i cant express how confused i was when i found out the spongebob musical was going to be a thing... but it turned out to be really good, and im honestly really happy it wasnt just trying to be a money-grabbing, heartless, and unecessary musical. it was really heartfelt and i really do have to give the creator props for trying to create legitimate art.
Shrek the musical was technically the first professional show I was ever in. I was the deer who gets their antlers ripped off and one of the Dulocian puppets. I was ten. And I loved every minute of it.
Speaking of "money-grabbing," I'm really interested in how Monopoly the Musical is going to adapt a board game that most people get tired of before finishing into a show that people will want to watch all the way through. I felt so weird reading Hasbro's "bio." Who knows? Maybe we'll see a musical from Walmart or Proctor & Gamble or NASA.
But actually, that would be awesome! I was kinda unsatisfied with how the film version of The Martian turned out. I can see it being hilarious as a musical. Or maybe a show about a more serious NASA event. With how good Come From Away is, that might be really cool.
I mean, "Walmartopia" the musical was a thing if you want to count that. Doubt it was something that had or needed any sort of authorization from the company, but it exists
Thats how I feel about Spongebob and Pokemon the musical, because you're trying to turn single and sometimes two part episodes that have very little to do with each other, other than the characters and places, so its very odd to turn it into a cohesive script and songs with characters that will be very difficult to sing in the voices chosen for the characters, the costumes would also be very difficult to dance and design to make it seem "realistic"
I totally agree with you on the technical design of the show. I was BLOWN AWAY but the set and the costumes and the projection. If the musical succeeds in NYC, I see Tony noms in all the technical department.
I personally enjoyed Shrek the Musical, but I understand where you were coming from when you were talking about it in this video... it was pretty much a verbatim reproduction of the movie.
+ATWS Luke yeah Farquaard was amazing and personally I absolutely love Brian in it, and some of the songs are pretty good, 'When Fords Fail' and 'Who I'd Be' come to mind, but those work pretty much as standalone pieces ....
+Gabriela Rodriguez I agree, but they aren't stand alone pieces, even though they work like that, each one of those songs in that show, in my opinion, are good songs, the problem shrek, is that it isn't too complex, but I think the music and acting is pretty good
I actually really enjoyed it. (I did see it a bit later than it's opening week) I was shocked by how well the music flowed. though I agree it is hard to go ask the artist every night how the song went and how to change it
I understand the inclination to give a pass to media made with children in mind to say "well it's for kids it doesn't have to be great" but highly disagree with this sentiment. The wealth of well crafted, well thought out, and quality children's media that exists shows me that kids media doesn't have to be bad. Making excuses for things that aren't good because they are meant for kids to me seems like cop-out and a disservice to kids. I just don't think any sort of laziness in production should be looked over just because kids may like it when they are kids.
Re: the projection tracking, Disneyland just started using something similar in their Frozen musical (they project around the actors and, when Anna turns to ice, on top of them). My understanding is they're tracking the actors/set realtime with the same motion capture tech you get from the Kinect.
Anthony Rosenthal ya. I'm personally very excited for this though! It seems like they put a lot of work into this, but you're right and he's right too.
I do have to say I agree with you on the demographic appeal. I wish there were more hidden "adult" jokes for those who grew up on it. Hell, I remember when it premiered. A lot of my friends were excited to see it and overall I'm not disappointed. I do think it needs a few tweaks.
*WHEN SHARKS FLY: A SHARKSTORM MUSICAL* Okay, this has been a long time coming, for me, but if I sent you a copy, could you PLEASE critique Sharknado! the Musical? It's been my pet project for years, and I've been told it has real potential, maybe for some odd community theatres. PLEASE would you review it so I can make it better?
Caitlin Karcher It's coming VERY soon! Keep your ear to the ground, metaphorically speaking, but it couldn't hurt to do take it, literally; the people downstairs are having a very interesting conversation.
Having multiple songwriters contributing to the score of a musical and it not actually being a jukebox musical doesn't seem to be a particularly successful strategy as far as making solid musicals goes. I can only think of *Working*, but that score apparently lacked cohesion and the story wasn't cohesive, either.
I mean I know there's alot of _why_ Like people are complaining in the comments "oh it's just a cash grab, it's terrible, blah blah blah" Fight me I loved the SpongeBob the musical The songs are absolute bops Like it's seriously well made Also the mcfucking stage man It's so well made Even if we didn't need it, it was still absolutely spectacular #SpongebobForTheTonys
Just saw this in Chicago it is beautiful and the cast is perfect. Reminds me of when they tried Seussical. So I get your comments.....should be a NYC success and sure to wind up in high school spring musical line ups. Choreography and music was awesome! Great way to get kids to experience musical theater
As an adult, I think that it was very well made and fun to watch, but it is definitely more directed to the children, and that's not particularly a bad thing in any sense. For one, Spongebob has always had a bigger appeal towards children, and for two, it's always nice to have a musical that makes children have a smile on their face instead of just television or phones. I would call this a "feel good" musical because I think their main objective was not to be taken too seriously.
