The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical



The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is the 2017 musical adaptation based on the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.

The musical was first introduced to NYC by Theatreworks USA in 2014 as part of its free theater series, a one-hour version with a smaller cast that went on to tour the country. In 2017, a brand-new production with a new score, an updated, expanded script including a second act, a larger cast, and a live band began a limited run with performances beginning on March 23, an opening set for April 4 and a last performance on May 6 on the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical has received positive reviews from critics. Fern Siegel, for The Huffington Post, praised the musical for its dialogue, story and cast, calling it "a reminder that Off-Broadway is an important venue for musicals", while Raven Snook, for Time Out, describe it as "worthy of the gods". Frank Scheck, in reviewing the production for The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that the musical "proves far more enjoyable than the misbegotten 2010 film version or its 2013 sequel" and "also provides an excellent if irreverent introduction to Greek mythology that just might persuade some kids to dig deeper."

Synopsis
The Greek gods are real, and they’re ruining Percy Jackson’s life. As a son of Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can’t control, monsters on his trail, and he is on an epic quest to find Zeus’s lightning bolt and prevent a war between the gods. Normal is a myth when you’re a demigod. Based on the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed theatrical adventure that will rock your world - and the underworld.

Act One
Percy Jackson is on a class trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art when Mrs. Dodds, the pre alabra teacher, pulls him aside and, after turning into a Fury, attacks him. Just then Mr. Brunner, the Latin teacher, throws him a sword and Percy kills her. At school he is expelled for leaving the group and tries to explain how Mrs. Dobbs lured him away and attacked him, but no one remembers her (Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled). He heads home for summer vacation.

Cast
CHRIS McCARRELL as Percy Jackson

KRISTIN STOKES as Annabeth

GEORGE SALAZAR as Grover and Mr. D.

JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ as Luke, Ares, and others

JONATHAN RAVIV as Chiron, Poseidon, and others.

SARAH BETH PFEIFER as Clarisse, Katie Gardner, and others

CARRIE COMPERE as Sally Jackson, Silena Beauregard, and Charon

Understudies
For Chiron and Grover: SAM HARTLEY

For Clarisse and Sally: DANIELLE JAMES

For Percy and Luke: PETER LAPRADE

For Annabeth: SARAH BETH PFEIFER.

Production
Written by JOE TRACZ

Music and Lyrics by ROB ROKICKI

Directed by STEPHEN BRACKETT

Choreographed by PATRICK McCOLLUM

Musical Direction by WILEY DEWEESE

Fight Direction by ROD KINTER

Set Design by Lee Savage

Costume Design by Sydney Maresca

Lighting Design DAVID LANDER

Orchestrations by WILEY DEWEESE & ROB ROKICKI

Sound Design by RYAN RUMERY

Production Manager BOB DALEY

Casting by JASON BLITMAN & GREG ULIASZ

Production Stage Manager LEIGH'ANN ANDREWS

Marketing & Advertising by THE PEKOE GROUP

Orchestra
Conductor/keyboards: WILEY DEWEESE

Drums/percussion: JEREMY YADDAW

Guitar: KEVIN WUNDERLICH

Bass: DENNIS MICHAEL KEEFE

Act I

 * Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled .............................. Percy, Company
 * Strong..........................................................................Sally, Percy
 * The Minotaur/The Weirdest Dream............................. Percy, Ensemble
 * Another Terrible Day ....................................................Mr. D
 * Their Sign ................................................................... Chiron, Percy, Luke, Grover
 * Put You In Your Place ................................................. Clarisse, Annabeth, Ensemble
 * The Campfire Song..................................................... Campers, Chiron
 * The Oracle................................................................... The Oracle, Ensemble
 * Good Kid .....................................................................Percy, Ensemble
 * Killer Quest! ................................................................. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Company

Act II

 * Prologue to Act II/I Ruin A Perfectly Good Bus......................... Company
 * Lost!............................................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover
 * My Grand Plan............................................................................Annabeth
 * Drive........................................................................................... Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Ares
 * The Weirdest Dream (Reprise) .................................................. Percy, Ensemble
 * The Tree on the Hill ................................................................... Grover, Ensemble
 * D.O.A......................................................................................... Charon, Ensemble
 * Son of Poseidon ....................................................................... Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Ares, Ensemble
 * The Last Day of Summer........................................................... Percy, Luke, Ensemble
 * Bring on the Monsters.............................................................. Company

The Cast Album & Digitally Released Songs

 * Good Kid (Outtake) - Percy Jackson and Company (Released January 21, 2017, for download from official website after signing up for emails)
 * The Lightning Thief (Original Cast Recording) - The rest of the songs were scheduled to be released on June 30th in the Cast Album, but they pushed the date to July 7th. People who preordered the album from Broadway Records recieved it the 30th and everyone else could purchase it from iTunes on the 7th.

Trivia

 * The Cast was only 7 people but there were many more characters
 * The Cast will come outside the theater after the show and sign posters and books.
 * They used many lines from the book like "Eat My Pants"
 * The Musical was true to the book and included many scenes the movies excluded. For example:
 * The Bathroom Scene with Clarisse and Percy
 * The Greyhound explosion
 * The fight with Ares
 * The Gateway Arch
 * The Musical changed a few things slightly to adapt to the stage, but don't alter the storyline. For Example:
 * Percy wore the flying shoes, not Grover
 * They didn't find a lost dog, Grover talked to a squirrel
 * They rode with Ares instead of a Kindness International truck.
 * There were no pearls, but Percy was given a Conch Shell to blow
 * There was a girl in the Lotus Casino that could have been Bianca because she had dark hair and said the date was 1939 which is about the time Bianca di Angelo was in the Hotel.
 * The Camp Half-Blood banner used featured the original pegasi artwork used in the official character artwork in the Ultimate Guide. But the Camp Half-Blood T-shirts they sold had a different pegasi artwork on them.
 * The musicals twitter page is notorious for being sassy and constantly active with fans.