John Legend, David Bowie, T.I. and Cyndi Lauper の中で artists to 令状 初めの songs for SpongeBob musical

  • Nickelodeon said on Monday it will produce the world 首相 of The SpongeBob Musical in Chicago next summer
  • The SpongeBob Musical will 含む 初めの songs from music artists 含むing Dirty Projectors, The 炎上ing Lips and Lady Antebellum
  • It is co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with a 調書をとる／予約する by Kyle Jarrow and music 監督 by Tom Kitt?

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There's a SpongeBob musical in the 作品 but the music is no kiddie stuff.

Nickelodeon said on Monday it will produce the world 首相 of The SpongeBob Musical in Chicago next summer.

The musical will 含む 初めの songs from music artists 含むing John Legend, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Dirty Projectors, The 炎上ing Lips, T.I., Plain White T's, They Might Be 巨大（な）s, Lady Antebellum, Panic! At the Disco, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

Award-winning: Over the years, SpongeBob has scooped a plethora of accolades, including two Emmy Awards, 12 Kids' Choice Awards, and two BAFTA Children's Awards

Nickelodeon said on Monday it will produce the world 首相 of The SpongeBob Musical in Chicago next summer (SpongeBob Squarepants shown above)

Songs: The musical includes original songs from music artists including John Legend among other artists
Legend: The late David Bowie wrote an original song for the musical

The musical will 含む 初めの songs from music artists 含むing John Legend (left), David Bowie (権利),?The 炎上ing Lips, T.I., Plain White T's and They Might Be 巨大（な）s

It is co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with a 調書をとる／予約する by Kyle Jarrow and music 監督 by Tom Kitt.

'SpongeBob has transformed television, fashion and the art community,' Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon's 大統領，／社長 of content 開発 and 生産／産物 told the Chicago Tribune. 'The theater will be next.'

The SpongeBob Musical will play at Chicago's Oriental Theatre starting June 7 until July 3 with an 注目する，もくろむ to Broadway in the 落ちる.

Stars: Other musical artists who have written original songs for the musical include Cyndi Lauper
Big lineup: The SpongeBob Musical hassongs from T.I. (above),?Lady Antebellum, Panic! At the Disco, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry
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Other musical artists 令状ing 初めの songs for the musical 含む Cyndi Lauper (left), T.I. (権利),?Lady Antebellum, Panic! At the Disco, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry

The SpongeBob Musical is co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau (pictured in 2009) with a book by Kyle Jarrow and music supervision by Tom Kitt

The SpongeBob Musical is co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau (pictured in 2009) with a 調書をとる／予約する by Kyle Jarrow and music 監督 by Tom Kitt

生産者s call it 'a rousing tale of a simple sea sponge who 直面するs the unfathomable. It's a 祝賀 of unbridled hope, 予期しない heroes, and pure theatrical 発明.'

'All of those amazing 作曲家s are fans of SpongeBob,' Hicks told the Tribune.?

'Music has always been an important part of the show and everyone saw this as a real creative challenge. We were excited by everyone who wants to 令状 songs for him.'

Kids' 構成要素 has made the leap to 行う／開催する／段階 before 含むing The Addams Family, Annie and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.?

And writer, director and 生産者 Adam McKay is 現在／一般に working on an Archie musical.

Show: Producers have called the musical 'a rousing tale of a simple sea sponge who faces the unfathomable' and 'a celebration of unbridled hope, unexpected heroes, and pure theatrical invention'

生産者s call the musical 'a rousing tale of a simple sea sponge who 直面するs the unfathomable. It's a 祝賀 of unbridled hope, 予期しない heroes, and pure theatrical 発明'

On the stage: It played at Chicago's Oriental Theatre over the summer, and will head to New York City's Broadway later this year

It will play at Chicago's Oriental Theatre (pictured) starting June 7 until July 3 with an 注目する，もくろむ to Broadway in the 落ちる

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