The London premiere production will begin performances at the theatre on the 22nd November.
Rehearsal images have now been released for the upcoming London premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, which will run at The Other Palace Theatre until the 2nd February 2025.
Casting for the London premiere includes: Max Harwood (Stranger Things: The First Shadow; Everybody’s Talking About Jamie),taking on the title role of Percy Jackson, Scott Folan (Be More Chill) as Grover, Jessica Lee (Miss Saigon) as Annabeth, Paisley Billings (Six) as Sally Jackson, Greg Barnett (The Duchess of Malfi) as Mr Brunner/Poseidon/Hades, Joe Allen (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory) as Mr D/Gabe, Samantha Mbolekwa (Dear Evan Hansen) as Clarisse and Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Heathers The Musical) as Luke/Areswith Philip Catchpole (The Book of Mormon), Morgan Gregory (Newsies),Charlotte O’Rourke (Cruel Intentions) and Alex Waxman, making her professional stage debut, as the ensemble.
Based on the book series by Rick Riordan, which has also been made into films and TV series for Disney+, the musical features a book by Joe Tracz (Be More Chill), music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki (Monstersongs).
When New York City teenager Percy Jackson discovers that he is the half-blood son of the Greek god, Poseidon, his life takes a dramatic turn as he is plunged into a world much bigger than he could possibly have imagined.
With newly discovered powers he is unable to control, an unwanted destiny and a whole textbook’s worth of mythical monsters on his trail, Percy must learn what it means to be a hero.
The future of the world hangs in the balance as Percy and his friends embark on an epic adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat.
The musical first premiered off-Broadway in 2014 before going on to have US tours, an off-Broadway run in 2017 and a 16-week limited run on Broadway in 2019.
The creative team behind this production includes direction and choreography by Lizzi Gee (Groundhog Day), set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight (My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)) with lighting design by Charlie Morgan Jones (Derren Brown – Showman), sound design by Dominic Bilkey (The Lehman Trilogy), video design by Duncan McLean (Shrek The Musical), illusions by Richard Pinner (Here You Come Again), fight direction by Lisa Connell (Heathers) and puppet direction by Laura Cubitt (A Monster Calls). The musical supervisor is Jeremy Wootton (Heathers), and musical director is Ben McQuigg (The Power of Camelot). Assistant Director is Danielle Kassaraté (Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time), assistant choreographer Libby Watts (Wicked) and associate set and costume designer is Christophe Eynde.
To book tickets visit: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/the-lightning-thief-musical/