Spongebob squarepants the musical series#

вЂ Nuff said.) The following year a Republican senator lashed out at SpongeBob and other cartoons for promoting junk food and fueling the childhood obesity epidemic. (SpongeBob and his starfish buddy Patrick do often hold hands while watching TV, and their octopus neighbor Squidward Q. In 2004, a right-wing Christian group labeled it pro-gay propaganda, claiming it coerced children to embrace homosexuality.

Spongebob squarepants the musical series#

Since debuting on Nickelodeon in 1999, the series has generated more than $13 billion in merchandising revenue, while frequently becoming a magnet for political controversy. But whether it wore me down like coral erosion or grew on me like algae, the showвЂ™s unstinting commitment to anarchic plotting, goopy sentiment and bonkers ADHD juvenilia had me grinning like an idiot, even before I got knocked in the head with an inflated plastic orb (lawsuit pending) during the crowd-pleasing closing number.Д«esides, where else do you see celebrity audience members like Ben Platt and Lucas Hedges posing for selfies with a giant female puffer fish while a trio of skate fish, outfitted as punk skater dudes, natch, rock out to a raucous Aerosmith tune called вЂњBikini Bottom Boogie?вЂќ Respect. And for much of the show I was dazed by the sensory overload of Tina LandauвЂ™s acid-trip production while groaning at its fusillade of cornball aquatic puns and absence of musical cohesion. While the cartoon is beloved of children, stoners and children who grew up to be stoners during its two decades on air, I confess I had never been drawn to linger long in Bikini Bottom, the characterвЂ™s underwater home. ThatвЂ™s what comes cascading down on the audience during the ebullient finale of SpongeBob SquarePants, a splashy $20 million bid by Nickelodeon to add a new monster tentacle to its lucrative animated media franchise - giving the yellow porous one his very own Broadway musical. ' Finale: Bikini Bottom Day' by Jonathan Coulton - SpongeBob and CompanyДЎ9.Bubbles, streamers, confetti or beach balls? Duh, all four, obviously. ' Best Day Ever' by Andy Paley and Tom Kenny - SpongeBob and CompanyДЎ8. ' Just a Simple Sponge (Reprise)' by Panic! at the Disco - SpongeBobДЎ7. ' I'm Not a Loser' by They Might Be Giants - Squidward and Sea AnemonesДЎ6. ' (I Guess I) Miss You' by John Legend - Patrick and SpongeBobДЎ5. ' Chop to the Top' by Lady Antebellum - Sandy and SpongeBobДЎ4. 'Bikini Bottom Boogie' by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry - The Electric SkatesДЎ3. ' Bikini Bottom Day (Reprise)' by Jonathan Coulton - SpongeBob and GaryДЎ2. ' Poor Pirates' by Sara Bareilles - Patchy and PiratesДЎ1. ' Tomorrow Is' by The Flaming Lips - CompanyДЎ0. ' Super Sea Star Savior' by Yolanda Adams - Patrick and SardinesД©.

' Hero Is My Middle Name' by Cyndi Lauper - SpongeBob, Patrick, and SandyДЁ. ' Just a Simple Sponge' by Panic! at the Disco - SpongeBob and EnsembleД¦.

' No Control' by David Bowie and Brian Eno - Perch Perkins and CompanyД¤. ' BFF' by the Plain White T's - SpongeBob and PatrickДЈ. ' Bikini Bottom Day' by Jonathan Coulton - SpongeBob and CompanyДў. SpongeBob SquarePants Musical Songs with LyricsДЎ. The show has been scheduled to premiere on Broadway at a currently unknown theater on November 16, 2016. It is based on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and made its world premiere on Jat the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, where the show ran for a slightly extended period before closing on July 10, 2016. The SpongeBob Musical is a comedy stage musical, co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with songs by various artists and a book by Kyle Jarrow. SpongeBob SquarePants Musical Songs Lyrics