16 opening at the Longacre Theater - started coming together several years later, the actors and creative team got the message.

So when the musical - now in previews for an Oct. He wrote the best-selling Percy Jackson series on which the film was (loosely) based. Riordan wrote, “I doubt I could have done a better job than this script.” He would know. “If I were intentionally trying to sabotage this project,” Mr. The film that The New York Times called “flat and mechanical” with a title character who was “blandly appealing.” The film that plunged Rick Riordan into despair. It is not “The Lightning Thief,” the 2010 film that Rotten Tomatoes granted a mediocre 49 percent - or the sequel that scored even lower. “Maybe you’ve heard of a movie with a similar title,” the show’s Twitter account warns. There will be loud noises throughout.Ĭontains a decapitation (Medusa) and stabbing.There’s one thing the team behind “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” wants to make abundantly clear. Strobe units are used but not with continuous strobe. Running TimeĢ hours and 15 minutes including 1 interval Age Advice:Ĭontains flashing lights and haze effects. This amateur production of THE LIGHTNING THIEF is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

He must travel to the Underworld and back solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend and come to terms with the father who abandoned him.Īdapted from the best-selling book Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure for fans and new audiences alike.Īdapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. Join us on a quest with Mayflower Theatre's Summer Youth Production, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.Īs the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail.

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