The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Broadway)
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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Broadway)
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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

70%
(272 Ratings)
Positive
64%
Mixed
24%
Negative
12%
Members say
Entertaining, Funny, Quirky, Clever, Great singing

About the Show

Director Stephen Brackett ("A Strange Loop") and book writer Joe Tracz bring Rick Riordan's bestselling young-adult fantasy novel to Broadway in this action-packed musical adaptation.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (272)

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56 Reviews | 58 Followers
77
Fluffy, Disappointing, Dated, Entertaining

See it if If you like family friendly musicals, and don't care about staging. If you grew up with the book or have children who did.

Don't see it if If you're tired of young adult adapations. Also, they had barely any scenery or special effects or even real costumes.

112 Reviews | 10 Followers
76
Funny, Entertaining

See it if you love Greek mythology, are a fan of the YA series or just enjoy a coming of age-finding yourself-teen story. The story has some depth.

Don't see it if you are expecting a large scale production. The set is bare bones and actors are tasked with being multiple characters. They manage well.

141 Reviews | 28 Followers
75
Clever, Overrated, Fluffy, Entertaining

See it if You are a fan of the book...are young or just interested in fluffy entertainment.

Don't see it if you are looking for a great musical with great music.

59 Reviews | 12 Followers
75
Entertaining, Disappointing, Great staging, Clever, Quirky

See it if you/your kids are fans or just want to see a charming new show with great use of puppetry and staging to make a seven person cast look huge

Don't see it if you're expecting big-budget Broadway spectacle. It's a scrappy show that makes up for its physical limitations with heart and theatricality

108 Reviews | 15 Followers
75
Great singing, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if you like the story of Percy Jackson.

Don't see it if you are looking for a huge Broadway production.

55 Reviews | 11 Followers
74
Disappointing

See it if You want to take your Percy Jackson fan to a show, and don;t care about costumes, staging, etc. You might enjoy the songs.

Don't see it if You are expecting anything exciting or magical. The costumes were childish. The story was hard to follow if you hadn't read the book.

119 Reviews | 16 Followers
74
Ambitious, Overrated, Great acting, Entertaining

See it if You are into Greek mythology and like the story of Percy Jackson. Small production and new actors. Popular with kids and teens.

Don't see it if You like a big production and a more experienced cast. Smaller stage. Bit rushed. Overrated.

146 Reviews | 24 Followers
72
Very pre-teen, Great singing, Cliched, Ambitious

See it if you have a pre-teen who's into it, or just like musicals even if they're not terribly complex.

Don't see it if you're looking for something deep or subtle - this is neither. Read more

Critic Reviews (20)

CurtainUp
October 17th, 2019

"If you had told me at age 12 that my two favorite literary protagonists - Harry Potter and Percy Jackson - would be headlining Broadway shows side-by-side in less than 15 years, I can't imagine I would have believed you."
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Theater Pizzazz
November 11th, 2019

"Whatever minor flaws it displayed at the…Lortel…where they were part of its charm, have been magnified in the Longacre's oddly charmless production…It now seems egregiously juvenile, aimed mainly at restless youngsters while ignoring their parents…Lightning does not strike twice."
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New York Theater
October 26th, 2019

"I think if I were eight years old I might have loved 'The Lightning Thief' on Broadway, but that's mostly because I would then have been too young to have seen it Off-Broadway five years ago…It's ballooned beyond its fighting weight…There is still some charm and wit."
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C
October 16th, 2019

"This often less-than-exciting if well-meaning adaptation of Rick Riordan's popular young adult novel continually tries too hard to 'please' adults instead of simply trusting its source material. Still, this hit-and-myth affair seemed to delight enough of the younger people in the audience."
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