VIDEO: He's a Contender and More! Watch Ethan Slater Record '(Just A) Simple Sponge' from SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

No, he's not a simple Sponge! watch as Ethan Slater, who plays the title character in SpongeBob Squarepants on Broadway, records his Act 1 anthem, "(Just A) Simple Sponge."

SpongeBob SquarePants, now playing at the Palace Theatre, features an original pop and rock-infused score by a legendary roster of Grammy® Award-winning songwriters. Led and conceived by visionary director Tina Landau and a Tony Award®-winning design team, the production brings the spirit of SpongeBob to life with humanity, heart, and pure theatricality. SpongeBob SquarePants features a book by Kyle Jarrow, music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tom Kitt and choreography by Christopher Gattelli.

The stakes are higher than ever as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.