Industry NewsGrosses Analysis: SpongeBob SquarePants Ends Broadway Run on a High NoteCarousel and Gettin’ the Band Back Together also played their final performances on Broadway.
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Andrew Gans
September 17, 2018
Company of SpongeBob SquarePantsJoan Marcus
SpongeBob SquarePants, the Broadway musical based on the animated Nickelodeon series, played its final performance September 16. During its last week at the Palace Theatre, which will be closed for the next three years as part of a major real estate redevelopment project, SpongeBob brought in $1,052,897, marking the musical's second highest-grossing week since it began (and its highest of 2018).
The Tony-nominated production will embark on a North American national tour beginning fall 2019, with amateur licensing slated to become available in early 2019 as well.
Two other musicals concluded their runs the week ending September 16: the Tony-nominated revival of Carousel and the short-lived Gettin’ the Band Back Together, which earned, respectively, $753,033 and $255,805.
The highest-grossing shows of the week were the Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton ($3,201,498) and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ($2,004,006). Perennial box office darling Springsteen on Broadway is on hiatus with performances scheduled to resume September 26.
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Look Back at Highlights of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Musical as They End Their Broadway Run
Look Back at Highlights of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Musical as They End Their Broadway Run
The show plays its final performance at the Palace Theatre September 16.
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SpongeBob Musical
Spongebob the Musical
Gavin Lee, Ethan Slater, Lilli Cooper and Danny Skinner
