History Theatre / TheLightningThief

* NoIndoorVoice: Dionysus manages to combine this with GutturalGrowler.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Ares offers Percy, Annabeth, and Grover a ride on his motorcycle instead of forcing them to retrieve his shield in exchange for transportation.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In "Pick a Side", while Clarisse and Silena are egging on the campers to pick sides in the upcoming war, Luke states he'd never help his father and neither should the rest. In the moment, it just comes off as 1) Luke's being the OnlySaneMan and trying to keep things calm and 2) bitter towards his dad. [[spoiler:In hindsight, Luke's subtly trying to turn the rest of camp against the Gods.]]

!! ''The Lightning Thief'' contains examples of:

* ActorAllusion: George Salazar plays the main character's best friend and has a tearjerking song about their past relationship with a character. [[Theatre/BeMoreChill Michael, is that you?]]
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Silena Beauregard appears and even gets to do some singing with the cast. She didn't appear until the second book and had no real relevant scenes until the third.
** It is also heavily implied that the trio run into [[spoiler: Bianca [=DiAngelo=]]] when they are at the Lotus Casino.

** This may have something to do with the VagueAge of characters in the adaptation - while Percy and Annabeth are definitely preteens in the original novel, the musical traditionally casts adult or young adult actors in the camper roles, allowing for them to be interpreted as a bit older.
* AdaptationalJerkass: Beckendorf is apparently cheating on Silena with a nymph during "Another Terrible Day", even though in the books he does no such thing. ([[UnreliableNarrator Though it was Dionysus who said this, so...]])

* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations

** Similarly, [[spoiler:Ares]] briefly reprises "Put You in Your Place" during his climactic battle with Percy. There is an even briefer and more restrained (but somehow more menacing) reprise of the song during [[spoiler: Luke's]] MotiveRant in "The Last Day of Summer".

* EarlyBirdCameo: Bianca di Angelo appears in "Drive" in the Lotus Hotel despite not showing up until ''The Titan's Curse'' in the books.

* IWantSong: "My Grand Plan" and "Good Kid".

** Sally is portrayed by Carrie Compere, an African-American woman, when she's definitely of European descent in the books. She also doubles for Silena Beauregard, who, while less certain than Sally, is implied to be white. The tradition was continued on Broadway, where she's played by Jalynn Steele.

** Percy himself, while theorized to be Latino due to his and Sally's apartment being located in the barrio, has been depicted as white in official art. On the first US tour, he was played by Troy Iwata, a mixed-race actor.

** Both Clarisse and Annabeth have been understudied by black actresses.

* TakeThat: Not in the musical itself, but when a fan commented that the musical was probably gonna be just as inaccurate as the movies, the official Twitter responded with "We've got a blonde Annabeth, so we're already ahead of the curve."

** Percy himself, while [[AmbiguouslyBrown theorized to be Latino due to his and Sally's apartment being located in the barrio]], has been depicted as white in official art. In the first US tour, he was played by Troy Iwata, a mixed-race actor.

** It is also heavily implied that the trio run into [[spoiler: Bianca DiAngelo]] when they are at the Lotus Casino.

* RepriseMedley: "Bring on the Monsters" contains reprises of "Drive", "Strong", and "My Grand Plan".

** Similarly, [[spoiler:Ares]] briefly reprises "Put You in Your Place" during his climactic battle with Percy.

''The Lightning Thief'' is a rock musical adaptation of the first book in the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' series.

** Crusty (Procrustes) and his water beds are skipped over.

* RaceLift: Sally is portrayed by Carrie Compere, an African-American woman, when she's definitely of European descent in the books.

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** An even more blatant (and hilarious) one from "Another Terrible Day":

* {{Leitmotif}}: The most prominent one is Percy's RecurringRiff from "Good Kid" and "Son of Poseidon", which is echoed in the guitar that opens the show.

* ActorAllusion: George Salazar plays the main character's best friend and has a [[TearJerker tearjerking]] song about their past relationship with a character. [[Theatre/BeMoreChill Michael, is that you?]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: A downplayed example in Hades. In the book, he says that he [[spoiler: doesn’t want a war between the gods because he has enough souls to take care of and it’s more trouble than it’s worth.]] In the musical, he still [[spoiler: didn’t steal the bolt, but he wants Percy to give it to him anyway, so he can start a war between his brothers. His reason? A war will make a bunch of new souls go down to the Underworld, and he gets lonely.]]

** "Put you/them in your/their place." for villainous/antagonistic characters.
** "the real world" for the show as a whole.

