# The SpongeBob Musical — Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences > Event for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time. - When: Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 10:00 AM - Where: Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire, IL 60069 - Ages: Young audiences - Price: Ticket Prices Start at $19.75 - Organizer: Marriott Theatre - Official page: https://tickets.marriotttheatre.com/online/article/TheSpongeBobMusical - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/the-spongebob-musical-marriott-theatre-for-young-audiences--listing-eec9d44e42be45b960d86fbf ## About The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire stages The SpongeBob Musical as its holiday-season Theatre for Young Audiences production, the story of SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in Bikini Bottom. The theatre describes its young-audience shows as one-hour productions made for children. Performances run from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027 and are mostly at 10 a.m., on weekday mornings as well as Saturdays and Sundays; one extra 12:30 p.m. show is listed on Friday, November 27. Tickets start at $19.75 and are sold through the Marriott Theatre box office (847-634-0200) and its online ticketing site, where some early performances are already marked as limited availability. 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