SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly

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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

The original text

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

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's Big Top Arena, between 21 and 30 December

2010: Performed at GrandWest's at Grand Arena, Cape Town, between 3 and 13 January.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sponge_Who_Could_Fly

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832793/

https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/20496/south-african-cast-head-for-bikini-bottom-to-join-cast-of-spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly

Beeld Plus, 19 November 2009.

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