The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition

July 17-19, 2026

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!

The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau.

DATES

Friday, Jul 17, 2026
6:30 pm
On Sale 6/17/2026
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
1:00 pm
On Sale 6/17/2026
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
3:30 pm
On Sale 6/17/2026
Sunday, Jul 19, 2026
2:30 pm
On Sale 6/17/2026

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WEATHER UPDATE | JANUARY 29, 2026

The Box Office will be open. All classes are cancelled. Production rehearsals will proceed at the discretion of each production team.