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Based on the 2005 fantasy-adventure novel of the same name, the musical follows Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old who newly discovers that he is a demigod and goes on an epic quest to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt and prevent a war between the Greek gods. 2017 Off-Broadway The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Songs with Lyrics.

This musical is officially the best musical ever written! Go Percy Jackson! The musical, which was live, so couldn’t have everything be completely. Synopsis: When his lightning bolt is stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon's son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon's son fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war amongst the gods. The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Based on the Rick Riordan Novel Book by Joe Tracz, Music and Lyrics by Rob Rokicki, Directed by Stephen Brackett.

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki and a book by Joe Tracz, based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Rick Riordan. The musical follows Percy Jackson, a teenager who newly discovers that he is a demigod and goes on an epic quest to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt and prevent a war between the Greek gods.

Background[edit]

The musical was initially introduced in New York City Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre by Theatreworks USA in 2014 as a one-hour musical, part of its free theatre series, and went on to a national tour.^[1] A new version, with a new score and an updated, expanded script was produced with previews from March 23, 2017, and an official opening on April 4 and a last performance on May 6 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.^[2] This production had a new cast, except for Kristin Stokes as Annabeth Chase. The show began a national tour in Chicago in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

The Lightning Thief then played a 16-week limited run on Broadway, beginning previews September 20 and opened on October 16 at the Longacre Theatre,^[3] with the national tour cast reprising their roles.^[4] The musical closed on Broadway on January 5, 2020, and a national tour was scheduled to begin in late 2020.^[5]

Plot[edit]

Act 1[edit]

Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old boy with ADHD and dyslexia, is on a field trip to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. While there, his substitute pre-algebra teacher, Mrs. Dodds, asks to speak with him. Once alone, Mrs. Dodds transforms into a Fury, a mythological Greek demon of Hades. Thanks to a pen that transforms into a sword named Riptide, thrown to Percy by his Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner, Percy manages to fend off and vaporize Mrs. Dodds. After this incident, Percy is expelled from his school due to him failing to stay with the group, and him already being on probation. When Percy tries to explain what happened, he is shocked to find that neither Mr. Brunner or his best friend, Grover Underwood remember Mrs. Dodds, nor does anyone else ('Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled'). Percy says goodbye to them, and heads home for summer vacation.

Back at his apartment, his mother, Sally Jackson, seems to understand and even forgive Percy's expulsion, while her husband, Gabe Ugliano, does not. Gabe abuses Percy, and Sally confesses she needs to tell him about his father, who left before Percy was born. Percy, extremely bitter about his father and upset with himself for being expelled yet again, laments on his actions, being increasingly hard upon himself. Sally assures Percy the quirks and abnormalities of someone is what makes them special ('Strong'). Sally takes Percy to the beach where she met Percy's father, and the two run into Grover. Shockingly for Percy, Grover turns out to actually be a satyr, a Greek goat-like protector.

Suddenly, a Minotaur (half-bull, half-man) attacks the trio. Sally sacrifices herself so that Percy and Grover can make it to a place she calls 'camp'. The Minotaur kills Sally right before Percy's eyes who, in vengeance of his mother, finishes him off. Percy is kicked in the head and falls unconscious, where he dreams of a man in a Hawaiian shirt, who gives him a seashell, claiming, 'What belongs to the sea can always return' ('The Minotaur/The Weirdest Dream').

When Percy awakes, he finds himself in a place called Camp Half-Blood. The shell the strange man in his dream gifted him remains in his pocket. The camp director, Mr. D (who is actually Dionysus, god of wine and madness), reluctantly explains to Percy that he is a demigod, the son of a human and a Greek god ('Another Terrible Day'). Mr. Brunner (who is really Chiron, an immortal centaur), is also at the camp, and explains to Percy that the gods will send a sign to claim him. However, Percy is still skeptical and angry that his father has shown no sign of care for him all these years. Luke Castellan, a nineteen-year-old son of Hermes, sympathises with Percy, telling him that many half-bloods never know their godly parents, as they are not claimed ('Their Sign').

