Julie Musbach - Jun 14, 2018


The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) announces Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Ethan Slater as the 2018 NYMF Honorary Chair.

Stew & Heidi Perform One Night Only Concert June 18 To Launch New CDs
by Julie Musbach - Jun 13, 2018


STEW & THE NEGRO PROBLEM - the powerhouse indie rock band fronted by longtime collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald - will perform a one-night-only concert at THE TOTAL BENT/NATIVE SONG DOUBLE RECORD RELEASE PARTY, featuring selections from the duo's two most recent recordings, on Monday, June 18 at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St.) in Manhattan.  Doors open at 7 pm for the concert beginning at 8 pm.

Steppenwolf Ensemble Members Bring Talents To NYC This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2018


Steppenwolf Theatre Company began producing ensemble-driven plays in a church basement in the suburbs of Chicago in 1976. Today the company is a leader in the American Theater proudly based in Chicago with more than 50 groundbreaking actors, directors and playwrights who call Steppenwolf their artistic home. While deeply rooted in the Chicago community, the impact of Steppenwolf's work is felt nationwide.

VIDEO: Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles Open the Tonys Celebrating the Nominees Who Won't Win
by Stage Tube - Jun 10, 2018


Hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles opened the 72nd annual Tony Awards with a rousing dueling-pianos number that celebrated the 90% of nominees that would leave Sunday night's ceremony without a trophy in hand.

BroadwayRadio Talks to SPONGEBOB Producer Susan Vargo, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND's Clint Ramos, and 'The Interval's Editor Victoria Myers in Third Annual Tony Omnibus Episode
by BroadwayRadio - Jun 9, 2018


On BroadwayRadio's third annual Tony Omnibus episode, we look to fill in some of the gaps that have popped up in the theatre community's coverage of the award season. So often our focus during this five-week buildup to Sunday night's ceremony is on the performers and the writers who are front and center during this process. However, today, we are talking to two Tony nominees whose impact on their shows is no less important, despite the fact that they aren't the people getting the glossy stories in the New York and theatre media. We also talk to a journalist who brings important context to the New York theatre community.

TONY FEVER 2018! Parte 5: chi vincerà come 'Miglior Musical'?
by Fabrizio Magnani - Jun 6, 2018


TONY FEVER 2018! Parte 5: chi vincera come 'Miglior Musical'?

VIDEO: Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban Chat Tony Awards Preparation on CBS THIS MORNING
by Macon Prickett - Jun 6, 2018


This Sunday's 72nd annual Tony Awards will be hosted by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban. Bareilles starred in 'Waitress' on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony for its score in 2016, and Groban earned a Tony nomination last year for his role in 'Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.' They join 'CBS This Morning' with what to expect from this year's awards ceremony. Check out the video below! 

Who Will Win at the 2018 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by BWW Special - Jun 10, 2018


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

Indie Series 'Indoor Boys' Starring Wesley Taylor And Alex Wyse Will Return This Month For Season Two
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2018


Executive Producers Jim Kierstead (Kinky Boots, Waitress) and Michael Kushner, and producers Jack Sharkey and Tye Blue, announce the return of the Indie Award-winning series 'Indoor Boys' created, directed, and starring Broadway's Wesley Taylor (SpongeBob SquarePants; NBC's 'SMASH') and Alex Wyse (Spring Awakening; Marvel's 'Iron Fist'). With a total of eight new chapters, Season Two premieres June 25, 2018 on HuffPost Queer Voices, with two episodes released each Monday for 4 weeks.

BWW CLOSE UP: Premios Tony 2018
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Jun 1, 2018


Solo quedan diez dias para la septuagesima segunda edicion de los Premios Tony, el maximo galardon estadounidense al teatro, en una gala que se celebrara en el Radio City Music Hall presentada por Sara Bareilles y Josh Groban. Vivimos un año en que la television y el cine estaran muy presentes, ya que de los cuatro nominados a mejor musical, tres adaptan peliculas y uno una serie de television. MEAN GIRLS y SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS se han llevado la friolera de 12 nominaciones cada una, mientras que THE BANDS VISIT tiene 11. FROZEN, en cambio, tan solo tiene 3, pero aun asi ha conseguido entrar en la categoria mas codiciada.