* BlackComedyBurst: "DOA" has this trope written all over it.
--->'''Charon:''' ''[gleefully]'' It's the Vienna boys choir. They crashed their bus on the way to sing for the Vatican.
--->'''Percy:''' ''[aghast]'' They're kids!
--->'''Charon:''' They're lucky! Their voices will never change now.

--->'''[[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Percy]]:''' Chiron, who's your dad?
--->'''Chiron:''' My father is Kronos. ''[beat]'' Remember my lecture? He ate his children.
--->'''Percy, Annabeth, Katie, Grover, Silena:''' ''[uncomfortable silence]''
--->'''Luke:''' Chiron wins!

* CerebusCallBack: [[spoiler: Luke expresses his bitterness over the gods abandoning them in "The Last Day of Summer", in sharp contrast to his light-hearted complaining in "The Campfire Song" earlier, when he goes from singing "I met the guy once, and once was enough" to "They won't bother to show their face / It's time to make the world our own / Time someone put them in their place."]]

* DarkReprise: [[spoiler:Luke]] does a reprise of "Good Kid" in "The Last Day of Summer".
** Similarly, [[spoiler: Ares]] briefly reprises "Put You in Your Place" during his climactic battle with Percy.
** And "The Weirdest Dream" a relatively light-hearted song, is reprised as Percy glimpses [[BigBad Kronos]] for the first time.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In ''Pick a Side'', while Clarisse and Silena are egging on the campers to pick sides in the upcoming war, Luke states he'd never help his father and neither should the rest. In the moment, it just comes off as 1) Luke's being the OnlySaneMan and trying to keep things calm and 2) bitter towards his dad. [[spoiler: In hindsight, Luke's subtly trying to turn the rest of camp against the Gods.]]

--->'''Mr. D:''' You don't have flying lessons on Thursdays, you have archery.
--->'''Katie:''' Those arrows are made of wood. Wood comes from trees. I refuse to participate in any activity that encourages the senseless slaughter of our arboreal friends!

--> '''Campers:''' Oh, things couldn't be worse / When your parents run the universe!
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: After almost half the show, Percy initially refuses to sing in [[SourceMusic "The Campfire Song"]] because....

--->'''Dionysus:''' [The master bolt] isn't some tinfoil zig-zag from a ''travelling musical''!

** Luke has an interesting version. Despite singing in several songs, he never seems to have a melody of his own. He's always singing someone else's. [[spoiler: Until "The Last Day of Summer" reveals that [[ShadowArchetype he shares Percy's]] motif.]]

* MinorCharacterMajorSong: Clarisse steals the show in "Put You In Your Place", despite not having a whole lot of bearing on the main plot.
** As does Charon with "D.O.A.", and Mr. D in "Another Terrible Day".

** The argument about getting "dam snacks" from the Hoover Dam during "Drive"

---> '''[[spoiler:Bianca Di Angelo]]''': Why, my brother and I arrived just yesterday. May 1st, 1939.

* ParentalLoveSong: "Strong," sung by Sally to Percy when he feels like he’s “a screwup” because of his ADHD and dyslexia.
* PepTalkSong: "Strong,” again (see above). Chiron tries this in “Their Sign,” telling Percy that the gods have a plan for him, but he’s too angry at his father (who he’s just learned is one of said gods) to listen. Luke does a better job of it, commiserating with Percy about feeling rejected by their respective parents and saying they have to stick together.

* RepriseMedley: "Bring on the Monsters" contains reprises of "Drive," "Strong," and "My Grand Plan."

* TakeThat: Not in the musical itself, but when a fan commented that the musical was probably gonna be just as inaccurate as the movies, the official twitter responded with "We've got a blonde Annabeth, so we're already ahead of the curve."
** A subtle one, but Movie!Grover mentions that country is his “least favorite music” as they drive to Tennessee. In the musical, guess what style of music Grover’s song “Drive” is?
* TenorBoy: Played with in that both Percy and Luke are young characters played by tenors, but [[spoiler: Luke is a much less heroic figure than he initially appears]].
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler: Upon being told Kronos is just using him to get back at the gods, Luke only replies "Good" and then proceeds to gleefully sing about how he'll do anything and hurt anyone if it means he'll get his revenge on the Gods.]]

---> '''Charon''': No hope of survival / You're dead on arrival!
** A more straightforward example would be [[spoiler: Luke's]] reprise of "Good Kid" during "The Last Day Of Summer".
---> [[spoiler: '''Luke:''']] [[spoiler: So, I'll do anything. I don't care if I hurt anyone. It doesn't pay to be a good kid, a good kid, a good son. The gods were never on our side, so I think it's time we watch them fall! And soon you'll see what I did! Soon they'll be no gods at all!]]

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