Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions have announced that the critically acclaimed Olivier Award-winning play Stranger Things: The First Shadow will begin performances Friday, March 28, 2025, and officially open Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th Street).
Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, and rooted in the mythology and world of the Netflix global phenomenon, Stranger Things: The First Shadow is a new play written by Kate Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin.
Before the world turned upside down. Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town.
When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy…and the shadows of the past have a very long reach.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow will feature set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Paul Arditti, original music composition, orchestration, arrangements and supervision by D.J. Walde, and illusions design & visual effects by Jamie Harrison & Chris Fisher.
The video design & visual effects are by 59, choreography by Coral Messam, movement direction by Lynne Page, wigs, hair, and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, the technical director is Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates, casting by Jim Carnahan.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow opened its world premiere production at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End, where it is currently breaking box office records and is now on sale through February 16, 2025.
The West End production recently won several awards, including two Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Set Design, the Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Set Design and Most Promising Newcomer, and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play.
Sign up now for first access to pre-sale tickets at StrangerThingsBroadway.com. Pre-sale tickets for those who sign up on the official website will go on sale at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, September 13, 2024. Tickets for the general public will go on sale at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, September 17, 2024.
You can watch the official trailer for the Broadway production here.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.