Tony Danza, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, Paulo Szot, and More Feature This June at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 31, 2018


This June, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

BWW Interview: Jimmy Winner Josh Strobl's Advice To High School Theatre Kids
by Nicole Ciravolo - Jun 12, 2018


Meet Josh Strobl: it might not be a name you recognize now, but don't be surprised when you see it lighting up a marquee on Broadway in the next few years. That's not only because he is crazy talented and currently a student at University of Michigan (which can claim Pasek & Paul, Gavin Creel, and Darren Criss as alumni), but he was also the winner of the 2016 Best Performance by an Actor Jimmy Award.

TONY FEVER 2018! Parte 3: chi sarà il “Miglior Attore in un Musical”?
by Alessia De Stefano - May 29, 2018


Ormai manca davvero pochissimo alla notte dei Tony Awards. Quest'anno i premi saranno presentati da Josh Groban (The Great Comet) e Sara Bareilles (Waitress, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert) entrambi nominati nelle scorse edizioni e che per la prima volta saliranno sul palco come presentatori.

Tony Danza, Broadway Loves Gwen Stefani, and More Lead Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 25, 2018


Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

The Sun's on its Way Out at the Muny with the Complete Cast and Creative of ANNIE
by Julie Musbach - May 24, 2018


The Muny announced today its full cast, design and production teams for the theatre's centennial season production of Annie, July 18 -25. 

Alex Newell to Host Stars in the Alley; Taylor Louderman, Melissa Benoist, and More to Appear!
by Julie Musbach - May 24, 2018


The Broadway League is proud to announce that Alex Newell, currently starring as Asaka in Once On This Island, will host this year's STARS IN THE ALLEY free outdoor concert.

VIDEO: Watch John Legend Perform A GOOD NIGHT at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards
by Macon Prickett - May 23, 2018


Global music superstar John Legend performs A Good Night live at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Check out the video below! 

WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Clint Ramos
by Nicole Rosky - May 23, 2018


Watch below as Clint tells us all about want this nomination means to him, how he's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

VIDEO: Tina Fey Talks MEAN GIRLS, Reads a Letter to Her Future Self, and More on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2018


Tina Fey, writer of Mean Girls, appeared on The Tonight Show last night! She chatted about the show's dozen Tony nominations, and Jimmy Fallon reminds her of the punk song she asked him to to write for the movie soundtrack. Hear it in the first clip below!

Former SMASH Castmate Wesley Taylor Visits Katharine McPhee at WAITRESS on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2018


We're glad to see Ivy and Karen still keep in touch! Megan Hilty went to see her SMASH costar Katharine McPhee as Jenna in Waitress last night.

PASSING STRANGE Closes Karamu House's 2017/18 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2018


Karamu House, the oldest multicultural performing arts center in the country, closes it's 102nd consecutive season with the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange. Karamu House President and CEO, Tony F. Sias notes, 'this is a piece that is important and relevant, and speaks to and engages our millennial and 'genZ' generations.' With book and lyrics written by Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter Stew, and music composed by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, the production opened on May 10 and will run through June 3, 2018 in Karamu's Arena Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.

Kyle Jarrow and Lauren Worsham's Sky-Pony Comes to Joe's Pub
by Julie Musbach - May 9, 2018


Cult-hit Brooklyn band Sky-Pony is led by the husband-and-wife team of Tony nominated writer Kyle Jarrow (bookwriter of Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants, also creator of the CW television series Valor) and Tony nominated actress-singer Lauren Worsham (Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder). Sky-Pony have been called 'indie-pop aces' (New York Times) and 'a beautiful mash-up of music, choreography, costumes, projections and drama' (Village Voice).  

MEAN GIRLS, THE BAND'S VISIT, CURSED CHILD and More Join Annual STARS IN THE ALLEY
by Julie Musbach - May 3, 2018


The Broadway League is pleased to announce that this year's Stars in the Alley will take place on Friday, June 1st at 1:00pm in Broadway's legendary Shubert Alley, west of Seventh Avenue between 44th & 45th streets.

Did You Know... Our Favorite Fun Facts About the 2018 Tony Nominees!
by Matt Tamanini - May 1, 2018


The 2018 Tony nominations were announced this morning. If you haven't checked them out yet, what are you waiting for?! CLICK HERE to check out a full list of this year's nominees, and HERE for reactions from the lucky few!

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