I completely understand where you are coming from. Although, I listened to the music and watched the show, really expecting to hate this show, but I very much enjoyed it. It's not a show that makes you think, it's definitely not a Sondheim show, but I really believe it wasn't a bad show.
I'm surprised by even the thought of a musical based off a board game (anyone heard of Clue the Musical?). But, in further research, I found out that The Araca Group - a theatrical merchandise and production company - is not only partnering with Hasbro to create Monopoly the Musical, it is also co-producing The SpongeBob Musical. Interesting.
Enjoyed this review, it seemed genuine and fair. I'm excited to see the show when it hopefully comes to Broadway -- and hopefully it'll come in a bit of a reworked fashion, but I'll probably enjoy it either way.
I'm sure they used projection mapping, but I'm almost certain they used a version of the technology called Lumipen which tracks a moving object with extreme precision. It makes whatever illusion you're trying to create seem very present and organic. I'm currently taking a class on projection mapping and I find it really amazing. I'd love to see what they've done in this show. Here's a video on that process if you'd like to check it out. ua-cam.com/video/p7IL0Gvux7U/v-deo.html
I love how when they finally came to broadway they were able to really bring it together and flow after the beautiful but slightly choppy Chicago production. Props to the cast and crew who's efforts continue to blow my mind every time I think about the show.
It's SPONGEBOB, you're not supposed to take it seriously. It's goofy and energetic, like spongebob should be. Most of the critique is "Why does Spongebob even NEED a musical?". But like 'Oh my god It's that guy' said, Who would have thought a hip hop musical adaptation of the life of a founding father that no one remembers would be deemed one of the most successful musicals ever?
Yeah it's the same as the "blank doesn't need a sequel" argument. it doesn't hold water. Toy Story didn't need a sequel and it got two great ones. Though I might be a hypocrite because I feel most Disney movies don't need live action remakes. especially not shot-for-shot recreations.
The question is why this needed to be done at all, let alone try it out to see what works... They should be embarrassed. Isn't The Little Mermaid stage musical bad enough? Shrek? I love Spongebob. THE CARTOON. They shouldn't have tried to stage this at all. It can't get better no matter what they do to it.
Shrek is actually very successful. I feel like this can make it. Spider-Man ran for 2 years on Broadway. Tarzan was a musical, but do you even know about that? I'm not going to judge until I see it.
cirquedukrabs97 i've been in school productions of shrek, tarzan, and little mermaid (in that order) and i found them to be lovely stories with some good songs but kind of just a replica of the movies
I wanna see it, but my mom won't take me. Mainly because Panic!at the disco will be in it XD Hopefully there will be an upload of the whole musical ;u;
Answer to projection mapping question. -- This is the way it is done. ua-cam.com/video/p7IL0Gvux7U/v-deo.html -- Cirque du Soleil seems to achieve a similar effect with their tree. The tree is a grey "screen" that they project on. At certain points, it opens and the projections match the motion. ua-cam.com/video/R9D5nvZ-jxA/v-deo.htmlm34s The next clip betrays the grey screen element because of the spotlights on the climbers. ua-cam.com/video/R9D5nvZ-jxA/v-deo.htmlm59s
Because you briefly mentioned Spider-Man Turn off the Dark, I'm curious as to whether you've read the tell-all book from one of the shows writers about it? It's actually incredibly interesting.
Me too! The songs are fun and singable for average people. The changes they made to the story for the stage were good, and I loved that they fleshed out the characters a lot more than the original movie.
Not entirely certain about the projection tech you're talking at the end, but the new Frozen show at Disneyland uses LED diodes to track and project on props and an actress(!!!) live during each show. Pretty nifty stuff.
Very solid review! I'm hoping it does make it to Broadway; I would definitely try to make a trip to NY to see it (after Hamilton though....if I had to drop money on only one show....)
