The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson Electrifies Broadway
The Lightning Thief is electrifying Broadway! Just when you thought the lights on the Great White Way couldn’t get any brighter along comes the son of Poseidon and a stolen lightning bolt!
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is rocking the Longacre Theater for a limited engagement now through January 5th.
Fan’s of Rick Riordan’s New York Time Best Selling book series are in for a wild musical adventure.
The Lightning Thief Synopsis:
Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager. From the first scene the audience is swept up into Percy’s amazing adventure. Amid monster attacks and newly discovered powers, Percy is unprepared to find out his true lineage. He is a son of Poseidon and because of this his life will change forever. Percy must go on a quest to find Zeus’ lightning bolt in order to prevent a war between the Greek gods. A prophesy hails that he will be betrayed by a friend and fail in his quest, but Percy must try with his new camp half-blood friends (or are they?) at his side.
Photo: The Lightning Thief Website
Review:
Percy Jackson fans are going to love this interpretation of Rick Riordan’s Best Selling series. My tween son was mesmerized from Chris McCarrell’s first note. The music is hip, upbeat and the lyrics are catchy as well as easy to follow. The dialogue is witty and had everyone laughing. I especially loved the minimal yet creative set. It took the audience from the Museum of Natural history, through New Jersey, out West and on to Hades and Olympus with vivid imagination. The production does a lot with a small cast.The Cast is the full original company of the 2019 tour and they are on fire as a group! 7 actors play 47 characters cleverly while not confusing the audience. Special shout out to Jorrel Javier (Grover and Mr. D.) who stole every scene he was in.
This production of The Lightning Thief is a clever mash up of tween angst and Greek myths. The music is hip and the stage effects are subtle yet brilliant. The modern-day humor is the perfect bow that wraps up this gift from the gods to contemporary audiences.
The Lightning Thief Cast:
Not only is this group talented, they graciously stopped to sign autographs and take photos with everyone who waited outside the cast entrance after the show. Bravo!
- Chris McCarrell- Percy Jackson
- Izzy Figueroa- Grover/Mr, D./Chiron- Understudy
- Jorrel Javier-Grover/Mr. D.
- Ryan Knowles- Chiron
- Sam Leicht- Percy/Luke- Understudy
- Sara Beth Pfeifer- Clarise
- James Hayden Rodriguez- Luke
- Jalynn Steele- Sally
- T. Shyvonne Stewart- Sally/Clarise- Understudy
- Kristin Stokes- Annabeth
The Inspiration:
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, was published in 2005 to the delight of Rick’s two young sons. They first heard the adventures of Percy Jackson in the form of bedtime stories. This novel was an overnight success inspiring four more Percy Jackson books. A second and third series of five books each followed. which have sold more than 175 million copies worldwide in 42 languages to date. This past April (2019) The Lightning Thief surpassed its 500th week on the New York Times Bestseller list.
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**Disclosure: I was provided tickets to the show in order to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own and truthful.
Show Information:
Due to popular demand, beginning November 4, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will play an additional Thursday matinee performance. Additionally, the musical’s Friday night performance time will move to 7:00pm.
Run Time: 2 hours & 5 minutes (one intermission)
Audience: Recommended for ages 8+.
LongAcre Theatre: 220 W 48TH St. New York, NY 10036 (Between Broadway/8th)
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