Percy settles in and meets several other campers such as Silena Beauregard (a daughter of Aphrodite), Katie Gardner (a daughter of Demeter), Clarisse La Rue (a daughter of Ares who takes an immediate disliking to Percy), and Annabeth Chase (a daughter of Athena who took care of Percy while he was unconscious). Annabeth quickly takes the helm of the leader during a game of capture the flag, instructing Percy to sit and wait in the boys' bathroom to assure he won't 'mess things up'. Clarisse singles him out and tries to 'pulverize' him, but the toilets unexpectedly burst to life, dousing her ('Put You in Your Place'). After things settle down, the campers, bar Clarisse, join around the campfire and vent about their unsteady, and in some cases harmful, relationships with both their godly and mortal parents ('Campfire Song').

Percy is claimed as the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and it is at once rumored that Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy is the number one suspect. Percy is told he and two others must go on a quest to retrieve the bolt, to prevent a war between the gods. He is also sent to receive a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi ('The Oracle'). After the Oracle's prophecy, Percy is upset that he has to leave Camp Half-Blood for a quest that will be unsuccessful, and in turn, externalizes his grievances ('Good Kid'). Percy however, only accepts the quest because Luke hints that his mom will be in the Underworld, the target location of the search, since Hades is the rumored real thief. Annabeth and Grover force themselves into the quest, and after a pair of winged shoes is given to them from Luke, the three are pushed into the woods with little care and protection ('Killer Quest!').

Act 2[edit]

The three questers have just escaped a bus, attacked by the three Furies. Just after blowing it up, they become hopelessly lost ('Lost!'). In a frantic decision, Percy suggests they should enter Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium. The strange Auntie Em requests to take pictures of the three, but is revealed to actually be Medusa. Percy cuts off her head with his pen/sword, Riptide, and, as a joke, sends the head to the gods over the mail. Annabeth seems particularly upset with this run-in, so while Grover scouts out their surroundings, Percy confronts her about this. She confesses that for her whole life she has been ignored by everyone around her, and is desperate for a chance to prove herself to Athena, her mother, and make the history books ('My Grand Plan').

Grover returns with train tickets to St. Louis and they set off, encountering many dangers such as a Chimera, nasty storms, some dam snacks and the Lotus Hotel and Casino. They also meet up with Ares, who gives them a lift to Nevada ('Drive'). While on a bus ride to Los Angeles, Percy has a dream of a man speaking with someone whom the man refers to as 'my lord'. The powerful voice mentions sacrifices and brings up a name, Thalia ('The Weirdest Dream Reprise'). Percy wakes with a jolt and asks Grover if he has ever heard of someone named Thalia. Grover confides that a few years back he was sent to escort Luke, Annabeth and Thalia Grace, Zeus's daughter, to camp. However, the team was attacked, and Grover failed to save Thalia, who ended up sacrificing herself, and being turned into the tree that protects the borders of Camp Half-Blood. He holds himself responsible, and thinks Percy will be ashamed of him ('The Tree on the Hill'). Percy assures Grover that no matter who he is or what he does, Percy will always want him as a friend.

The trio arrive in the Underworld, where they are given a tour of the horror by Charon and several long-dead musicians ('DOA'). Percy realizes that the lightning bolt is hidden in his backpack, and the three work out the possibilities of how it could have gotten there. An incident where Percy is nearly dragged into Tartarus by the shoes Luke gave him occurs and the group is discovered. After a brief conversation with an innocent Hades, Percy withdraws the shell from his pocket and blows it, realizing it was from Poseidon, and it opens a portal out of the Underworld. Vowing to return to save his mom, Percy, Annabeth and Grover escape. Percy hypothesizes that Ares is the one who planted the bolt in his bag and comes to terms with both himself and Poseidon, declaring himself a son of Poseidon, and uses his gift with water and the help of Annabeth and Grover to best Ares ('Son of Poseidon').

The trio return to camp heroes, but Percy couldn't be more troubled. He confides in Luke that he feels just as confused as before, and Luke agrees, stating he felt similar after his own quest. Luke inadvertently tells Percy that he is the true lightning thief and that he has teamed up with Kronos to get back at the gods, who he feels have done him wrong ('The Last Day of Summer'). Luke attacks Percy and escapes. Percy declares that there will be a war no matter how they try to stall it, but he and his friends will be prepared and do whatever it takes to fight it ('Bring on the Monsters').

