Final curtain call & speech - SPONGEBOB ON BROADWAY - Tina Landau 

1:46 *CATCH WESLEY TAYLOR TWERKING ON THE LEFT ONE LAST TIME*

1:47 Plankton just twerking over there in the left corner

I wonder how it must've felt when they sang the Best Day Ever song.

This show was able to do what some of the newer seasons of Spongebob weren’t able to do for me... It had a unique feel to it, the comedy didn’t feel very rushed or forced, and hell it even kinda made me cry... I’m glad their still doing the tour, but I still hope that this show will end up getting revived in five years or so...

AND THE SHOW STILL DESERVED TO WIN MORE THAN 1 TONY AT THE TONY AWARDS!

Anyone catch the backstage video where Wesley Taylor had to wait for like two straight minutes after I'm Not a Loser before he could make his entrance from the pit? (Even offstage, he totally stayed in character!)

i was at this show. i was in the mezzanine and it was for real shaking. everyone was crying and clapping and cheering and smiling. its strange such a large audience can come together to really appreciate a show and everyone in it

Listening to best day ever after they've closed is literally the saddest thing

2:10 PATCHY THE PIRATE DEATH DROPS IM

I flew all the way from Colorado for closing night having never seen the show before. Needless to say it was worth every penny. The Palace was rocking that night, literally. (What the video doesn't show is that the Mezzanine was literally shaking.) I wish I went to the matinee so I could of seen it twice. As mentioned, Ethan did certainly did break down at the start of Best Day Ever. Also the applause(s) for I'm Not a Loser probably lasted the better part of 2 minutes. Overall a fantastic show, I will certainly see it on tour next year.

1:44 we love wes just twerking at the left corner tbh (edit: THE GURLS ARE THROWING MONEY AT HIM I CANTTTTTTT) 2:10 BYE PATCHY LMAOOOOO (very back)

I’m just so glad that Stephan (may he Rest In Peace) got to see this come to fruition before he died.

Mr crabs is literally guy ferry with boxing gloves

Just take the show and push it somewhere else?!?!?

I love how they give each person their own moment in the spotlight, no one is just specifically labeled as “ensemble”, they’re all special. Once it got to Ethan I started tearing up just because i could tell how much of a dream this was for him

"They invite you into a world which is a version of the best our world can be and certainly a world I want to live in. For in this world, creatures of all sizes, shapes, colours, ethnicities, are welcome and celebrated and that's the world we want to be in. And in this world there is a deep knowledge that every moment is precious, because everything beautiful is permanent. Like this world, like a day, a friend, and every single show that has ever opened and closed. That is life. Hard, beautiful, we keep going, what would you do for the world? I know I'm not alone in saying, I will always vow and pledge allegiance to, the town that I hold dear, for all are welcome here. And so we here tonight promise ourselves today and tomorrow and the next day and the next and the next to continue on our path, full of wonder and gratitude and the most profound lesson we've learned from an optimistic little yellow sponge that I've fallen in love with and has changed my life forever, which is, today is and will always be, the best day ever"

I was literally crying the night it ended

im sobbing.. im so proud of this show for proving so many people wrong.. this show is amazing and so many people thought it wasnt going to be, and just look at it.

I can’t believe that they got away with making a spongebob musical using..... actors

I was there... saw this with my own eyes from the very-very back of the house. So glad I’ve been able to see SpongeBob as many times as I have. Every night was a blast and I couldn’t ask for anything better.

I saw the matinee of the last day. It was so good and I got to stage door. I wish it was still on Broadway

ETHAN! ETHAN! ETHAN! ETHAN! ETHAN! ETHAN! ETHAN! ETHAN!

Also if I was Ethan, I would start crying when Tina reconized him.

Thank you Stephen Hillenberg! and may you rest in peace.

Awwwwww Ethan 😭❤️

Since I have been part of a musical myself, I appreciate the work of the people in this business even more. And the saddest moment is definitely when you've done your last show.

Can we have a revival? Like now?!

when i saw this live, i litterally cried at the end when they showed the actual cartoon spongebob on the screen.

