Children’s Theatre Workshop staging ‘SpongeBob Musical’

The Children’s Theatre Workshop is staging “The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition”  Friday, Aug 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Aug.  11 at 2 p.m. in the OhioTheatre Performances are at 3112 LaGrange St., Toledo.

The cast of young actors, ages  10-16, features Bowling Green’s Alice Walters in the title role.

Tickets are $12 and $10 for students and seniors. Click for tickets.

Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg Book by Kyle Jarrow Musical Production Conceived by Tina Landau with 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. as well as songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and  Andy Paley and additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton and additional m usic by Tom Kitt.