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Lightning
may
not
strike
twice,
but
the
talented
Chris
McCarrell
'13
is
lighting
up
Broadway
for
the
second
time
since
graduating
from
BW's
celebrated
music
theatre
program.
McCarrell
is
starring
in
"The
Lightning
Thief:
The
Percy
Jackson
Musical,"
now
in
a
limited
16-week
engagement.
McCarrell
is
reprising
the
role
of
the
title
character
and
he's
not
the
only
BW
grad
in
the
cast.
Sam
Leicht
'16
is
making
his
Broadway
debut
at
the
Longacre
Theatre
this
fall.
McCarrell
originated
the
role
of
Percy
Jackson
back
in
2017
in
the
Off-Broadway
production
and
took
it
on
a
national
tour.
He
has
been
with
the
production
since
finishing
his
run
in
the
revival
of
Les
Miserables.
"We
made
this
show
in
Chelsea
Studios,
laughing
while
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
make
a
horse
come
out
of
a
wheelchair,"
said
McCarrell
in
an
interview
with
Broadway.com.
"The
fact
that
I
get
to
be
the
son
of
Poseidon,
I
relate
to
that.
I
feel
like
that
when
I
wake
up,"
McCarrell
said
in
a
Broadway
In
Chicago
press
video.
Leicht
reflected,
"It's
definitely
been
a
crazy
ride!
When
I
was
in
school,
I
remember
thinking,
'Wow,
that's
the
goal.
I
want
to
be
in
an
original
Broadway
cast,'
and
now
it's
actually
happening."
The
show
is
based
on
the
first
of
five
best-selling
young
adult
novels
by
Rick
Riordan,
"Percy
Jackson
and
the
Olympians."
Previews began September 20 with an official opening on October 16. The show is scheduled to close on January 5, 2020. Tickets can be purchased here.
