Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: SpongeBob SquarePants

So we've been aware that SpongeBob has been heading to Broadway for a while now.  Most Broadway purists have been a bit worried about what SpongeBob might mean for Broadway, but so far it's shown some promise. The design (costume/set) is brilliant, the cast impressive (Gavin Lee!) and the music can be fairly catchy! I've seen lots of highlight reels, but this was my first time seeing a full number.

They picked the perfect song.  Having listened through the full soundtrack (you can find it here) I can tell you this song is one of the gems.  It's fun, high energy, and gives a good window into the tone of the show.  It's a world building opening number and those are (in my opinion) some of the best parade numbers.  Our fearless leader had a little trouble with the lip syncing at the beginning there and that put a bit of a damper on the first half of the song before the ensemble jumped in, but it got back on it's feet when it got bigger! I think that's what this show is going to be.  It's going to shine when it can dazzle and over-stimulate and suffer when it tries to zoom in and try to have "heart."  But despite what I think about the show, this was a good opening number. The people who are going to want to see this show will like this number, and that's what it's all about.