Rob Kinter

How much one enjoys THE LIGHTNING THIEF, The Percy Jackson Musical, currently at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston through July 28, may correlate directly with one's familiarity with the source material. On opening night, the large number of teens and tweens in the audience - who were clearly anticipating the appearance of every monster, plot twist and special effect - were laughing, cheering and clapping with unbridled vigor. However, the adults whom I queried at intermission, who had no such prior exposure to the immensely popular Rick Riordan children's book series that mashes up teen angst with Greek mythology, were considerably less enthralled.

'The City that Cried Wolf' is onstage at 59E59 Theaters through December 11th. Written by Brooks Reeves and directed by Leta Tremblay, this is the one to see.You'll laugh out loud at this fun and fascinating show that puts a grown-up spin on fairy tales and nursery rhymes.