Penguin Project presents SpongeBob the Musical!

The Penguin Project of McLean County is a special theater group for kids and young adults with developmental disabilities and our next show is coming up May 30th-June 2nd! Come experience a heartwarming celebration of the human spirit with a group of special actors performing along with their peer mentors as they present SpongeBob the Musical - Youth Edition!

Performances will be at Stroud Auditorium, University High School (601 Gregory Street Normal, IL)

Showtimes: Thursday 5/30 (pay what you can preview) @ 7pm Friday 5/31 @ 7pm Saturday 6/1 @ 7pm Sunday 6/2 @ 2pm General Admission tickets available at the door and 2 weeks prior at penguinprojectmclean.org. Tickets also available in advance through Penguin Project members and at the door. $10 for adults, $5 for youth (up to high school)

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! This one-hour edition of the hit Broadway musical, brilliantly adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, is specially tailored for young actors.

“Adults as well as children are likely to find SpongeBob absorbing.” – The Telegraph

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg - Book by Kyle Jarrow Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau 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, T.I. And Songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Paley Additional Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton | Additional Music by Tom Kitt ©2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Created by Stephen Hillenburg. This show is presented by the Penguin Project of McLean County - By creating unrestricted access to the performing arts, The Penguin Project® McLean County demonstrates that the special challenges of a disability need not handicap a child’s ability to participate in life’s many experiences. SpongeBob the Musical is their 14th heartwarming production - in their 15th year in Bloomington Normal. Our penguins may not be able to fly but that does not prevent their spirits from soaring! We will have an ASL interpreter for each performance and the auditorium is accessible, please contact us if you need any other accommodations.