Tina Landau said in interviews that ‘everything is great but it goes on for too long’ so they chipped and changed small bits to cut it down and make it slicker I adore this show so much
I'm 21 and loved the musical so I guess that's probably embarrassing ahaha... but your criticisms make a lot of sense. I'm glad you at least loved the set design because it truly was phenominal
7:52 That's kind of true. Some shows can focus on a certain demographic while others can actually entertain multiple demographics. We've had films and video games in the past that were cartoony but were mostly aimed to adults *cough cough Conker's bad fur day and Fritz the Cat cough cough* yet some kids actually know what they are. I'm not saying I want a 18+ Spongebob musical, I'm just saying that I want a spongebob musical that has the look and feel of spongebob yet have a good amount of jokes to entertain the older demographic, like seasons 1-4 did, to appeal to multiple demographics. Sorry about my long comment and opinion, I just wanted it to get off my chest. :)
I saw it and I totally agree with the plot issue. The plot was super weak and there were too many subplots. Spongebob himself didn't interact with the main cast for a whole act! There was a lack of character interaction and plots tying into each other. Everyone was sort of doing their own solo thing so there was little characters bouncing off of each other. I still love it though.
Pretty sure the projection technique was video mapping, there's loads of stuff on youtube about it. It is pretty awesome stuff, especially seen live. Check out Freelusion's dances using it, they are spectacular. I knew Spongebob was becoming a musical, I didn't realise it was happening so soon though. Interesting thoughts on it, I'm glad you take the time to consider it as more than a money-grabbing scheme.
I personally feel like if they work on the show that they could get kids more into theater. Which in modern times really needs to happen. I myself can’t get my little siblings into musicals that I know kids would love. If I told them about this musical that has characters that they have been growing up with that they would LOVE it. It’s a show that should be worked on for the people, not the fame
Your unbridled enthusiasm about figuring out the projections is freeking awesome and adorable. It made this (in a past life) theatre tech major extremely happy.
I saw it this past weekend and my guess to how they did the projections moving like that was paint that only glows under black light. We used it for a show I was in once and it was VERY effective. Just a guess I have no idea.
I was lucky enough to see this front row today. I loved it! Great cast, great music, BEAUTIFUL scenery. The girl who plays Pearl needs her own song because her voice blew me away!
So I finally listened to the cast album for this musical and... I FUCKING LOVE IT. Like, I totally expected it to suck, but I ended up really loving the variety of musical styles. Like, I don't really care about the story, but the music is SO FUN to listen to. It just makes me really happy
Do you think because of the versatility in the humor, style, and content in the Spongebob universe, ANY kind of musical just wouldn't work for this world?
How about NO.PLOT, each character has their own song, but they all have 1 universal need. It works for Starlight Express and Cats. Has there ever been a time you sung " see me hustle, feel my muscle...pumping iron!" If you simplify the plot to something like Starlight Express where everyone just has 1 universal need, maybe the musical would be successful. Starlight Express did terrible on Broadway but ran at The Apollo Victoria in London for almost 20 years! Chess did horrible on Broadway because they added a strange new plot that London did not have. Even Tim Rice has stated that the official version of Chess is the one closer to the London production -- mostly sung through. And Chess works perfectly without a book. Yes, The American soeaks while everyone else sings PRESS CONFERENCE, according to the London version. The Broadway version cut it down to like 1 verse for Florence and 1 chorus instead of a 5 minute song. Conclusion: Cut the book.if it doesn't work and each character sing about their own needs and wants. Then you'll have a smash musical! But if you want to ROCK, I recommend going to the Winter Garden (Cats old theatre) and watching Alex Brightman in The School of Rock! Now, that's what I call a successful rendition of a movie made into a musical. Even though ALW regurgitated a variation from Variations for the Guitar Hero jam and Teachers Pet from the movie is in the musical, I say it might do as good as Jesus Christ Superstar, maybe even better!
Though I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for, there's Flash Point (I think?) that might be a lead into the direction of what you're looking for. I'm linking Kate Jablonski's video (a local Chicago choreographer), and I had the immense pleasure of seeing the show, and the dancer and lighting were incredibly synced! A lot of work, but it was beautiful. :3 I hope you find your answers! ua-cam.com/video/m5cUyRqRYuA/v-deo.html
When I hear things like Spongebob is gonna be a musical - it makes me think-- I NEED to write a Musical - I Can Do This Better!! -- (and I don't play an instrument ) so I guess you will be seeing my musical in 7yrs - since according to LinManuel Miranda - it takes 7yrs.
It is called "Video Mapping" my friend, threre are many artist that use that technology. I recommend you to watch "Spending All My Time - Perfume Cannes Performance" it will blow your brain out.
I was in my thirties when the first season of SpongeBob aired on TV, and I've never had cable at home. But I got to see the televised stage production over The Holidays-, It intrigued me enough to seek out some of the source material later, and find out who created it and how ('cause that's just the sort of nerd I am). So it worked on that level. As someone with zero emotional attachment to the characters or their world. I really, *really* liked about 85% of it. The other 15%, it felt like the story was pulling back to keep the emotional tone at the same level as the TV show. I find myself wondering how different it would be if the series had ended after its third season, the way Hillenburg had wanted, and the primary audience would therefore have been the adults who watched the show 20 years ago, instead of kids who are watching it, today (and still having a happy ending, of course).