I’m gonna miss this amazing cast, they only lasted a short time and deserved to be on that stage for many years! I ❤️ you Spongebob Broadway Cast

I got to watch the show at the end of may or early June (not a dear Evan Hanson pun) and it was outstanding! Ethan worked so hard! He would leave the stage deprived of all energy. I wish it would’ve lasted at least another year. It makes me quite sad to see it go so soon.

The show was the best.

This deserves no dislikes

1:44 Plankton my man

I SAW THE SHOW TWICE! AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS FINAL SHOW ON BROADWAY FOR NOW!

I was on the verge of tears the whole time- (I loved this musical it was just so unique and had its own kinda spark to it, I will miss this broadway show dearly.)

OMG THIS IS SO SAD! I'M GONNA MISS THIS SHOW SO MUCH, BUT CAN'T WAIT FOR THE TOUR!

they should of played ocean man at the end

My heart actually hurts because of this 😭

Oh shit this was a year ago? I thought this just came out????

Patrick: WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE??!

Y’all go to the Spongebob insta/twitter or Nickelodeon insta/twitter, go to the posts about this musical, and drop some love in the comments. The comments are nearly completely negative and this musical deserves more respect.

One thing i loved is that they included the guy making all the sounds. He did some choreography with the cast and was even clapping with the cast in "the best day ever"

Thank you so much for recording this, I wish I could've been there! I'm going to miss Spongebob so much

2:01 Dude he *LAUNCHED* that ball XD

0:54 ya boy squidward got moves

I wonder how the last performance of BFF went.

Seeing this preformance live was without a doubt one of the most amazing experiences on Broadway ever.

I AM IN TEARS I MISS THIS SHOW SO MUCH. Me and my bestfriend got to see the show in summer 2018 and it was amazing! I'll never forget how amazing it was to be there in person!!

R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg! 💛

I'm sad I didn't see it when it was in Chicago, or on Broadway. At least i got to meet Lilli Copper when I saw the musical, "Tootsie".

I just found out that this musical existed because my school will be doing it this year and I’m participating, and MAN do I wish this was still on tour! I want to see this live SO badly!

I almost cried when Ethan was crying when he hugged the director Tina!!!😂😭😂😭😂

I'M CRYING SO HARD! I MISS THIS SHOW SO MUCH! Thank you Tina for your amazing speech! Everyday is now the best day ever because this show exists!

Man, Plankton's busting a move during that final play of the theme!

plankton at 1:32 😱sick moves tho😍😂

Hey, it's 5 am on a friday morning and I really don't want to be crying. As soon as tickets go up for sale for the tour, you bet your sweet ascot that I'm buying one.

I really think this was one of the best shows on Broadway. Saw it 3 times and it was an absolute thrill. The cast it amazing!

I wish I was there.

1:44 I have a mental battle with myself about if I should watch Wesley or Ethan 😂

Petition to get this show back on Broadway!

Ethan crying makes me cry. As an actress myself, I know how attached one can get to a role and, when it's over, it's very hard to say goodbye. You almost feel like you're loosing a piece of yourself. And, since the shows I've been in have been very small and some only ever given one run in the history of ever, like this one, I cannot even imagine the emotion going through Ethan's head (or any of their heads for that matter). Then, when everyone cheered for him?! That must have been wild. I would have so loved to see this during it's run. I wish it had lasted longer. And, yes I know there is a tour of this traveling the USA right now, and I'm positive the new cast does brilliantly, but I am 100% positive there will never, ever been a better human-version of Spongebob than Ethan Slater. This casting was phenomenal and deserves every piece of recognition it got. Sad to see this one leave the stage but Spongebob will never ever leave our hearts. And, I'm certain he won't leave the cast's hearts. This night must have been so hard for them. I'm so glad they were able to get back together for the TV performance (If you haven't seen it, you must>>> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E7y9aubIHLQ.html) because, now, the show, and this cast in particular, will live forever and we will always have them at our fingertips. This has replaced Grease as my favorite musical (which I never even considered another show could do), in my top 5 list of favorite musicals. Such a brilliant show and such an extraordinary cast! Will forever love this show. ETHAN, ETHAN, ETHAN, ETHAN, ETHAN, ETHAN,ETHAN!!!! P.s. If you're interested, my top 5 are: 1. Spongebob 2. (A musical I did in high school that is not "officially" a musical but one we performed because my director knew the writers of the show.) 3. Shrek 4. Grease 5. Little Shop of Horrors

SCUSE ME WHY AM I JUST NOW LEARNING ABOUT THIS?????

