Pre-Broadway Review: ‘The SpongeBob Musical’
Nickelodeon's endearing, absorbent, animated oddball optimist SpongeBob SquarePants and his surreal undersea habitat Bikini Bottom get a Broadway-scaled stage treatment in “The SpongeBob Musical,” an…
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‘Spongebob Squarepants’ Hits the Stage to Soak Up Broadway Spotlight
In a basement studio under Chicago's Oriental Theatre, things are getting dramatic — and a bit surreal. A 14-piece orchestra is swelling to a cinematic crescendo. Three actors — portraying a sponge…
First Nickelodeon Attraction in China to Open by 2020
Two Chinese companies are to build a Nickelodeon-branded attraction in Sanshui New Town, near the Southen city of Foshan, China
Nickelodeon Names 9 Talent Development Program Participants
Nickelodeon has selected nine new participants to guide the creative growth of budding talent in its 2015 talent development programs, the network announced Tuesday. Nickelodeon’s global writing and…
Fox to Count Down ‘TV’s Funniest Animated Stars’ in Paley Center Special
Fox will present a two-hour Paley Center special celebrating television’s most iconic animated stars in December, the network announced Thursday. The two-hour program, “TV’s Funniest Animated Stars…
Jon Hamm Heads to ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’
What’s the best way for Jon Hamm to celebrate his Emmy victory? With a trip to Bikini Bottom, obviously. Nickelodeon has confirmed that Hamm will voice a character named Don Grouper in an episode of…
‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Musical Targets Broadway with Supergroup Songlist
He’s ready: SpongeBob SquarePants, the massive Nickelodeon property with a fanbase that reaches well beyond its target kiddie demographic, will go from Bikini Bottom to Broadway in “The SpongeBob…
With Ratings in Flux, Nickelodeon Puts Upfront Focus on Shows
Kid-focused Nickelodeon expects to air more than 600 episodes of new and returning series in the TV season to come, part of an effort to win advertisers over with a surfeit of the original…
Box Office: ‘SpongeBob’ Soaks Up $35 Million, ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Stumbles
"The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" is heading for a solid $35 million opening weekend at 3,641 U.S. locations, handily beating Warner Bros.’ high-priced “Jupiter Ascending,” which will wind…
Watch Trailer for ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’
SpongeBob SquarePants is venturing out of the ocean and into our world with “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,” a sequel to the character’s 2004 big screen outing. Paramount Animation and…
Paramount Nabs ‘Frozen’ Animator Lino DiSalvo from Disney
In an ambitious move to expand animation, Paramount Pictures has tapped Lino DiSalvo — who served as head of animation for Disney’s “Frozen” — as the new creative director for Paramount Animation…