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark only worked for me because it had Carnage in it. Sure they didn't use right or even well, but just the fact that they got Carnage is a win XD Let the favoritism consume you.
I liked shrek the musical Not as much as this musical But shrek was OK, but with this one I fell in love 😍. Now I’m only 12 but I’m ok with people not like if my opinion so yea.
Ok so i saw the bottom of the description so.. 1 Once there was an ugly barnacle who was so ugly that everyone died. the end 2 hehe its a giraffe 3 NO THIS IS PATRICK 4 So much later that the narrator got tired so we had to hire a new one... 5 B I G M E A T Y C L A W S
Part of me wants to see it out of sheer morbid curiosity (because I've heard the plot involves a post-apocalypse setting, and I genuinely don't think Spongebob and dystopia should ever be in the same sentence, let alone the same plot), and part of me knows I would hate myself for spending the money. The entire thing sounds like a hot mess.
i cant express how confused i was when i found out the spongebob musical was going to be a thing...
but it turned out to be really good, and im honestly really happy it wasnt just trying to be a money-grabbing, heartless, and unecessary musical.
it was really heartfelt and i really do have to give the creator props for trying to create legitimate art.
Favorite Spongebob quote is Plankton's roast of an entire family
AND SOMEONE SHOULD SEND YOU IN A BOX FLOATIN’ DOWN THE RIVER, GRANDMA
i had to be in shrek the musical once. you kids like memes? i had to live one.
Jesus! 😂😂😂
Shrek the musical was technically the first professional show I was ever in. I was the deer who gets their antlers ripped off and one of the Dulocian puppets. I was ten. And I loved every minute of it.
F DJ Same dude. Same. It was fun but painful.
Seneca S I was young Fiona lol
F DJ I was the dragon in Shrek JR 😂😂😂
the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma
*Carton of milk spills.*
I'm wearing three pairs of underwear right now
my life smells weird now
I don't think I've ever clicked on a video faster.
same
I couldn't agree more!
Me too!
same
your goddamn avatar lmao
Speaking of "money-grabbing," I'm really interested in how Monopoly the Musical is going to adapt a board game that most people get tired of before finishing into a show that people will want to watch all the way through. I felt so weird reading Hasbro's "bio." Who knows? Maybe we'll see a musical from Walmart or Proctor & Gamble or NASA.
dontpugme okay but NASA the musical? im here for that
But actually, that would be awesome! I was kinda unsatisfied with how the film version of The Martian turned out. I can see it being hilarious as a musical. Or maybe a show about a more serious NASA event. With how good Come From Away is, that might be really cool.
79.03.13 super late reply, but that's hilarious
I mean, "Walmartopia" the musical was a thing if you want to count that. Doubt it was something that had or needed any sort of authorization from the company, but it exists
Thats how I feel about Spongebob and Pokemon the musical, because you're trying to turn single and sometimes two part episodes that have very little to do with each other, other than the characters and places, so its very odd to turn it into a cohesive script and songs with characters that will be very difficult to sing in the voices chosen for the characters, the costumes would also be very difficult to dance and design to make it seem "realistic"
I totally agree with you on the technical design of the show. I was BLOWN AWAY but the set and the costumes and the projection. If the musical succeeds in NYC, I see Tony noms in all the technical department.
I personally enjoyed Shrek the Musical, but I understand where you were coming from when you were talking about it in this video... it was pretty much a verbatim reproduction of the movie.
Except Lord Farquad, very different characters in film and on stage, Christopher Seiber owned the stage with his songs. The film didn't have that.
+ATWS Luke yeah Farquaard was amazing and personally I absolutely love Brian in it, and some of the songs are pretty good, 'When Fords Fail' and 'Who I'd Be' come to mind, but those work pretty much as standalone pieces ....
+Gabriela Rodriguez I agree, but they aren't stand alone pieces, even though they work like that, each one of those songs in that show, in my opinion, are good songs, the problem shrek, is that it isn't too complex, but I think the music and acting is pretty good
+ATWS Luke don't forget pinnochio
John Lithgow's Lord Farquaad from the movie is still the better Lord Farquaad.
I actually really enjoyed it. (I did see it a bit later than it's opening week) I was shocked by how well the music flowed. though I agree it is hard to go ask the artist every night how the song went and how to change it
I understand the inclination to give a pass to media made with children in mind to say "well it's for kids it doesn't have to be great" but highly disagree with this sentiment. The wealth of well crafted, well thought out, and quality children's media that exists shows me that kids media doesn't have to be bad. Making excuses for things that aren't good because they are meant for kids to me seems like cop-out and a disservice to kids. I just don't think any sort of laziness in production should be looked over just because kids may like it when they are kids.
