We’ve all been there. You’re struggling in school and dealing with the everyday hardships of being a teenager- friends, relationships and changing bodies. Oh, and you just found out that your dad is Poseidon, the God of the Sea. Casual stuff.
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If this doesn’t apply to you, you’re probably not Percy Jackson, the protagonist of the 2005 bestselling young adult fantasy novel, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Rick Riordan’s novel intersects adolescence and Greek mythology in a completely relatable, yet absurd way. The novel was adapted into a movie in 2010 starring Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario. Apparently, fans were still not satisfied because in 2014, the story took the stage for the first time. After a thirty two city national tour, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will hit the stage on Broadway for the first time.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, performances will begin on September 20 with an opening night date of October 16. The musical will run for a limited time, planning to close in early January 2020. Chris McCarrell will continue his title role of Percy from the national tour to the Broadway stage at Longacre Theater.
For the first time, fans can see Percy and his demigod comrades fight monsters, fall under the spell of sirens and confront their mythological parents on a Broadway scale…with a few songs here and there.
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