The award-winning theater students of Bordentown Regional High School are set to give two performances of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical this month.
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods.
The musical is adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki and book by Joe Tracz. Shows are scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at 2 and 6:30 p.m. at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center.
Featured in the cast are Bordentown Regional High School students Atlas Planas-Borgstrom as Percy; River Skalski as Grover; Emilie Kelly as Annabeth; Nora Chestnut as Sally; Alex Martucci as Luke; Rylie Evans as Clarisse; Gabie Cuccia as Ares; Ben Sexton as Chiron; Rocco Gutin as Mr. D; Emmary McLaughlin as Charon; Sika Brenya as Silena; Alicia Kitner as the Oracle; Andi McLaughlin as Poseidon; Ellis Rominecki as Mrs. Dobbs; Anthony Nami as Gabe; Persephone Borsuk as Medusa; and Samantha Karolkiewicz as Echidna.
Also in the case are Arianaliz Rios as Katie; Nora Erdos as Hades; Alayna Ochipinti as Bus Driver; Brooke Jeffery and Oliver Sano as Greyhound Passengers; Wren Magby as the Squirrel; Angela Deleso as Train Conductor; Julianna Kelly as Farmer; Peyton Todaro as Newscaster; Ceilidh Manigrasso as Bianca; Hansika Gokavarapu as Mozart; Hasini Nandyala as Janis Joplin; Ava Dressel, Ellis Rominecki and Samantha Nowik as DJ Cerberus; and Ansley Magby as Thalia.
Bordentown Regional High School’s theatre program was awarded the Greater Philadelphia Cappie Award for Outstanding Musical in 2012 for Legally Blonde and was nominated for Outstanding Musical for their 2023 production of The Addams Family. For more than a decade, the Greater Philadelphia Cappie Awards have honored BRHS Theatre performances with seventy-nine nominations and nineteen awards. The theatrical performances of BRHS have also been honored with numerous awards and nominations from the New Jersey State Thespian Festival and the New Jersey Theatre Night Awards. Bordentown Regional High School is home to International Thespian Society Troupe 6803.
The Bordentown Performing Arts Center is attached to Bordentown Regional High School, and is located at 318 Ward Ave. in Bordentown.
Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased in advance at seatyourself.biz/brhs. Tickets will also be sold at the door, cash only. This performance is for audiences of all ages.
For information on the performing arts at Bordentown Regional High School, visit www.bordentown.k12.nj.us, email smorano@bordentown.k12.nj.us or call 609-496-1452.
The cast and crew of "The Lightning Thief" in rehearsal.,