Re: the projection tracking, Disneyland just started using something similar in their Frozen musical (they project around the actors and, when Anna turns to ice, on top of them). My understanding is they're tracking the actors/set realtime with the same motion capture tech you get from the Kinect.
I love this video because your opinions are exactly what I thought about Aladdin on Broadway.
Anthony Rosenthal ya. I'm personally very excited for this though! It seems like they put a lot of work into this, but you're right and he's right too.
Anthony Rosenthal Ok, Anthony I love you, but Aladdin Broadway is flipping amazing
This video is how I feel about all disney broadway musicals.
Anthony Rosenthal ikr side note: your preformance in falsettos was amazing and you are lucky to get a job at a young age,you are going places
Anthony Rosenthal I'm gonna see rent in February
I do have to say I agree with you on the demographic appeal. I wish there were more hidden "adult" jokes for those who grew up on it. Hell, I remember when it premiered. A lot of my friends were excited to see it and overall I'm not disappointed. I do think it needs a few tweaks.
I want to see it so bad for some reason
Wtf same
I want to see it because of Panic! at the Disco
i wanna see it because of mr krabs
Look for the song they have released. It is great
i did it great
i still am not comprehending that this musical is real i'm still believing that it's a really well played out internet hoax/meme
Emma Kreft I saw it In Chicago XD not fake
It's gonna be on broadway soon
ua-cam.com/video/wytvZK_-8CA/v-deo.html
Alright, most of Shrek the musical is boring as hell, and yet 'Who I'd Be' may be one of my favorite musical songs ever.
*WHEN SHARKS FLY: A SHARKSTORM MUSICAL*
Okay, this has been a long time coming, for me, but if I sent you a copy, could you PLEASE critique Sharknado! the Musical?
It's been my pet project for years, and I've been told it has real potential, maybe for some odd community theatres.
PLEASE would you review it so I can make it better?
If you sent me a copy I would love to read it!
SAME PLEASE SEND IT TO ME I WANNA HEAR IT
When the copyright clears, I'll post it here, on UA-cam.
I would listen to this if you ever posted it. :)
Caitlin Karcher It's coming VERY soon! Keep your ear to the ground, metaphorically speaking, but it couldn't hurt to do take it, literally; the people downstairs are having a very interesting conversation.
"F is for FIRE burning the whole town, U's for uranium-BOMBS, N is for no SurviiVORS!!!!!!" -plankton. Yes. I read that far.
I swear to god if in the next 50 years Broadway becomes just a genre to put your thing onto like the emoji musical
DONT JINX US PLEASE NO
Let's hope an emoji musical NEVER happens.
@@sel224 it just opened
•luna• LMAO 😂
•luna• But I’ve heard it’s good
Having multiple songwriters contributing to the score of a musical and it not actually being a jukebox musical doesn't seem to be a particularly successful strategy as far as making solid musicals goes. I can only think of *Working*, but that score apparently lacked cohesion and the story wasn't cohesive, either.
As an adult this was an amazing musical, it doesn't take a kid to know how good this was
you had it set to 'M' for musical
I actually really like Shrek the Musical. I prefer it to the movie
Say it ain't so. Couldn't help referencing Weezer there.
Sarah Nowik same. Freak flag is my jam.
I saw it the second night it was running. I really enjoyed it.
I mean I know there's alot of _why_
Like people are complaining in the comments "oh it's just a cash grab, it's terrible, blah blah blah"
Fight me I loved the SpongeBob the musical
The songs are absolute bops
Like it's seriously well made
Also the mcfucking stage man
It's so well made
Even if we didn't need it, it was still absolutely spectacular
#SpongebobForTheTonys
*PREACH*
YES
I would love to know what you think of the final show that made it to broadway.
*in the flying Dutchman's ship* "You're good, you're good, keep going, you're good..."
Just saw this in Chicago it is beautiful and the cast is perfect. Reminds me of when they tried Seussical. So I get your comments.....should be a NYC success and sure to wind up in high school spring musical line ups. Choreography and music was awesome! Great way to get kids to experience musical theater
I still can't believe this is real
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Thanks! And welcome!
As an adult, I think that it was very well made and fun to watch, but it is definitely more directed to the children, and that's not particularly a bad thing in any sense. For one, Spongebob has always had a bigger appeal towards children, and for two, it's always nice to have a musical that makes children have a smile on their face instead of just television or phones. I would call this a "feel good" musical because I think their main objective was not to be taken too seriously.
