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    SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical nabbed a whopping 12 Tony nominations! 
By Raffy ErmacMay 01 2018 / 2:03 PM
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Nominations for the annual Tony Awards were announced earlier today, and the distinction of being this year's most nominated Broadway show goes to none other than our fave undersea sponge/meme icon, SpongeBob!!
\u201cMost nominated show of the season! Us, GO! \ud83d\udc9b\u201d
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While SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical is making waves for its songs and its theatricality, there's something else about it that is also catching the internet's attention: the guy behind the sponge, actor Ethan Slater (who PRIDE talked to back in 2016!).
Yup, people think SpongeBob is hot. (And we can't really blame them??)
\u201cCongratulations to the Tony Award Nominated Sponge I\u2019d Like to Fuck.\u201d
 — Queer Catastrophe (@Queer Catastrophe)
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\u201cY'all the guy who plays SpongeBob in the SpongeBob musical is hot? So what im trying to say is I guess I want to fuck SpongeBob now?\u201d
 — Gay Bitch (@Gay Bitch)
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\u201csiri, what do I do if I think Spongebob in the Spongebob musical is hot?\u201d
 — plip plop (@plip plop)
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BRB, we're gonna go work through some of the more complicated emotions that come with crushing on one of our fave childhood icons (and find out everything there is to know about Ethan Slater).

        
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