Snorks: The Broadway Musical

 Snorks: The Broadway Musical  is a 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 made its world premiere in June 2016 at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago.[3][4] Following a month of previews, the musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in December 2017.[5]

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

The musical opened to critical acclaim.[7] With twelve Tony Award nominations, it tied with Mean Girls for the most-nominated production at the 72nd Tony Awards in 2018.[8] The show closed at the Palace Theatre on September 16, 2018. At the time of its closing, it had played 29 previews and 327 regular performances.[5] A non-Equity North American tour opened on September 22, 2019 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York.[9] On December 7, 2019, NBC aired 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

Sean Giambrone - 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

Johnny Orlando - Jo-Jo

KeKe Palmer - Molly

Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello - SNIP and SNAP

Chris Phillips - Dr. Gallio

Daniel Coz - Corky

Angelina Wahler - Matilda

Elijah Wood - Mr. Seaworthy

P!nk (Alicia Moore) - Mrs. Seaworthy

Tori Feinstein - Smallstar

George Lopez - Mr. Kelp

Leslie Mann - Mrs. Kelp

Neil Patrick Harris - Mr. Shellby

Jayma Mays - Mrs. Shellby

Hank Azaria - Mr. Gillfin

Maggie Roswell - Mrs. Gillfin

Jesse Eisenberg - Mr. Finster

Anne Hathaway - 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) Sweetest Snork by Plain White T’s - Allstar and Tooter
 * 5) Corky, the Snork Patrol Leader by T.I. - Corky, Allstar, Casey and Company
 * 6) (A Really Awesome) Snorkball Player 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) Perfect For Each Other by Lady Antebellum – Casey and Allstar
 * 5) Ocean Friends Forever by John Legend – Allstar, Casey, Dimmy, Daffney, Tooter, Tadah, Junior, Sharif, Jo-Jo,  Matilda, Molly, Corky and Samantha
 * 6) I’m The Governor’s Son by They Might Be Giants - Junior and Company
 * 7) (A Really Awesome) Snorkball Player (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) Come Along With The Snorks! (Snorks Theme Song) 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 "a really awesome snorkball player" ("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 wonders if he could be famous ("(A Really Awesome) Snorkball Player). He goes to his friends for help. Daffney sees becoming 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 ("Perfect For Each Other"). The rest of Allstar’s come by to help him out by using teamwork ("Ocean Friends Forever"). Junior insists that he is the governor’s son and performs a song with a tap dance number and back-up chorus in his imagination ("I’m The Governor’s Son"). However, when all of his friends heard his voice, they praised him and even Sharif kissed him full on the lips. They turn to Allstar, who loves his skills ("(A Really Awesome) Snorkball Player" (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 ("Come Along With The Snorks! (Snorks Theme Song)").