Posted 12 January 2020; Initially written 8 December 2019
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Yes, I am now able to watch Nickelodeon at home again.
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Saturday night, December 7, 2019, Nickelodeon aired a professionally taped edition of the Spongebob Musical. This musical starred Ethan Slater as Spongebob, Gavin Lee as Squidward, Danny Skinner as Patrick, and Christina Sajous as Sandy. Since I couldn\u2019t see it live on Broadway, I found it convenient that Nick televised it so more people can see it.
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I\u2019ve followed this mantra for a good fraction of my life, \u201cIf it\u2019s on Nickelodeon, give it a try!\u201d (This later began to apply when I started watching Cartoon Network). Apparently, it still follows today. I didn\u2019t watch the musical from the very beginning on first airing but luckily my streaming service had it on DVR. With the initial December 7th airing running time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, I\u2019ll say this is a musical all right (the 2-hour version is fine too although they cut out Patchy the Pirate’s first appearance and his singing number with the other pirates)! With Spongebob running as long as it has, I\u2019m not surprised it received the Broadway treatment. I\u2019ve been a Spongebob admirer on and off these past 20 years so my thoughts of a musical dedicated to everyone\u2019s favorite yellow sponge were, \u201cWhy not?\u201d
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The costuming was very interesting as to make the human actors add representation to their respective characters. The sets were designed very creatively (inventive stage space usage, especially for the mountain climbing scenes with ladders). Just imagine the characters in their animated form. Whatever they do, mentally visualize the actions like you\u2019re watching a regular episode of Spongebob. If you imagine smart enough, this could seem like an animated musical, mentally animated by YOU! Yes, the costuming can seem cheesy at times but with your (forms rainbow with hands) IMAGINATION, this could be the best musical you\u2019ll ever see. It would be even better if you\u2019re lucky enough to see it live.
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This musical has been on tour since 2016 but I just recently became aware of this. I saw that some songwriters I admire wrote some songs (David Bowie, Brian Eno, They Might Be Giant…) so that\u2019s a plus. I especially liked Plankton and Karen\u2019s costumes which were very creatively made (actor dressed in a green suit with an eyepatch representing Plankton\u2019s one eye; using both a wheeled screen and a mad scientist-like lady to portray Karen). Again, this musical would be much better had I seen it live. It\u2019s nice that Nick aired this. I personally prefer the 2-hour version and not the 2.5-hour version if I watch on Nick. I\u2019d have to pay good money to watch a 2.5-hour musical. I\u2019m giving this musical 3 stars<\/span><\/strong>. I\u2019m regaining my interest in Spongebob now that I can watch more Nickelodeon. I can\u2019t wait to continue to catch up on what I missed and be more in the loop about the ever ongoing news about the Spongebob Squarepants franchise. Posted 12 January 2020; Initially written 8 December 2019 Yes, I am now able to watch Nickelodeon at home again. Saturday night, December 7, 2019, Nickelodeon aired a professionally taped edition of the Spongebob Musical. This musical starred Ethan Slater as Spongebob, Gavin Lee as Squidward, Danny Skinner as Patrick, and Christina Sajous as Sandy. 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