I completely understand where you are coming from. Although, I listened to the music and watched the show, really expecting to hate this show, but I very much enjoyed it. It's not a show that makes you think, it's definitely not a Sondheim show, but I really believe it wasn't a bad show.
loved the end! Hamilton... Hamilton, Hamilton, HAMILTON!
mr eugene harold krabs, there is greatness in the chain for you you
I'm surprised by even the thought of a musical based off a board game (anyone heard of Clue the Musical?). But, in further research, I found out that The Araca Group - a theatrical merchandise and production company - is not only partnering with Hasbro to create Monopoly the Musical, it is also co-producing The SpongeBob Musical. Interesting.
Griffin Allen clue isn't just a board game. It's a movie. AND ITS AWESOME
I saw Spongebob The Musical and really liked it!
Saw it on broadway, it was amazing! If the Chicago tryout wasn’t good, then they really stepped up their game. Lots of genuine fun. :D
it also did broaden its demographic to me, there were a lot of sly political jokes, “you can always trust the government!”
Enjoyed this review, it seemed genuine and fair. I'm excited to see the show when it hopefully comes to Broadway -- and hopefully it'll come in a bit of a reworked fashion, but I'll probably enjoy it either way.
I'm sure they used projection mapping, but I'm almost certain they used a version of the technology called Lumipen which tracks a moving object with extreme precision. It makes whatever illusion you're trying to create seem very present and organic. I'm currently taking a class on projection mapping and I find it really amazing. I'd love to see what they've done in this show. Here's a video on that process if you'd like to check it out. ua-cam.com/video/p7IL0Gvux7U/v-deo.html
Someone please start a petition or something to get Nickelodeon to revive Blue's Clues Live! #BluesClues #BluesCluesLive
I love how when they finally came to broadway they were able to really bring it together and flow after the beautiful but slightly choppy Chicago production. Props to the cast and crew who's efforts continue to blow my mind every time I think about the show.
My favorite quote, since you asked into he description, i
ITS A GIRAFFE! or HERE COMES THE GIANT FISTTTTTTTT!
this show is the bomb and yall need to be more open to it,because it's amazing
And then they were nominated for 12 Tony awards...
I just feel like Spongebob didn't _need_ to be a musical.
It's SPONGEBOB, you're not supposed to take it seriously. It's goofy and energetic, like spongebob should be.
Most of the critique is "Why does Spongebob even NEED a musical?". But like 'Oh my god It's that guy' said, Who would have thought a hip hop musical adaptation of the life of a founding father that no one remembers would be deemed one of the most successful musicals ever?
did a 1960s roger corman really movie need a musical?
Technically speaking, NOTHING needs to be a musical. We don't even need musicals in general, but we have them
Yeah it's the same as the "blank doesn't need a sequel" argument. it doesn't hold water. Toy Story didn't need a sequel and it got two great ones. Though I might be a hypocrite because I feel most Disney movies don't need live action remakes. especially not shot-for-shot recreations.
Kiersten Simpson yeah same then I started listening to the music and now I'm embarrassed that I kinda like it
I live in Chicago and I wanted to go see it so bad, I won't even lie about it, but work has always gotten in the way.
fav spongebob quote: TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE
The question is why this needed to be done at all, let alone try it out to see what works... They should be embarrassed. Isn't The Little Mermaid stage musical bad enough? Shrek? I love Spongebob. THE CARTOON. They shouldn't have tried to stage this at all. It can't get better no matter what they do to it.
Why should they be embarrassed? It was a great show!
Shrek is actually very successful. I feel like this can make it. Spider-Man ran for 2 years on Broadway. Tarzan was a musical, but do you even know about that? I'm not going to judge until I see it.
cirquedukrabs97 i've been in school productions of shrek, tarzan, and little mermaid (in that order) and i found them to be lovely stories with some good songs but kind of just a replica of the movies
Maybe if you actually watch it you'll change your mind
I wanna see it, but my mom won't take me. Mainly because Panic!at the disco will be in it XD Hopefully there will be an upload of the whole musical ;u;
Answer to projection mapping question. -- This is the way it is done. ua-cam.com/video/p7IL0Gvux7U/v-deo.html -- Cirque du Soleil seems to achieve a similar effect with their tree. The tree is a grey "screen" that they project on. At certain points, it opens and the projections match the motion. ua-cam.com/video/R9D5nvZ-jxA/v-deo.htmlm34s The next clip betrays the grey screen element because of the spotlights on the climbers. ua-cam.com/video/R9D5nvZ-jxA/v-deo.htmlm59s
Because you briefly mentioned Spider-Man Turn off the Dark, I'm curious as to whether you've read the tell-all book from one of the shows writers about it? It's actually incredibly interesting.
what is the book called?
