Check out the latest photos and videos for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at The Other Palace Theatre in London.
This brand new musical, based on the best-selling Percy Jackson books, currently stars Morgan Gregory (Back to the Future) as Percy Jackson, with Lizzy-Rose Esin-Kelly (Grease, Frozen) as Annabeth, and Angus Benstead (Blippi) as Grover.
New in are production photos of the new cast of the show, which is now playing at The Other Palace Theatre, booking to 31 August 2025.
First-look: The Lightning Thief – Photos of the new cast
The cast also features Paisley Billings (Six The Musical) as Sally Jackson/Medusa, Jazz Evans (Spamalot) as Mr Brunner/Poseidon/Hades, Joshua Lay (A Chorus Line) as Mr D, Kenedy Small (Six The Musical) as Clarisse, and Xander Pang (Dear Evan Hansen) as Luke/Ares.
The ensemble includes Philip Catchpole (The Book of Mormon), Alex Waxman, Owen Lloyd (Girl from the North Country) and Rachel Moran (Just For One Day).
The Lightning Thief is about New York City teenager Percy Jackson, who 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.
This new production is directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee (Groundhog Day), and the musical director is Ben McQuigg. The show is adapted from Rick Riordan’s best-selling novels, and has a book by Joe Tracz (Be More Chill), and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki (Monstersongs).
The wider creative team includes set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting design by Charlie Morgan Jones, sound design by Dominic Bilkey, video design by Duncan McLean, illusions by Richard Pinner, fight direction by Lisa Connell, puppet direction by Laura Cubitt, musical supervision by Jeremy Wootton, associate set and costume design by Christophe Eynde, assistant director Danielle Kassaraté, and assistant choreographer Libby Watts.
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The original cast of the show included Max Harwood (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Stranger Things: The First Shadow) as Percy Jackson, Jessica Lee (Miss Saigon, Death Note, Les Miserables) as Annabeth, and Scott Folan (Be More Chill, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) as Grover, alongside Joaquin Pedro Valdes (The Baker’s Wife, Heathers The Musical) as Luke/Ares, Paisley Billings (Six The Musical) as Sally Jackson, Greg Barnett (The Duchess of Malfi) as Mr Brunner/Poseidon/Hades, Joe Allen (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) as Mr D/Gabe, and Samantha Mbolekwa (Dear Evan Hansen) as Clarisse. The ensemble included Philip Catchpole (The Book of Mormon), Morgan Gregory (Newsies), Charlotte O’Rourke (Cruel Intentions), and Alex Waxman.
Photos: Original London cast of The Lightning Thief
Photos: The Lightning Thief – The original London cast in rehearsals
Also check out rehearsal photos for The Lightning Thief.
Video: Original London cast – Teaser Trailer for The Lightning Thief
Photo: The Lightning Thief cast – Original London cast start of rehearsals
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is playing at The Other Palace theatre, booking to 31 August 2025.
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