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I think the world needs a SpongeBob musical
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Everyone has a very distinct shape and look and the way they move and just their style and their pace
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We just keep playing and I'm working with a group of actors who are incredibly inventive
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Focus on connecting with each other. Let's see what happens. I like to have them be in a state where they're kind of goofing around
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I literally will point to something and say, that, that's in. Embodied by live actors with these phenomenal costume designs that capture these characters
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They each have their own standout moment where they get to take that physicality and then I get to play with it in an even further way
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For one example is Squidward, so I get to do a tap dance with Squid, which I would never get to do in my life
0:55
That's it. SpongeBob is the perfect protagonist for a musical. The character is this wonderful combination
1:03
of having an open and beautiful heart, but also an innocence. I'm really excited to be in rehearsal
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I'm more excited, even, to get into the theater and start to see this piece manifest, you know, full glory
