There are jokes about a Puffs/Lightning Thief crossover that we would watch in a heartbeat!
We love nothing better than when our fandoms interact – who can forget the thrill of Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.K. Rowling tweeting at each other? On Saturday, we saw a bromance beginning on Twitter between the two theatrical book adaptations we love best: The Puffs (Harry Potter) and The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson) musicals.
Puffs has made a habit of creating posters for Puffs versions of the shows on Broadway, and hanging those up in their lobby for fans’ amusement. So they welcomed The Lightning Thief to off-Broadway with just such a poster:
From one show about adolescents discovering a world of magic to another, welcome to Off-Broadway @LTMusical! We made a tweak to your poster. pic.twitter.com/tAIEQ7i3ci
— Puffs (@PuffsPlay) April 8, 2017
At first, it was just a mutual love-fest:
Thanks, @PuffsPlay! From one group of Good Kids to another: We're staying (that is, we'll try to; we're all about P for Possibly over here). https://t.co/9P7IQ6LDoD
— The Lightning Thief (@LTMusical) April 8, 2017
But when faced with two beloved fandoms crossing over, this writer couldn’t resist chiming in:
@PuffsPlay @LTMusical I am eagerly awaiting the crossover: Demeter Kids OR Four Increasingly Eventful Summers at a Certain Camp of half-bloods and half-bloods
— Irvin K (@DarkLordOfDance) April 8, 2017
Both shows seemed incredibly receptive to the idea.
As fans started brainstorming the lyrics and lines, the composer of Lightning Thief (Rob Rokicki) came up with the name:
@PuffsPlay @LTMusical #PuffyJackson?
— Rob Rokicki (@rrokicks) April 8, 2017
The response, from Brian Hoes (composer of original music for Puffs):
@rrokicks @PuffsPlay @LTMusical Let's do this.
— Brian Hoes (@BrianHoes) April 9, 2017
Lightning Thief’s Twitter spoke for all of us:
HERE for this crossover musical episode.#writeitandtheywillcome https://t.co/7ed8YaR7ck
— The Lightning Thief (@LTMusical) April 8, 2017
And Matt Cox, playwright of Puffs, assured fans:
@LTMusical Puffs Playwright here. On it.
— Puffs (@PuffsPlay) April 9, 2017
This kind of stuff just brings us joy. And let’s be honest, we would 100% watch a Percy/Potter crossover, especially if it was written by Matt Cox and Rob Rokicki! It would be hilarious, and yet would totally gut-punch us in the feels. Perhaps a one-night reading, a la Wizard Nights?
After all, Percy Jackson, is no stranger to crossovers, he goes on adventures with Carter and Sadie Kane all the time! And while Percy may not be a Puff (seems more like a Brave to us), we are confident that Grover is absolutely one! If he ever wore socks, they definitely would not match.
The Lightning Thief is running until May. Buy tickets here.
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Do you want a Puffs/Lightning Thief crossover? What characters do you want to see interacting? And what Houses do you think the Percy Jackson characters belong in?