Song of Spider-Man
I've seen 3 diffrent versions of this musical and I love how it's changed and improved in everything
i kinda loved the sherk the musical....
Me too! The songs are fun and singable for average people. The changes they made to the story for the stage were good, and I loved that they fleshed out the characters a lot more than the original movie.
Patrick: "So . . . this is the thanks I get for working overtime"
now here we are in 2018... when this show is one of nominees for best musical
your last bit about the projection is EXACTLY what I want to know! I enjoyed the show but that part especially blew me away
"This will definitely not be the end of this musical"
Surprise, surprise, it's now on Broadway.
I think it's changed a LOT since you've seen it soooooo
Pfft, next thing you know, there’ll be a Zootopia musical....*stares intensely at Lin Manuel Miranda, Laurence O’Keefe, and Kevin Murphy*Hint, hint.
Not entirely certain about the projection tech you're talking at the end, but the new Frozen show at Disneyland uses LED diodes to track and project on props and an actress(!!!) live during each show. Pretty nifty stuff.
I just enjoyed panic tbh
fast forward to 12 tony nominations
Very solid review! I'm hoping it does make it to Broadway; I would definitely try to make a trip to NY to see it (after Hamilton though....if I had to drop money on only one show....)
Are you going to see War Paint?
It’s Funny to see this now and realize there WAS a huge amount of rewrites done.
Tina Landau said in interviews that ‘everything is great but it goes on for too long’ so they chipped and changed small bits to cut it down and make it slicker
I adore this show so much
Boi I clicked so fast when I saw this
Shrek was actually amazing.
It’s jus overdone and everyone hates it now
Aaaaand it's on broadway.
I'm 21 and loved the musical so I guess that's probably embarrassing ahaha... but your criticisms make a lot of sense. I'm glad you at least loved the set design because it truly was phenominal
7:52 That's kind of true. Some shows can focus on a certain demographic while others can actually entertain multiple demographics. We've had films and video games in the past that were cartoony but were mostly aimed to adults *cough cough Conker's bad fur day and Fritz the Cat cough cough* yet some kids actually know what they are.
I'm not saying I want a 18+ Spongebob musical, I'm just saying that I want a spongebob musical that has the look and feel of spongebob yet have a good amount of jokes to entertain the older demographic, like seasons 1-4 did, to appeal to multiple demographics.
Sorry about my long comment and opinion, I just wanted it to get off my chest. :)
I saw it and I totally agree with the plot issue. The plot was super weak and there were too many subplots. Spongebob himself didn't interact with the main cast for a whole act! There was a lack of character interaction and plots tying into each other. Everyone was sort of doing their own solo thing so there was little characters bouncing off of each other. I still love it though.
Pretty sure the projection technique was video mapping, there's loads of stuff on youtube about it. It is pretty awesome stuff, especially seen live. Check out Freelusion's dances using it, they are spectacular.
I knew Spongebob was becoming a musical, I didn't realise it was happening so soon though. Interesting thoughts on it, I'm glad you take the time to consider it as more than a money-grabbing scheme.
I personally feel like if they work on the show that they could get kids more into theater. Which in modern times really needs to happen. I myself can’t get my little siblings into musicals that I know kids would love. If I told them about this musical that has characters that they have been growing up with that they would LOVE it. It’s a show that should be worked on for the people, not the fame
FINALLY! I have been hoping for this kind of channel! This is amazing content! Keep it up!!!
I don't understand how you are okay with the fact that SONGEBOB THE MUSICAL F***ING EXISTS!!!
Your unbridled enthusiasm about figuring out the projections is freeking awesome and adorable. It made this (in a past life) theatre tech major extremely happy.
I saw it this past weekend and my guess to how they did the projections moving like that was paint that only glows under black light. We used it for a show I was in once and it was VERY effective. Just a guess I have no idea.
I was lucky enough to see this front row today. I loved it! Great cast, great music, BEAUTIFUL scenery. The girl who plays Pearl needs her own song because her voice blew me away!
Have you seen it recently??? Have there been major changes??? If you have seen it did your opinion change about the show??
A Spongebob Squarepants musical? Whyyy?!Everything is wrong, nothing will ever be right again!
I'm an adult and LOVE SpongeBob (old SpongeBob) but I hate it when Disney copies and pastes their movies onto the stage, so......
So I finally listened to the cast album for this musical and... I FUCKING LOVE IT.
Like, I totally expected it to suck, but I ended up really loving the variety of musical styles. Like, I don't really care about the story, but the music is SO FUN to listen to.
