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Steven Tyler Wrote Songs SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway will perform live on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 during the 8:00am hour. Reimagining the beloved Nickelodeon series, SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway was recently hailed by The New York Times as “brilliant” and “effervescent candy-for-the-spirit” by New York Magazine. This new musical earned its place on 2017’s “Best of Broadway” lists including Broadway.com, BuzzFeed, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, Deadline, ET Online, Forbes, Time Out New York and Variety. SpongeBob SquarePants, now playing at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at West 47th Street), explodes with energy and features an original pop and rock-infused score by a legendary roster of Grammy® Award-winning songwriters. Led and conceived by visionary director Tina Landau and a Tony Award®-winning design team, the production brings the spirit of SpongeBob to life with humanity, heart, and pure theatricality. SpongeB...

David Bowie David Bowie is set to star in cartoon series 'Sponge Bob Square Pants'.The music legend begged bosses to let him voice a part for the children's animated show because his six-year-old daughter, Alexandria, is a big fan.The 59-year-old wrote on his Internet blog: "At last, I've hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs."Bowie will play the role of Lord Royal Highness in a new special episode. Sponge Bob is a friendly sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, with his pet snail Gary. This is not the first time Bowie has worked with fantastical creatures.The 'Heroes' singer starred in Jim Henson's 1986 cult classic 'Labyrinth', as Jareth, the king of the goblins. Wearing heavy make-up and singing several songs specially written for the film, he appeared alongside a teenage Jennifer Connelly - who went on to win an Oscar in 2003 for her role in 'A Beautiful Mind'.