Ethan Slater is about to move out of the pineapple ... that while he sees similarities between his character, Boq, and Spongebob, whom he played in the Broadway show from 2017 to 2018, they ...

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater ... out to straighten Slater's tie. Like Grande, Slater has roots on Broadway and connections to Nickelodeon. The actor originated the role of SpongeBob SquarePants ...

In the show, Slater played the titular role with Hsu taking on the character Plankton's wife Karen. On the subject of Wicked, Hsu told her co-star Slater that he's "the best Boq" she's ever seen.

"I want people to be really clear on what they're going to see when they come out to see Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas. It's not a kids' show. We probably won't be doing SpongeBob songs. Once in a while ...