Principal roles and original cast[edit]

Musical numbers[edit]

Original Off-Broadway / First US Tour

Off-Broadway revival / Second US Tour / Original Broadway

Recording[edit]

The Off-Broadway revival cast album was released on July 7, 2017. For a limited-time, Broadway Records offered a special package that included an official Lightning Thief T-shirt in addition to a physical copy of the cast album.^[7]

A deluxe version of the Off-Broadway revival cast album was released on December 6, 2019. The album contains 5 cut songs sung by members of the Broadway cast.

A karaoke album was also released on December 6, containing the songs 'Good Kid', 'Killer Quest!', 'My Grand Plan', 'The Tree On The Hill', and 'Bring On The Monsters'.^[8]

Critical response[edit]

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical received positive reviews from critics off-Broadway. 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',^[9] while Raven Snook, for Time Out, describe it as 'worthy of the gods'.^[10]

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.'^[11]

The show opened on Broadway to widely negative reviews. Jesse Green, the co-chief theater critic for The New York Times, wrote, 'it is both overblown and underproduced, filled with sentiments it can't support and effects it can't pull off'. He criticized the show as having 'all the charm of a tension headache'.^[12]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.iobdb.com/Production/5825
2. ^'New Version of Lightning Thief Musical to Play Off-Broadway'. Playbill. January 10, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
3. ^Gans, Andrew (August 12, 2019). 'The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Is Heading to Broadway'. Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
4. ^Clement, Olivia (2019-08-12). 'Broadway's Lightning Thief Finds Its Cast'. Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
5. ^Clement, Olivia (2019-12-17). 'The Lightning Thief to Head on Tour Post-Broadway'. Playbill. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
6. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20170809032132/http://www.theatreworksusa.org/uploads/proginfo/proginfo_1592.pdf
7. ^'The Lightning Thief Original Cast Recording'. Broadway Records. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
8. ^'The Lightning Thief (Deluxe Edition)'. Broadway Records. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
9. ^'Stage Door: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, In & Of Itself'. The Huffington Post. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
10. ^'The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical'. Time Out. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
11. ^''The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical': Theater Review'. The Hollywood Reporter. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
12. ^Green, Jesse (2019-10-16). 'Review: 'The Lightning Thief,' a Far Cry From Olympus'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

External links[edit]

It’s baaaaack. And it’s bigger and more demigodly than ever. The Lightning Thief Musical arrives Off-Broadway beginning March 23.

I’m very pleased to share the full press release below.

Now you’re thinking: What? Who? How? Huh? Seriously, Percy Jackson dancing and singing on stage?

Yep, it’s true! Previous stagings of this play have gotten rave reviews from even hard-core Percy Jackson book fans, and now the play is getting the full Off-Broadway treatment! Chris McCarrell is a great casting choice for Percy, don’t you think?

Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the play myself, but that is just my own personal quirk. I get weirded-out seeing or hearing adaptations of my written work. I can’t listen to my audiobooks. And the movies . . . well, as you may know, I never saw them, thank the gods. I haven’t seen the play either, but I can heartily endorse it based on feedback from the people I care about most — my readers. They have found it to be a fun, faithful, hilarious adaptation of Percy’s story. So if you can make an off-Broadway production this spring, check it out! Just beware of gorgons and random bolts of lightning, and be on the lookout for incognito gods in the audience. They love seeing plays about themselves.

For Immediate Release:

