Bikini Bottom is entrust the ocean for the burnished lights of Broadway — which , aboveboard , seems like a bad idea for a universe of marine biography . But yes , The Spongebob Musical is an honest - to - idol affair , and now we ’ve got our first look at its decidedly non - squishy cast in activity .
Entertainment Weeklyhas the reveal of the first cast pictures from the musical , currently running at Chicago ’s Oriental Theatre before making a plan move to Broadway next time of year . The musical theater follows Spongebob , Patrick , Sally , Squidward , and the rest period of Bikini Bottom attempting to stop a nearby volcano name Mount Humongous from erupting and destroying them all … with the power of showtunes , presumably .
But human race , it is weird to see these characters as world , rather than being done up in makeup and costumes á la The Lion King musical or something . Sally ( played by Lilli Cooper ) front jolly capital , but Ethan Slater ’s Spongebob just looks like a guy in a sweater and shorts . It ’s pretty weird , even for the fact we ’re discuss a Spongebob Musical . Would a poriferan costume really have been too silly for this enterprise ?
The thought of Squidward singing , though , is challenging , even if he ’s more of a squid - man than fans would usually anticipate to see . slate are availablefor the production now .
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