Is it too late for Spongebob?

It seems that Spongebob has been hovering over Broadway for months, looking for a place to sit his bikini bottom this season. It's been widely expected here that On Your Feet would announce its closing, thus opening up the Marquis.

The clock is ticking. Is it getting too late for this to happen?

No Spongebob anytime soon. They lost a couple of investors after the Chicago fiasco. Cast is in limbo

wasnt it rumored it would go into a jujamcyn house? I could see it ending up at the Al Hirschfeld

Updated On: 12/9/16 at 03:36 PM

To be fair, that's really how most Pre-Broadway tryouts are. A lot of hits have done horrible business out of town.

It'd be a shame if it never made it, I saw it in Chicago and thought it was great

I saw it in Chicago and thought it needed LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of work. Good effort, but overstuffed with ideas and materials. Like a cutesy Spider-Man 1.0. It was not a big seller in Chicago and had tons of discounts every week.

Yeah I was not a fan when I saw it in Chicago. I agree that it needs a bigger theater in order to set up successfully, especially if they want to spill into the house like they did at the Oriental, so the Marquis is probably their best bet.

Hypothetically speaking, if they scrapped their plans for Broadway completely, I wonder if they would release the already-recorded cast album.

If they are still planning on transferring I wonder what the likelihood is that they'll wait for the 2018-2019 season. Since next season will most likely have to new big juggernauts, Frozen and Harry Potter. Or could Spongebob compete with those two?

they wanted the marquis but On your feet is somehow selling. They will more than likely come in the fall.

Call_me_jorge said: "If they are still planning on transferring I wonder what the likelihood is that they'll wait for the 2018-2019 season. Since next season will most likely have to new big juggernauts, Frozen and Harry Potter. Or could Spongebob compete with those two?



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Spongebob will not be competing with Harry Potter as that is a play and it's market is already set in stone. As is Frozen's.

not happening this season

Wouldn't it in theory be better to wait a season? This season has a pretty full docket of musicals and giving themselves time to work and wait for the right time frame might work out better for them. I personally want to see it because it just seems like it'll be a good time.

Updated On: 12/11/16 at 07:45 AM

Cfried said: "RippedMan said: "Maybe they should just tour it?"

Agreed. I think this production would be much better off as a tour rather than on Broadway.

Agreed as well, maybe it could retune itself at every tour stop (provided that's allowed with union rules) and make a stop at Broadway to become tony eligible a/la Christmas Story and Bring it On. Then it goes quickly to have rights available to schools and community theatre.

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