It just makes me really happy
Do you think because of the versatility in the humor, style, and content in the Spongebob universe, ANY kind of musical just wouldn't work for this world?
How about NO.PLOT, each character has their own song, but they all have 1 universal need. It works for Starlight Express and Cats. Has there ever been a time you sung " see me hustle, feel my muscle...pumping iron!" If you simplify the plot to something like Starlight Express where everyone just has 1 universal need, maybe the musical would be successful. Starlight Express did terrible on Broadway but ran at The Apollo Victoria in London for almost 20 years! Chess did horrible on Broadway because they added a strange new plot that London did not have. Even Tim Rice has stated that the official version of Chess is the one closer to the London production -- mostly sung through. And Chess works perfectly without a book. Yes, The American soeaks while everyone else sings PRESS CONFERENCE, according to the London version. The Broadway version cut it down to like 1 verse for Florence and 1 chorus instead of a 5 minute song.
Conclusion: Cut the book.if it doesn't work and each character sing about their own needs and wants. Then you'll have a smash musical!
But if you want to ROCK, I recommend going to the Winter Garden (Cats old theatre) and watching Alex Brightman in The School of Rock! Now, that's what I call a successful rendition of a movie made into a musical. Even though ALW regurgitated a variation from Variations for the Guitar Hero jam and Teachers Pet from the movie is in the musical, I say it might do as good as Jesus Christ Superstar, maybe even better!
I had a scheduled audition for this musical, but unfortunately a family emergency kept me from going. I was going for Patrick.
Though I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for, there's Flash Point (I think?) that might be a lead into the direction of what you're looking for. I'm linking Kate Jablonski's video (a local Chicago choreographer), and I had the immense pleasure of seeing the show, and the dancer and lighting were incredibly synced! A lot of work, but it was beautiful. :3 I hope you find your answers!
ua-cam.com/video/m5cUyRqRYuA/v-deo.html
Nice review. My favorite Nickelodeon shows growing up were The Wild Thornberrys and Hey Arnold!
When I hear things like Spongebob is gonna be a musical - it makes me think-- I NEED to write a Musical - I Can Do This Better!! -- (and I don't play an instrument ) so I guess you will be seeing my musical in 7yrs - since according to LinManuel Miranda - it takes 7yrs.
It is called "Video Mapping" my friend, threre are many artist that use that technology. I recommend you to watch "Spending All My Time - Perfume Cannes Performance" it will blow your brain out.
Fucking really?! A Monopoly Musical?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is your felling on the Barnum musical? not the greatest showman, I mean the Broadway musical called Barnum.
thanks for this vid, it's really interesting. I never knew what to expect from this musical.
My favorite Spongebob quote is "A one, a two, a skiddly diddly doo" yeah that's right I read the description that far
I was in my thirties when the first season of SpongeBob aired on TV, and I've never had cable at home. But I got to see the televised stage production over The Holidays-, It intrigued me enough to seek out some of the source material later, and find out who created it and how ('cause that's just the sort of nerd I am). So it worked on that level.
As someone with zero emotional attachment to the characters or their world. I really, *really* liked about 85% of it. The other 15%, it felt like the story was pulling back to keep the emotional tone at the same level as the TV show. I find myself wondering how different it would be if the series had ended after its third season, the way Hillenburg had wanted, and the primary audience would therefore have been the adults who watched the show 20 years ago, instead of kids who are watching it, today (and still having a happy ending, of course).
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark only worked for me because it had Carnage in it. Sure they didn't use right or even well, but just the fact that they got Carnage is a win XD
Let the favoritism consume you.
I liked shrek the musical
Not as much as this musical
But shrek was OK, but with this one I fell in love 😍. Now I’m only 12 but I’m ok with people not like if my opinion so yea.
I saw Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark And as a huge fan of both Spider-Man and musical theatre, I was let down
Ok so i saw the bottom of the description so..
1 Once there was an ugly barnacle who was so ugly that everyone died. the end
2 hehe its a giraffe
3 NO THIS IS PATRICK
4 So much later that the narrator got tired so we had to hire a new one...
5 B I G M E A T Y C L A W S
I dont think we needed it to be a musical but I still mcfucking love it. Sure, the songs could be improved but- they're still *bops*
Part of me wants to see it out of sheer morbid curiosity (because I've heard the plot involves a post-apocalypse setting, and I genuinely don't think Spongebob and dystopia should ever be in the same sentence, let alone the same plot), and part of me knows I would hate myself for spending the money. The entire thing sounds like a hot mess.
Shrek was a weird musical I didn’t feel like it followed the movie exactly. It added to the story and some great songs. Sutton Foster was amazing.