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Get ready for a whole new era of SpongeBob SquarePants!

Nickelodeon is planning to grow out the beloved series with multiple spinoff series, according to Variety on Thursday (February 14).

“That’s our Marvel Universe. You have this amazing show that’s run for almost twenty years,” said Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins.

He also confirmed that the original SpongeBob series will remain in the works, but that there is “room to explore other characters.”

Potential spinoff options include a “tell an original story about SpongeBob and Patrick, or maybe tell a Sandy Cheeks stand-alone story, or can Plankton have his own? I think the fans are clamoring for it.”

SpongeBob SquarePants the musical is officially coming to Broadway!

“We could not be more thrilled to bring Nickelodeon’s iconic SpongeBob SquarePants to the theater in an original musical conceived specifically for Broadway. We are also incredibly honored to be in such a gorgeous house as The Palace, where audiences will be immersed in the fun and surprising world of Bikini Bottom,” president of the Nickelodeon Group, Cyma Zarghami, said in a statement (via BroadwayWorld). The show will begin previews on Monday, November 6th at the Palace Theater in NYC with an official opening on Monday, December 4th.

The cast includes Ethan Slater as SpongeBob SquarePants, Gavin Lee as Squidward, Lilli Cooper as Sandy Cheeks and Danny Skinner as Patrick. The show premiered in Chicago in 2016, and was critically praised. The show is directed by Tina Landau, with a book by Kyle Jarrow, orchestrations, arrangements & music supervision by Tom Kitt, and choreography by Christopher Gattelli.

A Spongebob Squarepants musical is coming to Broadway!

The show, which is based on the popular Nickelodeon television program, will debut in New York City during the 2016-17 season, THR reports.

The score to the musical is jam packed – it will feature songs by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Jonathan Coulton, Dirty Projectors, The Flaming Lips, John Legend, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., and David Bowie.

The show is set to premiere in Chicago on June 7, 2016 with casting to be announced soon!