Who Lives in a Pineapple at Casa Mañana?
Casa Mañana finishes its 2025-26 Children’s Theatre Season with The SpongeBob Musical: Theatre for Young Audiences Edition, presented by TexasBank and sponsored by Frank Kent Cadillac: powered by Autobahn. The show runs March 21 – April 12 and is suitable for all audiences. Tickets are on sale now.

Based on the beloved animated series, The SpongeBob Musical follows the iconic optimistic sponge on a quest to save his fellow fish from certain doom. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their home, SpongeBob and his friends must band together to save their aquatic world.
Featuring a score by artists like Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, and Panic! At the Disco, The SpongeBob Musical is a family-friendly underwater spectacle packed with laughter and heart.
The SpongeBob Musical stars David Postlewate* as SpongeBob SquarePants, Braxton O. Johnson* as Patrick Star, Audrey Shin* as Sandy Cheeks, Simon Kowalski* as Sheldon Plankton, Kathryn Jacobson* as Karen the Computer, and Dylan Ciminna* as Squidward Q. Tentacles.
Ensemble members include Charlie Bilbow, Ivy Bilbow, Patrick Bilbow,

The SpongeBob Musical is directed and choreographed by Grady Bowman, and music directed by Matthew Stern. Additional creative staff include Samuel Rushen as lighting designer, Allan Branson as sound designer, Tammy Spencer as costume designer and Catherine Petty-Rogers as hair, wig and makeup designer.
Grady Bowman (Director/
Matthew Stern (Music Director) is an award-winning NYC-based music director and pianist. Off-Broadway: Smile (AMT Theater), Skyscraper (Urban Stages). Casa Mañana: Rudolph, Lightning Thief, Cats, Little Mermaid, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Cinderella, Pippin, Grease, Seussical, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas in the Movies. Regional: Shakespeare Theater, Engeman, North Shore, Huntington, SpeakEasy, Lyric Stage Boston, Greater Boston Stage, Revival, Tantrum. Matt has served on the musical theater faculties of New York Film Academy, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston University, and Emerson College, and spent over a decade music directing at French Woods Festival. He has an MFA in Musical Theater Studies from Boston University. Upcoming: Come from Away (Casa Mañana).
Ticket prices start at $19 and may be purchased by visiting www.casamanana.org. Tickets are also available at the Casa Mañana Theatre Box Office, 3101 West Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth.
The SpongeBob Musical performance dates and times are as follows: Saturday, March 21 at 1pm and 5pm, Sunday, March 22 at 11am and 3pm, Friday, March 27 at 7pm*, Saturday, March 28 at 1pm and 5pm, Sunday, March 29 at 11am** and 3pm, Saturday, April 4 at 1pm and 5pm, Sunday, April 5 at 11am and 3pm, Saturday, April 11 at 1pm and 5pm, and Sunday, April 12 at 11am and 3pm.
*This performance includes ASL interpretation.
**Casa Mañana continues its Sensory Friendly program with The SpongeBob Musical’s performance on Sunday, March 29 at 11am. This performance features a more relaxed environment, including muted production elements such as sound and lights. The show will be performed without an intermission. A quiet room will be available to audience members. Additional details and resources are available on www.casamanana.org.


