London musical The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical has posted early closing notices at The Other Palace Theatre in London.
The show was scheduled to run until 31 August, but will now finish on 15 June 2025.
Anyone with tickets for dates after 15 June will be contacted by their point of purchase.
The Lightning Thief starts its UK tour in August, opening at the Theatre Royal Windsor on 15 August and then playing Newcastle, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Brighton, Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry, Bradford, and London Wimbledon. See dates and booking info.
Casting for the tour is to be confirmed.
The London show 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.
The cast also includes 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; and the ensemble will include 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.
The Lightning Thief is based on the best-selling Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan, with over 180 million copies sold worldwide, and adaptations including hit films and a Disney+ TV series. The show has a book by Joe Tracz (Be More Chill), and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki (Monstersongs).
This new production opened in November 2024, and is directed and choreographed by Lizzi Gee (Groundhog Day).
The London creative team also includes musical director Ben McQuigg (The Power of Camelot), set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight (My Son’s A Queer But What Can You Do?) 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 Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is playing at The Other Palace theatre to 15 June 2025, and touring from 15 August 2025.
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