The SpongeBob Musical

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. 

With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! 

This joyous modern musical performed by over 180 youth theatre members aged 6 – 18 is sure to make a splash with audiences young and young at heart! 

The SpongeBob Musical is a joyful, fun and uplifting celebration of friendship and the power of optimism – a truly special way to bring together the whole of our youth theatre programme as you’ve never seen them before. Now, more than ever, we see the importance of creativity, self-expression and escapism for young people as they navigate the rapidly changing world around them and projects like this create life-affirming experiences to be proud of.” James Watson, Director of Communities.

The SpongeBob Musical is based on the children’s animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and is written by Kyle Jarrow and conceived by Tina Landau, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander 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 are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt.