SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Previews — Page 3

I am in the camp who absolutely loved this. Pure, unadulterated, whimsical, stupid fun!

At it's best, it's brilliantly stupid.

At it's worst, it's messy and drags a bit.

The plot is thin but the energy is infectious. The set is gorgeous. Ethan Slater is a bonafide star.

I cannot understand how anyone could see the musicalized version of a cartoon series that is completely reimagined in a big budget poor theatre way and say it's not creative.

You don't know how much I would love to see the words "brilliantly stupid" in quotes on a marquee outside of the theater...



Sounds like the show I saw in Chicago last year. A lot of fun, a bit messy, but infectious energy. I kind of hope this one is embraced, and gets to play at least a year.

"Pure, unadulterated, whimsical, stupid fun!

At it's best, it's brilliantly stupid.

At it's worst, it's messy and drags a bit."

I completely agree with all three of these statements. Judging by what I've recently learned from watching the cartoon, Spongebob has never been a plot-heavy enterprise. Though made so that children can enjoy it, the tv show is an existential mood piece with a happy, positive bent.

My first association with Spongebob was in college when the stoners would pass around a joint and laugh their asses off in the wee hours of the morning. Judging by the smells wafting off the crowd walking into the Palace last night, I think more than a few of my college classmates were in the audience last night, ha. And really it's the perfect show to smoke before if you're so inclined. You'll be a little more mellow to deal with the messy spots and it fits with the episodic-Alice-in-Wonderland-trippy journey Spongebob leads you on.

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Yes, the snail makes several appearances.

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disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I’m surprised that people are saying the new actress for Pearl is so good that she could be nominated for a Tony. Did they expand Pearl’s role? In Chicago, she was a fairly small part"

While pearls role may sound small, that track was probably a standout in Chicago, especially with Emmy Raver in the role. That track is used throughout the show and Emmy’s performance in daddy knows best, which may be a mediocre song, was truly spectacular. I’m glad to hear the new pearl is living up to emmy or even greater!!

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Understudy list? Apparently, there are girls who understudy for Spongebob and Patrick

The understudies for Spongebob and Patrick are all male:

Spongebob- Curtis Holbrook, Jesse JP Johnson

Patrick- Brian Ray Norris, Matt Wood

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I wish they had made Patrick's hair like grey/silver just to give us some nod to his character's look.

And Pearl is a small part, but man, her vocals were impressive. She just had a lot of standout moments. Whereas everyone else was fine - I wasn't exactly like "WOW" for anyone - she really stood out to me as well.

They need to cut the David Bowie song. It's the second song in the show and just brings the entire show to a hault. It's awkward.

Since a lot of people are talking about Pearl, does she still squirt water out into the audience at one point?



When I saw the show in Chicago, she did I think at one point during the Daddy Knows Best number. The water squirted a little girl who was sitting in the seat next to me, and she started crying. Her mother was able to quiet her quickly, and I think the actors were embarrassed about it. I asked the mom at Intermission if the girl was doing okay, and she obviously was.

Where the percussionists located? In Chicago they were in the two side boxes, are there boxes in the palace similar to the ones in Chicago?

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Anyone else concerned the show isn't selling well?

The entire month has pretty much been up on TDF. Even when a date sells out, more seats get loaded on.

This show actually seems promising! I'll be sure to enter the lottery, I'm not sure if I would really pay the full price for a ticket. I surprisingly loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so I think I'll like this one as well