The SpongeBob Musical West End

The SpongeBob Musical 2023

Ages: 5+
Opened: July 26, 2023
Closing: August 27, 2023

The SpongeBob Musical - 2023 - West End History , Info & More

Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road; London, SE1; United Kingdom London

WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA AND HAS BECOME THE HOTTEST STAR ON BROADWAY? SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world!

Starring Ru-Paul’s Drag Race legend Divina De Campo, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL is written by Kyle Jarrow and conceived by Tina Landau and features a tidal wave of original songs by the world’s most iconic rock and pop artists, including 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 A, 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 by Jonathan Coulton. Additional music by Tom Kitt.”

The SpongeBob Musical is a hilarious deep-sea pearl of a show that is set to make a splash with audiences young and old as the must-see musical of 2023.

__Access Performances__

16 August 2.00pm - Relaxed Performance

19 August 2.00pm - BSL Performance

26 August 2.00pm - Audio Described Performance

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The SpongeBob Musical FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The SpongeBob Musical have there been?
The SpongeBob Musical has had 3 productions including Chicago which opened in 2016, Broadway which opened in 2017 and West End which opened in 2023.

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