Watford Palace Theatre Young Company

The Watford Palace Theatre Young Company (WPYC) present a one-hour edition of the hit musical, specially tailored for young actors.
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show. 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
Directed by James Williams
Musical direction by Lawrence Michalowski
Choreography by Sundeep Saini
Designs by Anthony Lamble
Lighting design by Richard G Jones
Sound design by Chris Drohan
©2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Created by Stephen Hillenburg.
This production of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL: YOUTH EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
Watford Palace Theatre Young Company:
Part of Watford's historic theatre and leading regional arts venue WPYC offers collaborative opportunities to work alongside our professional theatre team, creating productions and performing on our stage, and beyond!