<Tr> <Th> Premiere </Th> <Td> June 7, 2016 (2016 - 06 - 07): Oriental Theatre, Chicago </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Productions </Th> <Td> 2016 Chicago 2017 Broadway </Td> </Tr> <P> SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (originally titled The SpongeBob Musical) is a stage musical, co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with songs by various artists, a book by Kyle Jarrow . It is based on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and made its world premiere in June 2016 at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago . The musical premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in December 2017 . </P> <P> The musical opened to critical acclaim . With twelve Tony Award nominations, it tied for most - nominated production at the 2018 72nd Tony Awards with Mean Girls . </P>

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