SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
ForB4
Understudy Joined: 3/24/17
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#2SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:07pm
Very sad, but very expected. It was a brilliant production.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#3SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:10pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Very sad, but very expected. It was a brilliant production."
Agreed 100%
#4SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:16pmGlad I caught it last month. A very good time, indeed. I never thought I’d say that when this was announced. Very ambitious, inventive with a great cast, especially Slater.
raddersons
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
#5SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:20pmLooks like the Palace is actually getting renovated. Let’s see if that happens.
Elegance101
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
#6SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:23pm
Sad, but not surprising. Everyone should catch it while they still can! A truly joyous show.
Updated On: 7/8/18 at 10:23 PM
Alex M
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
#7SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:25pm
Cant say I didn't see it coming...One of the most creative and fun things I've seen in my 19 years.....sad to see it go.
MadsonMelo
Broadway Star Joined: 3/24/14
#8SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:27pm
It's sad, I was hoping to be able to see it 
#9SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:31pm
Disappointing, if only for the amount of ambition and effort that went into making the show get off the ground. The names associated with the music and lyrics scream a lack of cohesion, but it actually worked quite well. I think many in the cast have a bright future—not just Ethan Slater, but I think he’ll go far—and despite the naysayers, this wasn’t a total train wreck. Not gonna lie, though. I really thought Nickelodeon would find a way to keep them through the year.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#10SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:33pm
Once the rights are released, schools will go crazy for Bikini Bottom.
Must have lost a fortune on Broadway.
EllieRose2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/22/17
#11SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:40pm
Belonged in primary schools and Vegas, not in the best theater district in the world. Byeeeeeeeee.
#12SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:47pm
Spongebob in Vegas...Thanks, now I have the image of Patrick running the Blackjack table, and Squidward working the roulette wheel.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#13SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:49pm
EllieRose2 said: "Belonged in primary schools and Vegas, not in the best theater district in the world. Byeeeeeeeee."
You clearly missed the point of the show
mpd4165
Leading Actor Joined: 8/6/09
#14SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:49pm
EllieRose2 said: "Belonged in primary schools and Vegas, not in the best theater district in the world. Byeeeeeeeee."
EllieRose2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/22/17
#15SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:51pm
Haha. Cute. Enjoy the hell out of it, until September. It's called an opinion about a show, which everyone gets to have. Thanks!
Elegance101
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
#16SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:58pm
Well, thanks for putting a damper on this thread...
Bwayfan292
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
#17SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:59pmWhile I wasnt a fan, Im sad to see this go. This show opened the door to theatre for a lot of kids.
"Why was my post about my post being deleted, deleted, causing my account to be banned from posting" - The Lion Roars 2k18
#18SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:01pmSad to see this go. An unexpected joy of a show!
"In here, life is beautiful"
#19SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:17pmSuch a conflicting show: loved it live, hated the soundtrack, and grew to despise it near the end. It would've lasted longer in a smaller house. Anyway, I hope the best for the cast (especially Pearl, Squidward and Spongebob, such standouts) but poorly put together doesn't make success.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
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Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:18pm
I never knew until tonight how snarky the SpongeBob Twitter account is... but damn! Clapping back... love it!
https://twitter.com/SpongeBobBway/status/1016146548378521600
#21SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:25pmVery disappointing and sad indeed. The little show that could.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#22SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:26pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "I never knew until tonight how snarky theSpongeBobTwitter account is... but damn! Clapping back... love it!
https://twitter.com/SpongeBobBway/status/1016146548378521600"
who ever runs their twitter is amazing. they know what there doing!
Elegance101
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/24/17
#23SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:39pm
For anyone wondering (as I've seen about a million people on Twitter saying "why don't they just move theaters" etc.), they don't have the money to. Simple (sponge) as that. If they were making a decent amount of money, they probably could pull it off, but the move would be too expensive. Honestly, they probably would've closed soon without the renovations. Their grosses have been subpar for a while now.
(P.S. I know this has been discussed elsewhere A LOT and I'm not the first person to say this, I'm just relaying the message from the other threads about their grosses in case people have that same question I'm seeing everywhere).
#24SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:39pm
I can’t believe my life comes to spending my last Broadway money choosing to see Spongebob’s last show over Bernadette friggin Peter’s last show in Hello Dolly. That’s how good the show is (to me)
Updated On: 7/8/18 at 11:39 PM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#25SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16
Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:42pm
Uh, without a doubt choose Dolly. I hated every second of this show, but thought it was well-done, but just a mis-fire from the beginning. So many of those songs should have been cut. I don't get why the guy who wrote "Bikini Bottom Day" didn't just write the whole score. Was anyone really showing up to hear a David Bowie song (that was awful)?
