SpongeBob SquarePants musical premieres next month, starring one spongy human

“The voice is secondary to figuring out the human core and the emotional and relatable center of SpongeBob,” he explained.

He’s leaving Bikini Bottom for Broadway SpongeBob SquarePants is ditching the Pacific Ocean for Chicago in a new musical theater adaptation of the Nickeloden cartoon, premiering next month.

Starting June 7, fans of the 17-year-old series will finally be introduced to the character’s singing and dancing, real-life incarnation: actor Ethan Slater, whose director claims embodies “the essence of SpongeBob” in The SpongeBob Musical.