SpongeBob SquarePants Debuts New Musical

SpongeBob SquarePants is taking to the U.K. stage for the first time in a live-action musical that tours across the U.K. from February.

SpongeBob SquarePants-The Sponge Who Could Fly-A New Musical! is based on the television episode "The Lost Episode/The Sponge Who Could Fly."

SpongeBob SquarePants-The Sponge Who Could Fly-A New Musical! is recreated for U.K. audiences by Fiery Angel, the team behind LazyTown Live! It is written by Steven Banks, head writer and story editor of Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants."

"SpongeBob SquarePants-The Sponge Who Could Fly combines the adventure, humor and charm that viewers have come to expect from SpongeBob with the excitement of live theater and top-notch stage acting, singing, writing, production and directing," says Clare Piggot, vice president consumer products, Nickelodeon U.K.