![]() ![]() Forget the helicopter in Miss Saigon what this show does with simple rolls of toilet paper and leaf blowers proves far more fun. The low-tech staging - the set consists of little more than Greek columns and scaffolding, and the costumes look like they come from a thrift shop - doesn’t mean there are no theatrical thrills. 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Advances Broadway Plans Providing ample compensation is the amusing dialogue, which proves just as funny for adults as children - “The gods are unfair, but we’re not total dicks,” Poseidon assures Percy when they finally meet - and the tuneful, pop-rock score featuring such songs as “Put You in Your Place” and “Another Terrible Day.” But don’t worry if you can’t keep up with the fast-paced proceedings. The complicated plot - it would be helpful to read the book beforehand - involves Percy and his new friends’ efforts to prevent a war among the Greek gods and find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt. D (Salazar, again), the camp’s director, whose snarky attitude might have something to do with the fact that he’s Dionysus, the god of wine. Percy, who suffers from dyslexia and ADHD (as did Riordan’s young son, who inspired him to write the book), is sent to a summer camp for similar “half-bloods.” There, he meets the feisty Annabeth (Kristin Stokes), daughter of Athena Grover (George Salazar), a good-natured satyr and Mr. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters: Film Review ![]()
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