CHRIS McCARRELL

will star in

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL

Based on the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel

“The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan

Written by JOE TRACZ and ROB ROKICKI

Directed by STEPHEN BRACKETT

Choreographed by PATRICK McCOLLUM

Musical Direction by WILEY DEWEESE

Fight Direction by ROD KINTER

Orchestrations by WILEY DEWEESE & ROB ROKICKI

THE BRAND-NEW PRODUCTION BEGINS PERFORMANCES

MARCH 23, 2017

OPENING NIGHT IS SET FOR TUESDAY APRIL 4, 2017

AT OFF-BROADWAY’S LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE

EXCLUSIVE AMERICAN EXPRESS PRE-SALE

January 17 – 24, 2017

New York: Chris McCarrell, will star in a brand-new production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical this March at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street). Written by Joe Tracz (Netflix “Series of Unfortunate Events”) and Rob Rokicki (Strange Tails), and directed by Stephen Brackett (Buyer and Cellar), the strictly limited engagement will begin performances on March 23, opening on Tuesday, April 4 and will run through May 6, 2017. This new production will feature musical direction by Wiley DeWeese (The Wildness), orchestrations by Wiley DeWeese &Rob Rokicki, choreography by Patrick McCollum (The Bands Visit) and fight direction by Rod Kinter (More Than All the World).The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson is being presented by Theatreworks NYC in arrangement with Rick Riordan and the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Tickets are $85-$65 and can be purchased by visiting www.LightningThiefMusical.com and 866-811-4111.

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical was introduced to NYC by Theatreworks USA in 2014 as part of its FREE theatre series, a one hour version with a smaller cast that has successfully toured the country. This is a brand-new production with a new score, an updated, expanded script including a second act, a larger cast and will feature a live band.

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

Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson) was most recently seen as Marius in the Tony Nominated revival of Les Misérables. Television credits include Nibs in “Peter Pan Live” and The OA. Regionally, Chris starred in Summer of ’42 at Bucks County Playhouse as well as originating the role of Jimmy Livingston in Bubble Boy the musical. Other regional credits include Gabe in Next to Normal, Anthony in Sweeney Todd and Lewis in Pippin. He has sold out concerts at 54 Below with his solo debut and Christmas Carols with Chris McCarrell. Workshops include World Will Not Contain Us,Tesla Drops the Beat and Manhattan Kids. A 2013 graduate of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music.
“I’ve always had an Off-Broadway heart, so this is such a homecoming for me. And to start it off at the Lortel is an actual dream. Can’t wait to pour all I got into Percy Jackson. He’s going to be quick, bold, and sharp. Young messy demigod finding his way? I’m in. Excited to work with the team to make this innovative, magical and heartfelt show our own.”Chris McCarrell

“Our initial production of The Lightning Thief, was a huge critical and audience success, and continues to gather fans around the country. But, honestly condensing the novel into an hour was challenging; the dream was always to make this production bigger and better, to flesh out characters, deepen relationships and include more of the quest –and that’s just what we’ve done. We could not be more thrilled by this updated version, with some great new songs, a second act and a larger cast. And to top it all off, we could not be more excited to have Chris McCarrell as our Percy, he has that perfect combination of charm and talent to make this show exciting and entertaining for all ages.”Theatreworks NYC, Barbara Pasternack

Creative Team Includes: David Lander (Lighting Design), Lee Savage (Set Design), Sydney Maresca (Costume Design), and Ryan Rumery (Sound Design).

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Written by Joe Tracz and Rob Rokicki, Directed by Stephen Brackett

Choreographed by Patrick McCollum, Musical Direction by Wiley DeWeese, Fight Direction by Rod Kinter

Orchestrations by Wiley Deweese & Rob Rokicki

Begins performances on March 23 – May 6, 2017. Opening night is Tuesday. April 4.

Performance Schedule

Percy Jackson Monsters List

Monday – Tuesday at 7:30pm; Thursday 2pm & 7:30pm; Friday 7:30pm;

Saturday 2pm & 7:30pm and Sunday 3pm

NO PERFORMANCES:

Thursday 3/23 at 2pm, Saturday 3/25 at 2pm & Thursday 3/30 at 2pm; Monday 5/1 at 7:30pm

Lucille Lortel Theatre is located at 121 Christopher Street

Tickets are $85-$65 and can be purchased by visiting

www.LightningThiefMusical.com and 866-811-4111.

Social Media:

Percy Jackson Lightning Thief Musical Script

Facebook.com/LightningThiefMusical

Twitter.com/LTMusical / @LTMusical

Instagram.com/LTMusical

Press Performances are: Saturday, April 1 at 2 & 7:30pm; Sunday, April 2 at 3pm;

Monday April 3 at 7:30pm; Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30pm (Opening)

Mr. McCarrell, Mr. Tracz, Mr. Rockicki and Mr. Brackett are available for interviews. To arrange interviews or press seats please contact JT Public Relations / joe@jt-pt.net / (646) 481-6583.

