pjo musical: the rundown
so i went to see the lightning thief with @angelicomma yesterday and um. oKAY GUYS GALS AND NONBINARY PALS LEMME TELL U ABOUT THIS MOTHER!FUCKIN! SHOW!!!! because it was SO GOOD this is just like. the short list of what i loved about it because oh my godÂ
prepare for the longest post everÂ
the set was such an aesthetic? it was all very metallic like there was scaffolding and greek columns with graffiti on them? it was very chb and very nyc and overall a BlessingÂ
every time they needed to show a different location theyâd do it with the lights so like there were these lights lining the scaffolding that would change color ?? in the underworld theyâd flash red, yellow and orange and were made to look like fire and near the ocean theyd be blue and if they were talking about trees itd be green and! if they wanted u to focus on a certain part of the scaffolding itâd be a different light color than any of the other parts which was rad af
the overhead lights were used really well too like when percy was singing about being the son of poseidon or when there was water the lights would be blue and when they were in the forest theyd be green
there is an entire song about how they hate new jersey and how they refuse to die in the garden state. know this
the show was very low budget like oh my god it was great
they didnt make some of their own props so sally walked in once with a trader joeâs bag and also the most important bag in the world (containing the master bolt) was a fucking jansportÂ
their representation of water was just to attach toilet paper rolls to leaf blowers and turn the overhead lights blue like what even
they covered the first 4 rows in toilet paper at one pointÂ
also they fuckin deca-casted everyone except for percy (chris mccarrell, the light of my life actually he was so good)Â
jonathan raviv played chiron, auntie em, random chb girl in a bike helmet and braids (?), random tractor guy (?), a bus driver, a train conductor, hades, and poseidon and im probably missing someone. he had very distinctive characters for all of them not to mention horse punsÂ
âthe gods are kind of dicksâ
medusaâs eyes were just light up swim goggles
sarah beth pfeifer, who probably has the best comic timing ive seen ever, played clarisse, katie gardner, a fucking squirrel?, mrs. dodds, lotus casino girl, random camper assistant to mr. d, and thaliaÂ
*chases annabeth down a flight of stairs with a sword while screaming*Â
âfor their sixteenth birthdays my friends all got cars. I got a fern and a mason jar!âÂ
âARROWS ARE MADE WITH WOOD. I REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY THAT CONDONES VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR ARBOR BRETHREN!â
they had the most roles and they were GREATÂ
george salazar was such a wonderful grover and mr d oh manÂ
mr dâs whole gag was heâd kick a chair when he got pissed which was hysterical bc the camper assistant would start pouting every time and he also wanted to turn percy into a dolphinÂ
âgrover, are you ever going to wear pants again?â âNOPE!âÂ
his solo song was about thalia and how he couldnt save her talk about EMOTIONAL he cried
dam jokes
âwe might have more drachmas if you didnt spend them on those DAM SNACKSâ âHEY! IT WAS THE HOOVER DAMâÂ
let me talk about. carrie compere for like multiple hot seconds bc GODDAMN GIRL CAN SANGÂ
she was such a good sally. can she be my mom. she sang a song abt percy being special and wonderful and i got a lil tearyÂ
âyou saved my life, percy. Itâs time i learned how to live it.â cryin gÂ
her silena was really funny? like very whiny but very funny.
 âevery time i bring a boy home, my momâs there in her nightie [...] she steals my mascara and all my dates!âÂ
she also played sort of charon? underworld guide in this awesome gold dress (she looked SO GOOD) who smacked groverâs goat ass (?????)Â
âyou know, bringing people to the underworld isnât my only job. I also have a band. wanna hear a demo?â ânot really?â âsorry, i canât hear you over this SWEET ASS RIFFâÂ
âWe got everyone! we got kurt kobain, we got beethoven. any requests?â âum, do you have josh groban?â âwe will.âÂ
JAMES! HAYDEN ! RODRIGUEZ! was sO GOOD AS LUKE
THERE WAS A GOOD KID REPRISE AND I WAS SHOOKENÂ
âbeing a good kid gets you nowhere at allâ bruhÂ
they couldnât have a scorpion onstage so luke just. fucking stabs percy in the back???Â
He was also a really funny ares and gabe!!Â
ok and my gal KRISTIN STOKESÂ
fun fact abt me and kristin stokes ..... so we were walking in the same direction after stage door and so me and @angelicomma just walked with her....to the train.... she gave us dessert recs...... and talked about the show (sheâs so salty about how rangey her big solo is but trust me she was so good on that song)Â and also waitress with us.... it was the best experience of all time she is so nice and cool and was wearing jurassic park leggings how rad is she oh my god
her annabeth? was awesome? she was witty and tough and aggressive and i was ABOUT ITÂ
she called out sexism all the damn timeÂ
âannabeth, i get it. do you know how many schools iâve been kicked out of?â âyeah, percy, but when boys mess up they get a second chance.âÂ
âhey, annabeth, whoâs your dad?â âheâs a history professor.â âi thought everyoneâs dad was-â âa god? thatâs my mom. sexist.âÂ
longest yeah boi everÂ
the moment where she betrayed luke at the end??? YES GIRL
chris mccarrell was such a perfect percy i am elatedÂ
âTartarus? LIKE THE FISH SAUCE???!!!?!?!âÂ
*swings riptide like a lightsaber while making lightsaber noises*Â
*packages medusaâs head* âTo Mount Olympus. Signed, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase.â âthe gods will think weâre impertinent!â â*winning smile* we are impertinent.âÂ
*pouts* âi know how to hold a sword! like this!â annabeth corrects him and he swings it âoh wow actually thatâs a lot easierâÂ
in good kid he was like? running around the stage and climbing the scaffolding and shit? and i cried??? the no mom line was the WORST i wanted to actually scream and his voice is so prettyÂ
and he was so shook by his own powers oh manÂ
he was just. so good at the twelve year old thing it was fantastic he was all fidgety and Dramatic (tm) god bless
he loves sally so much!!! all the demigods were salty af abt their parents and he was just quietly singing like âmy mom loves hugs and scary moviesâ and i just. screamed quietly
there were rlly cute percabeth moments too.Â
 percyâs knocked tf out the first time annabeth meets him (she infiltrates his dream a lil) and he sings a lil song abt how sheâs beautiful and stuff and he wakes up and sheâs all âYOU DROOL IN YOUR SLEEPâ shookÂ
she shows up at capture the flag (percy hasnt officially met her yet) and he points at her and was just âgasps YOURE MY DREAM GIRL!â and annabeth side-eyes him hardcore and he goes âUM. THE GIRL. FROM MY DREAM.âÂ
âthe god is my mom. sexist.â âNO NO I LOVE GIRLS!â annabeth is shook yet again and percy panics and is like âI MEAN UM THEYRE VERY NICEâÂ
percy gets serious side eye from luke
itâs great Â
when percy gets stabbed they almost kiss and then grover RUNS ONSTAGEÂ âHEY! hereâs your ambrosia percyâ goddamn it was DRAMATIC
im definitely missing shit but oh boy it was so so good
iâd kill a man for that soundtrack Â
if you have the chance (and the money) itâs just. such an Experience and everything i could have ever dreamed of. the cast is great (and theyre all so freakin NICE s/o to kristin especially).Â
iâd highly recommend it!!! A+ 1000/10















