Snorks: The Broadway Musical

 Snorks: The Broadway Musical  is an upcoming stage musical, co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau[1] with songs by various artists and a book by Kyle Jarrow.[2] It is based on the NBC animated television series Snorks and will make its world premiere in June 2020 at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago.[3][4] Following a month of previews, the musical will open on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre in March 2021.[5]

The show will by produced by NBC, Hanna - Barbera, The Araca Group, Sony Music Masterworks and Kelp on the Road.[6]

The musical will open to critical acclaim.[7] With twelve Tony Award nominations, it will tie with Mean Girls for the most-nominated production at the 72nd Tony Awards in 2018.[8] A non-Equity North American tour will open on August 22, 2020 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York.[9] On March 7, 2021, NBC will air a television special of the show featuring members from the original Broadway cast.[10][11]

Cast:
Zachary Gordon - Allstar Seaworthy

Bailey Gambertoglio - Casey Kelp

Darcey Rose Byrnes - Daffney Gillfin

Justin Felbinger - Dimmy Finster

Christopher Borger - Junior Wetworth

Cole Jensen - Tooter Shellby

Rachel Crow - Tadah

Johnny Orlando - Jo-Jo

KeKe Palmer - Molly

Joshua Bassett - Stevie

Julia Lester - Celia

Olivia Rodrigo - Sharif

Sofia Wylie - Samantha “Sam” Waters

Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello - SNIP and SNAP

Chris Phillips - Dr. Gallio

Daniel Coz - Corky

Angelina Wahler - Matilda

Elijah Wood - Mr. Seaworthy

P!nk (Alecia Moore) - Mrs. Seaworthy

Tori Feinstein - Smallstar

George Lopez - Mr. Kelp

Leslie Mann - Mrs. Kelp

Neil Patrick Harris - Mr. Shellby

Jayma Mays - Mrs. Shellby

Jesse Eisenberg - Mr. Gillfin

Anne Hathaway - Mrs. Gillfin

Hank Azaria - Mr. Finster

Maggie Roswell - Mrs. Finster

Mel Brooks - Governor Wetworth

Diana DeGarmo - Mrs. Wetworth

Asher Angel - Willie Wetworth

Mary J. Blige - Mrs. Fisher

Selena Gomez - Ms. Seabottom

Queen Latifah - Auntie Marina

Icona Pop - The Witherspoon Sisters (Aino Jawo - Tubular Caroline Hjelt - Gagme)

Rainn Wilson -Dr. Strangesnork

Mr. Lawrence - Great Snork Nork

Clancy Brown - Bigweed

Melissa Altro - Lil’ Seaweed

Act 1:
 
 * 1) Snorkland Day by Johnathon Coulton - Allstar, Casey, Daffney, Dimmy, Junior, Tooter, Tadah, Celia, Stevie, Sharif, and Company
 * 2) Snorkland Day (Reprise) by Coulton - Allstar
 * 3) Fintastic by David Bowie & Brian Eno – Dr. Gallio
 * 4) Queen of Pop by Plain White T’s - Allstar and Tooter
 * 5) Corky, the Snork Patrol Leader by T.I. - Corky, Allstar, Casey and Company
 * 6) Just Like My Name by Panic! at the Disco - Allstar and Ensemble
 * 7) Bigger is Better! by Darcey Rose Byrnes - Daffney and Ensemble
 * 8) What I Like About You by The Romantics – Allstar, Casey, Dimmy, Daffney, Junior, Sharif, Tooter and Tadah
 * 9) My Kind Of Wonderful by Rachel Crow – Tadah
 * 10) There’s Always Tomorrow by The Flaming Lips – Casey, Allstar, Junior, Dr. Gallio, Corky, Jo-Jo and Company

Act 2:
 
 * 1) True Teachers by Sara Bareilles – Mrs. Fisher and Ms. Seabottom
 * 2) Snorkland Day (Reprise 2) by Coulton - Allstar
 * 3) Snorkland Groove by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry – SNIP and SNAP, Daffney and Company
 * 4) You and I by Lady Antebellum – Casey and Allstar
 * 5) Hanging With Friends by John Legend – Allstar, Casey, Dimmy, Daffney, Tooter, Tadah, Junior, Sharif, Jo-Jo,  Matilda, Molly, Corky and Samantha
 * 6) I Never Knew About You by They Might Be Giants - Junior and Company
 * 7) Just Like My Name (Reprise) by Panic! at the Disco - Allstar
 * 8) Twist Your Frown Upside Down! by Andy Paley and Ross Lynch - Allstar, Casey and Ensemble
 * 9) Snorkland Day (Reprise 3) by Coulton - Allstar and Company
 * 10) We're The Snorks! by Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Justin Timberlake & Blaise Smith - Allstar and Company

Pre-Show:
Mrs. Fisher, Casey's teacher, sits on the stage after the audience has taken their seats. She reveals she left her classroom in Snorkland High after all the kids got dismissed, to catch the musical. As the show is about to begin, she then tells the audience to enjoy the show. In the television special, this prologue is replaced by an animated segment about theatre etiquette.

