SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
BroadwayConcierge
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#2SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:03pm
From what I heard it needed some re writes. Hopefully they've improved it. I'm curious to go see it.
#3SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:06pm
I'm way too excited for previews to start and to hear everyone's thoughts.
#4SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:08pm
Ughhhhh! Thank God for The Bands Visit!
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#5SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:12pm
I wonder how long it's expected to last. Through the tony awards? I hope Emmy continues with the show, which is long shot.
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#6SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:14pm
This was a mess in Chicago and couldn't sell tickets to save its life. Good luck at the Palace. This show gave me a migraine. I hope they have worked on it.
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#7SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:15pm
YAYYYYYYYYYYYY! How I wish my dad is still here to witness this!
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#8SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:18pm
Good luck. Can't imagine this lasting very long...
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#9SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:20pm
I know we're not supposed to discuss these here, but I've been obsessed with the bootleg of the Chicago tryout for months. I think it's a creative, ingenious show that is pure fun. Exactly what we need right now. Will it change the landscape of Broadway? Probably not. It certainly won't hurt it, either.
#10SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:22pm
This show appears more promising after the announcement of that Jimmy Buffet disaster come in next season as well.
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#11SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:24pm
Glad to see Ethan Slater, Lilli Cooper, and Gavin Lee are all still with the cast; they were outstanding. I really enjoyed this show and hope it finds an audience!
(Unfortunately the T.I. song is still listed as being in the score... That was really a weak spot.)
#12SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:27pm
And the Broadway musical goes from dumb - to dummer - to dummiest. Who in the good names of Rodgers and Hammerstein would pay money to see such tripe? Never mind.
RippedMan
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#13SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:33pm
Seems like they changed the title? Or was it always that? I thought it was "The Spongebob Musical" or something? And I guess the Palace isn't getting lifted? Didn't say it was limited did it?
#14SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:36pm
The Broadway theme park will be thriving in 2018 with this, Harry Potter, Frozen & Margaritaville arriving, plus current shows Aladdin, School of Rock & Lion King.
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#15SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:36pm
Is the Palace Theatre not doing that construction?
#16SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:40pm
I'm losing Sunset Boulevard for this? Wasn't the Palace supposed to be closing for refurbishment after Sunset?
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#17SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:41pm
I think it will undergo renovations after this since this is rumored to only be a limited run.
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#18SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:41pm
LMcC95 said: "Is the Palace Theatre not doing that construction?
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That's my question...
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#19SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:43pm
from hamilton...to spongebob...to margaritaville
#20SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:47pm
Does this scream of being pandering commercial tripe that values style over originality and substance? Yup.
Am I pissed about losing Sunset Boulevard for this? Yup.
Might this help cultivate a new generation of theatregoers by providing them very light fare as an entry point? Yes. Personally, though I have seen 115 shows, my entry point to theatre was Beauty and the Beast. While I'm not comparing the two in terms of construction, BatB was a Disney property that was accessible to my four year old self and made a lifelong theatre lover of me.
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#21SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:49pm
"And the Broadway musical goes from dumb - to dummer - to dummiest. Who in the good names of Rodgers and Hammerstein would pay money to see such tripe? Never mind. "
I'm not sure what you think is dumb. Spongebob is fairly intelligent source material. Certainly more intelligent and clever than the source material than Aladdin, Wicked, The Lion King, Anastasia, and Kinky Boots. Adapting a musical from a comic/cartoon is fairly common. I don't think Spongebob is any more "dumb" than Little Orphan Annie, Beauty & the Beast... and on and on. I don't think Tina Landau, quite the intellectual, is dumb in any kind of way. I do think judging something before you see it is fairly dumb. Is that what you meant?
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#22SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:49pm
Sunset Boulevard was always gonna be a limited run, I don't know why people are surprised.
Reading some of the responses here.... theatre snobs are the worst. God forbid more people are introduced to theatre.
#23SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:52pm
RippedMan said: "Seems like they changed the title? Or was it always that? I thought it was "The Spongebob Musical" or something? And I guess the Palace isn't getting lifted? Didn't say it was limited did it?
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it does seem like they have, they also changed the logo which is ugly. I loved the old design.
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#24SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:54pmthebookofwhizzer said: "Ughhhhh! Thank God for The Bands Visit!
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Agreed! It's a brilliant move of counter-programming, with the deluge of more commercial fare hitting the boards soon (even though it, too, is based on a movie).
#25SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to Open at the Palace Theatre, Fall 2017
Posted: 6/5/17 at 12:54pm
Ethan Slater and Gavin Lee better be recongized next year for the Tonys. They are sensational.
Also, I'm guessing Best Set will be between Spongebob's big set and Frozen's very tech-savy set
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