Who’s Who:

JOE TRACZ (Book) is a playwright with an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Williamstown Theatre Festival: the original musical Poster Boy with composer-lyricist Craig Wright (2016), Song for a Future Generation (2015). Joe’s adaptation of the first book in the Percy Jackson series, The Lightning Thief (with composer Rob Rokicki) received a Lortel nomination for Outstanding Musical and is now touring nationally with Theatreworks USA. His musical adaptation of Ned Vizzini’s novel Be More Chill with composer Joe Iconis premiered last summer at Two River Theater. Other plays have been developed with Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Roundabout, Ars Nova, and The Flea, and published in Best American Short Plays. Film/TV includes the forthcoming Netflix series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” starring Neil Patrick Harris and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Epic (20th Century Fox) and Lights Out (FX). Joe is a former Playwrights Realm writing fellow, an alumnus of Theater Masters and the Ars Nova Play Group, and, with Two River Theater and Joe Iconis, a recipient of a 2015 Doris Duke Foundation Commissioning Grant. He has a BA from Kalamazoo College.

ROB ROKICKI (Music, Lyrics, Orchestrations) is an award-winning songwriter, performer, music director & educator. He is member of the Dramatists Guild & alum of the Tony Award-winning BMI writing workshop. Rob wrote the music & lyrics to the Lortel nominated, THE LIGHTNING THIEF (book Joe Tracz). He co-authored (with Michael Ruby) LOVE, NY, STRANGE TAILS & RELATIVITY. He’s currently collaborating on a project with Rebekah Allen. His studio album, is available on iTunes & his album/graphic novel, MONSTERSONGS, will be out soon. Thank you to TW, Iconis, Flynnie & all the artists who’ve contributed to the development of the show. www.robertrokicki.com

STEPHEN BRACKETT (Director) Off Broadway credits include: Ultimate Beauty Bible (Page 73), Wringer (NYCCT), Sommerfugl (InViolet), Buyer & Cellar (Rattlestick and Barrow Street Theaters/Westport Playhouse/National Tour/London’s Menier Chocolate Factory), City Of (Playwrights Realm), Carnival Kids (Lesser America), The Lightning Thief (Theatreworks USA), The Correspondent (Rattlestick), After (Partial Comfort), The Material World (Dixon Place), Be A Good Little Widow (Ars Nova), and The Tenant (Woodshed Collective). Regional credits include: I Now Pronounce (Humana Festival), Le Switch (About Face), Be More Chill (Two River), The Great Pretender (TheatreWorks).

PATRICK MCCOLLUM (Choreographer) Credits include Oh, Hello! (Broadway and Cherry Lane Theatre); The Band’s Visit (Atlantic Theater Company); Rain (Old Globe), Unknown Soldier (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Wilderness (Abrons Arts Center). As associate choreographer on Broadway: The Last Ship, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Rocky; Wicked (North American dance supervisor); Off-Broadway: Murder Ballad (Manhattan Theatre Club, associate choreographer); Permission (MCC, movement consultant).

WILEY DEWEESE (Music Direction/Orchestrations) is a New York based music director, arranger, and pianist. Recent: Amélie: A New Musical (Center Theatre Group, Berkeley Rep), The Wildness (Ars Nova), First Daughter Suite (Public Theater), Preludes (Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3), The Fortress of Solitude (Public Theater). B.M. from NYU Steinhardt

ROD KINTER(Fight Direction) Most Recent: More Than All the World at Theatre for the New City. Off Broadway: 15+ productions for Pearl Theatre Company (resident Fight Director since 2009); Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy, The Anthem, and Abe Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party. New York City Opera: 50+ productions (resident Fight Director 1995 – 2011). Regional: American Repertory Theatre; Utah Shakespeare Festival; Barter Theatre, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare on the Sound, Princeton Festival, Glimmerglass Opera, and New Jersey State Opera. Faculty at AMDA. www.rodkinter.com
RICK RIORDAN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty YA novels, including the Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles, the Magnus Chase series and the Trials of Apollo, with the second book in that series, The Dark Prophecy due out in May 2017. Today over fifty million copies of his books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 37 countries, and translated into 41 languages.
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