SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly is a stage musical based on the popular US TV cartoon series[1].
Also referred to simply as SpongeBob SquarePants or SpongeBob
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A story of courage and coming of age, telling SpongeBob's desire to fly with the jellyfish of Jellyfish Fields.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly (also found as SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!) is a stage musical adapted from "The Sponge Who Could Fly", also known as "The SpongeBob SquarePants Lost Episode", the 19th episode of the third season and the 59th overall episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. [2]. The script was written by Steven Banks, who had become the head writer for the series in Season 4, with songs by Eban Schletter.
The show was premiered at The Singapore Expo Hall on May 31, 2007, and traveled to other cities across Asia, including Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Manila, before it toured cities of Australia, New Zealand.
In 2009 local versions were done in the United Kingdom (choreographed and directed directed by Alison Pollard) and in South Africa
Translations and adaptations
, and at GrandWest’s Grand Arena between 3 and 13 January, 2010.
Performance history in South Africa
2009: Performed in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly with Vicky Friedman, Craig Hawks, Chris van Rensburg, Zak Hendrikz, Jo Galloway, Carly Buch, David Shevers, Bruce Little, Claire Mellroy and Clive Gilson. "SpongeBob" is Luke Mills. Performed in Carnival City and also in GrandWest, Cape Town in 2009.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sponge_Who_Could_Fly
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832793/
Beeld Plus, 19 November 2009.
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