The SpongeBob Musical (Fri, Nov 14)

Fri Nov 14 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm UTC-08:00

UCSC Theater Arts Center Mainstage | Santa Cruz

Dept. of Performance, Play & Design at UCSC
Publisher/HostDept. of Performance, Play & Design at UCSC
The SpongeBob Musical (Fri, Nov 14)
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Presented by the Department of Performance, Play & Design
About this Event

The SpongeBob Musical is a Broadway production based on the popular animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. It premiered in Chicago in 2016 and then debuted on Broadway in 2017, receiving 12 Tony Award nominations. The musical tells the story of SpongeBob and his friends in Bikini Bottom as they face the potential destruction of their town by a volcano, with songs written by David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper and The Flaming Lips.
Directed by Rebecca Wear, assistant professor

Musical Director, Luke Shepherd, music lecturer
Choreography by Cid Pearlman, continuing lecturer


Admission

  • General Admission
  • Free for UCSC students (ticket required).
  • Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.


Advisories

  • Ticket holders not seated at least 5 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will be issued.
  • The performance runs approximately (runtime here!!!!!!) with no intermission.


Full Schedule of Events

Nine performances:

Fri. Nov. 14th - 7:30pm

Sat. Nov.15th - 2:00pm (NEW)

Sat. Nov. 15th - 7:30pm

Sun. Nov. 16th - 2:00pm (NEW)

Thur. Nov. 20th - 7:30pm

Fri. Nov. 21st - 7:30pm

Sat. Nov. 22nd - 2:00pm (NEW)

Sat. Nov. 22nd - 7:30pm

Sun. Nov. 23rd - 2:00pm (NEW)


Parking

  • Parking by permit, ParkMobile, or $5 cash/credit via the on-site parking attendant
  • Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event
  • Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces, Medical spaces, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.
  • More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)


Accessibility

  • This venue has limited seating for guests using wheelchairs. More information about accessible seating needs at https://arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/accessibility
  • For accessibility-related needs, please contact the Communications, Events & Marketing Office at [email protected] as soon as possible.


This program is open to the public consistent with state and federal law.


are welcome here. Thank you for your support!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

UCSC Theater Arts Center Mainstage, 411 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 20.00

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