Act One:
Allstar Seaworthy wakes up and welcomes the day with his pet octopus, Occy ("Snorkland Day ). He greets various friends in his hometown of Snorkland—including his best friend Tooter, his neighbor Junior, and his girlfriend Casey—as he walks to Snorkland High. At school, his teacher, Ms. Seabottom welcomes Allstar and his friends. With Daffney making a grand entrance with style as always, Allstar hints at his desire to make a dramatic entrance as the high school snorkball team captain. Ms. Seabottom smiles at the idea, telling Allstar he is "just like his name" ("Snorkland Day (Reprise 1)). Then, after school, he meets up with his friends to go to his Uncle Gallio’s science lab. There, Dr. Gallio meets the kids and welcomes his nephew back home from school and tells them how great science really is to him ("Fintastic). Allstar and Tooter tell Casey how sweet she is by saying that she’s the smartest girl in school (Sweetest Snork ). When Allstar knows that Dr. Gallio has a lot in common with Casey, he and all of his friends along with his uncle meet Corky and ask him how his life was as the Leader of the Snork Patrol, and luckily, Corky explains ("Corky, the Snork Patrol Leader). Allstar thinks back on Ms. Seabottom's words from earlier and knows he's a hero at the end ("Just Like My Name). He goes to his friends for help. Daffney sees being famous as an opportunity by telling him to take her fashion advice ( Bigger Is Better"). Meanwhile, Allstar and Casey, Tooter and Tadah, Dimmy and Daffney, and Junior and Sharif are all out on a quadruple date together. The friends are always acting romantic over each other ("What I Like About You"). While they were all having a really good time, Tadah tells Tooter what a great boyfriend he is ("My Kind Of Wonderful"). Tooter blushes in an awesome way. After all the couples head home for tonight when they all had a really great time together, Casey reminds Allstar that things are bound to be better. The entire company reveals their personal thoughts and feelings about the impending music festival ("There’s Always Tomorrow").

Act Two:
Mrs. Fisher comes back  on stage, telling the audience that teachers are always around to help ("True Teachers"), supported in song by a group of teachers she discovered during the show's first act, including Ms. Seabottom. She tells the audience that she'll be back as she leaves the stage. Allstar wakes up and greets a new day, the day of the Snorkland Day Music Festival ("Snorkland Day" (Reprise 2)). Snorkland has gotten into the music as they get ready for today’s music festival. At Dr. Gallio’s science lab, Daffney, SNIP and SNAP are starting a new dance craze ("Snorkland Groove"). Meanwhile, Allstar and Casey were helping decorate the high school hallway and lockers to make the music festival the best one ever. Allstar confesses his love for Casey by saying that she’s crushing it at being a cheerleader ever since Stevie and Celia came here as new students ("You and I"). The rest of Allstar’s friends come by to help him out by using teamwork ("Hanging With Friends"). Junior insists that he was too shy to get to know Allstar when he was little ("I Never Knew About You"). Luckily, Allstar knew what he was saying and told him he was glad they were close friends. They turn to him, who loves his skills ("Just Like My Name" (Reprise)). They remind him that he is the next one on stage when the announcer called him and his friends over for their number. Allstar and Casey start their song by telling them that smiling is really easy ("Twist Your Frown Upside Down!"). When the time comes for the winner to be announced, everyone gets ready for who won the music festival. Time passes as the announcer gave Allstar and his friends gold medals, signaling that they won. With Snorkland happy that Allstar and his friends won, everyone cheers and claps for the hard work they put their minds to. Ms. Seabottom decides to have Allstar as the most popular high school snorkball team captain. Everyone then decided that they should celebrate by having a new concert led by Celia and her pep squad, much to Daffney’s delight. Mrs. Fisher descends from above on aerial silk, having finally managed to get into the show. Luckily, the cast lets her be a part of the finale as the townspeople welcome the brand new day ("Snorkland Day" (Reprise 3)). During the curtain call, the cast performs one final song ("We're The Snorks!").