SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS closing Sept.16

[ForB4]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:05pm

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/theater/spongebob-squarepants-broadway-musical-closing.html

 

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[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:07pm

Very sad, but very expected. It was a brilliant production.

[ethan231h]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:10pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "Very sad, but very expected. It was a brilliant production."

Agreed 100%

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:16pm

Glad 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]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:20pm

Looks like the Palace is actually getting renovated. Let’s see if that happens.

[Elegance101]

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]

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]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:27pm

It's sad, I was hoping to be able to see it

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

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]

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]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:40pm

Belonged in primary schools and Vegas, not in the best theater district in the world.  Byeeeeeeeee.

[Keiichi2]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:58pm

Well, thanks for putting a damper on this thread...

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 10:59pm

While I wasnt a fan, Im sad to see this go. This show opened the door to theatre for a lot of kids.

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:01pm

Sad to see this go. An unexpected joy of a show!

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:17pm

Such 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]

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

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 7/8/18 at 11:25pm

Very disappointing and sad indeed. The little show that could.

[ethan231h]

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]

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).

Updated On: 7/8/18 at 11:39 PM

[disneybroadwayfan22]

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]

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)?