Thank you so much for recording such a great final curtain call fantastic

As a person who saw this show three times(on tour,on broadway, and on nick) this is just beautiful 🥲

Massive props to the whole orchestra under the stage.

I cannot believe they close down a really fun, funny, and creative musical just to demolish the theater for a box store

is the original cast going on tour or is it a different cast, I'm acc crying when I saw Ethan cry😭

my heart my soul *dies in I wish I was here when this show was around and I love them all they are so wholesome*

I MISS THIS SHOW!!!!

1:44 we just gonna ignore plankton droppin like it's hot in the left corner?

I thought the show was gonna be a massive fail but I’m over here crying at the best day ever

Thank you so much for posting this online! I appreciate it so much!

I loved this show! Sad it had to end. :(

Thanks you so much for recording this! This gave me goosebumps

Awww I'm pretty sure Ethan is crying in the back 🥺

This is now my favorite curtain call I’ve seen

I was in a play at my school called henry the sixth and this remind me about everything about it and i loved every single part about it

thank you so much for recording this❤️❤️ love this musical

Thank you for posting this! ♥

I don't know why I get emotional with curtain calls lol

*sobs* I NEVER SAW TGE PATRICK CULT

Somebody talk to me about Wes twerking in the corner

Final curtain calls make me want to cry all the time gahh (it doesn’t matter what show it is) 😭😭

I admit that I was part of the crowd who thought that this musical was not going to do well, I was a little optimistic, giving it the benefit of the doubt, but overall I thought it would maybe do three or four shows with a good turn out where the kids will want to see it but after all that hype dies down it will no longer do any good. I was wrong, I will say that now, especially with this cast, they have jobs as the perfect stand in's for the original cast! Tweak their voices a little bit in editing but you would not be able to tell them apart! I think they were the best cast you could have ever gotten, they were the characters and that alone helped make the musical as huge a success that itnwas.

If I was one of the cast members I would be crying

I never saw the show yet and now it’s over

A wanted the theam song in the musical to be in the big birthday blowout

i haven't loved a musical in so long and even though i never saw this musical live only in videos i'm obsessed and i'm so had it had to come to an end. i hope one day they tour in my city so i can see a show.

I'm up at almost 1 in the morning crying. At least I got to see the show.

I know it’s too early to think about a revival but...

Hopefully it’ll become a Broadway Across America ticket like Avenue Q

Loved the show!!!!!!

This legend of a show will live on and I’m so incredibly sad and blessed to say that bikini bottom and made me the best person I could be, I could and can be happy

Such a great show

I will definitely miss spongebob squarepants and ethan slater

The run on Broadway was cut short because the theater was being torn down to make way for retail shopping space. Seems to me that could have found another theater. It certainly had a talented cast and the costumes were great. I think it's flaw was that they had all those songs, and instead of the songs supporting the plot, the plot was made to fit the songs. They should have had a better story / plot. Also, any play has to have it's ups and downs.. this one was going up up up - non-stop without any chance for the story to develop. Ethan Slater, Gavin Lee and Wesley Taylor were exceptional.

Who lives in a pinneapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants! Absorbent and yellow and pourous is he Spongebob Squarepants! If nautical nonsense be something you wish Spongebob Squarepants! Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Spongebob Squarepants! Spongebob Squarepants! Spongebob Squarepants! Spongebob Squarepants! *Spongebooob Squaaarrrepaaannntsss!*

1:46 OMG LOOK AT PLANKTON WHEEZING

That one dislike is a The Bands Visit fan

And I never got to see it 😢