The SpongeBob Musical tour cast announced with Gareth Gates and Divina de Campo
Gareth Gates and Divina de Campo are to star in the UK premiere of The SpongeBob Musical.
A new UK production of the Broadway musical will open at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in April before visiting Birmingham, Bradford, Oxford, Dublin, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Blackpool, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Leicester and Aberdeen.
The show will then run for five weeks in London at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall prior to visiting Plymouth.
The SpongeBob Musical cast
Featuring on the cast will be Divina de Campo as as Sheldon J. Plankton and Gareth Gates as Squidward at select venues*.
They’ll be joined by Lewis Cornay as SpongeBob, Irfan Damani as Patrick, Chrissie Bhima as Sandy, Richard J Hunt as Mr Krabs, Sarah Freer as Pearl, Eloise Davies as Mrs Puff, Hannah Lowther as Karen and Rebecca Lisewski as Mayor.
They are joined by Sam Beveridge, Jeremiah Olaleye, Eleanor Turiansky, Rhys Batten and Reece Kerridge.
* Gareth Gates is currently scheduled to perform at Southampton, Birmingham, Oxford, Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Blackpool & Norwich.
Further casting, including for the role of Squidward at other venues, to be announced.
The SpongeBob Musical tour tickets, dates and venues »
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! An exciting new production featuring irresistible characters, magical choreography and dazzling costumes; this deep-sea pearl of a show is really set to make a splash with audiences young and old as the must-see musical of 2023. The future is bright, the future is bold, the future is The SpongeBob Musical.
Based on the animated TV series by Stephen Hillenburg, the musical has a book by Kyle Jarrow with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex 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 by Jonathan Coulton. Additional music by Tom Kitt. Musical production conceived by Tina Landau.
The new UK production is directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson, with choreographer Fabian Aloise, designer Steve Howell, Musical Supervisor Mark Crossland, Musical Director Marcus Carter-Adams, Costume Designer Sarah Mercade, Lighting and Video Designer Ben Bull, Sound Designer Ben Harrison, Costume and Wig Supervisor Megan Rarity, Associate Choreographer Paris Green and Casting Director Harry Blumenau Casting. Selladoor Worldwide General Management.
