SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL YOUTH EDITION at Red Curtain Theatre




 who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Red Curtain Theatre in Conway did for the past few weekends while trying to save Bikini Bottom with two different casts for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL: YOUTH EDITION June 14-23. There was laughter, there was singing, and each show had a special guest bringing the news about the impending doom. Fun was had by all. 

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg with Book by Kyle Jarrow, Spongebob (Davis Chrysler/ Farrah Sherman) is ready to prove that he is management material, even though Mr. Krabs (Reagan Kelley/Max Thrasher) thinks of him as “just a simple sponge.” Then, the news of the volcano about to explode puts the town in a panic. Sandy (Reagan Madsen/Sydney Madsen) believes she can use science to stop the volcano, but the town turns against her. However, Spongebob believes in her and wants to help her stop the explosion and recruits Patrick (Isaac Abel/Conner Moyer) to help them on their quest. Meanwhile, Plankton (Bennett Kyle/Landon Wharton) and Karen (Sarah Felio/Jade Huddleson) come up with a scheme to get the townspeople to enter an escape pod so they can hypnotize them into liking chum. This is going to cause the town a lot of money, so Pearl Krabs (Aryana Tyler-Hashemi/Coralynn Foiles) convinces the town to bring in her favorite band, the Electric Skates, to perform a benefit concert, even though Squidward (Weston Newman/Eli Halter) did offer to do a solo concert for them. Still, their fundraising efforts come up short, but it doesn’t matter because Spongebob, Sandy and Patrick save the day. 

Davis Chrysler, Isaac Abel, and Reagan Madsen really worked well together and really surprised me by how well they embraced their characters. Reagan had the moves and attitude just like Sandy. She was confident and empowering. Davis was so likeable. He brought out the joy and innocence that Spongebob exuded. Issac really went for it. His Patrick interpretation had me smiling the whole show. I couldn’t wait for him to enter the stage just so I could hear what he was going to say and do. The three worked well together and kept the story moving along. The rest of the cast were equally enjoyable to watch. I loved the choreography, the costumes, and the energy they brought to the stage. It was so much fun. 

As an added bonus, Red Curtain asked local television stars to play the role of Perch Perkins, the news reporter, with a different one on each show. I had the privilege of seeing Alyson Courtney take the stage. She is so poised and ready to take command of the situation, and she naturally reclaimed her job from years past like she never left.  

Fun fact about this musical-- Music for Spongebob has an eclectic mix of writers for it. There are 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, as well as songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. It definitely had a different feel to it than a regular musical, but then again, it is Spongebob.

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