SpongeBob Musical Delights Audiences
Musical theater company soaks in applause for four undersea performances
During ‘The Best Day Ever’, SpongeBob (Kayla Contello ’24) celebrates with the other Bikini Bottom residents.
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Kayla Contello ’24 and Emmett Portnoy ’23 have a rap battle. In this scene, SpongeBob tries to convince Plankton and the community to not leave Bikini Bottom.
Sandy Cheeks (Avery Parks ‘24) explains her plan to save Bikini Bottom by changing the reaction inside the volcano to bubbles. Sandy, an outsider to the ocean floor, is a squirrel from Texas that was picked on by her classmates for being a “squirrel in STEM.”
Gabriel Paredes ’23 plays the clarinet as Squidward. The squid realizes a life-long dream of playing the largest venue in Bikini Bottom.
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Patrick Star (Olivia Thornton ’23) watches as his sardine devotees sing.
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Evan Tucker ’23 serenades the audience with a lament about the struggles of pirates.
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SpongeBob Squarepants (Kayla Contello ’24) resolves to save the town of Bikini Bottom from impending doom.
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The Electric Skates (Gus Trisnadi ’24, Baker Tuthill ’23 and Sarah Kipperman ’23) rock out at the conclusion of ‘Bikini Bottom Boogie’.
Choreographer Yeva Tcharikova ’24 sings and dances during Squidward’s number ‘I’m Not a Loser’.
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Skyler Horanzy ’24 meows as Gary the snail, SpongeBob’s faithful pet.
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Kayla Contello ’24, Avery Parks ’24 and Olivia Thornton ’23 build their courage to finish climbing the mountain to save Bikini Bottom. This occurs just before the musical number “Chop to the Top.”
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SpongeBob (Kayla Contello ’24) and Sandy (Avery Parks ’24) gaze at the Eruptor Disruptor as they prepare to defeat the threatening volcano.
SpongeBob (Kayla Contello ’23) reaches the top of Mount Humongous.
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During the finale, the cast celebrates Bikini Bottom being saved.
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Presented by Westwood Musical Theatre, The SpongeBob Musical transformed the McNeil Performing Arts Center into the deep sea town of Bikini Bottom for one afternoon and three nights. The cast of the musical entertained the audience with the humor and sass of their characters as they raced to save Bikini Bottom from the impending doom of a volcanic eruption. Directed by George Franco and Robin King, the musical opened on Thursday, Jan. 26, with a 7 p.m. performance, followed by a performance on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m, and two performances on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
The full cast and crew can be found in this unique video program created by Ms. Lydia Coats.
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