One of my boys' favorite Middle School book series was the Percy Jackson stories written by Robert Riordan. They read all five books and saw both movies multiple times. Now Percy Jackson fans have another way to experience the story -- The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical playing now at the Longacre Theater on Broadway in NYC. This limited 16 week engagement finishes on January 5th so for any fans of the series, I highly recommend getting tickets soon!
The show, starring Chris McCarrell as Percy Jackson, follows the book faithfully and brings all your favorite characters - Grover, Annabeth, Clarisse, Chiron and Mr. D - to the stage. The show has great energy with terrific rock music and all of the actors have wonderful voices. This is an ambitious production as they have to try and capture this vivid and complicated story including scenes of the ocean and the underworld. They manage to do this with creative special effects and lighting creating a fun, family-friendly show that really appeals to the elementary/middle school age child. We all knew the story so well that it was easy to follow, however, if you haven't read the books I would recommend seeing the movie before you go to familiarize your kids with the story.
Macaroni Kid was given a discount ticket offer* to pass on to our readers:
3 WAYS TO BUY YOUR TICKETS:
1. ONLINE: Click Here or Visit TelechargeOffers.com & enter code: LTFAN16
2. BY PHONE: Call 212-947-8844 & mention code: LTFAN16
3. IN PERSON: Visit The Longacre Theatre Box Office - 220 West 48th Street
*Tickets regularly $89 - $159. Offer valid for performances thru 1/5/20. Blackout dates may apply. Not all seats are discounted. Prices include a $2 facility fee. All sales are final - no refunds or exchanges. Offer subject to availability and prior sale. Not valid in combination with any other offers or for previously purchased tickets. Normal service charges apply to phone and internet orders. Performance schedule subject to change. Offer may be revoked or modified at any time without notice. Limit 9 tickets per order.
I was provided with complimentary tickets to this show. All opinions expressed in this article are my own.
