What happened before the world turned upside down? Get Stranger Things: The First Shadow tickets on TodayTix to find out in this acclaimed origin story to the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series. See this newest play directed by Stephen Daldry, the Oscar-nominated director behind The Hours and Tony Award winner who staged Billy Elliott and The Inheritance.
Experience a spectacle like no other in Stranger Things: The First Shadow in New York. Based on the hit show created by The Duffer Brothers and written by Kate Trefry, this new Broadway premiere features an original story from the aforementioned artists plus Jack Thorne, who won a Tony Award for another fantasy stage show: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Audiences went wild for this new play in London, where London Theatre gave it a glowing five-star review, and now you can see Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway for its United States premiere.
March 28th, 2025
By: Kate Trefry, based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Trefry
Director: Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin
Choreography: Coral Messam
Producer: Netflix, The Duffer Brothers, Sonia Friedman Productions
Cast list: Louis McCartney (as Henry Creel), Rosie Benton (as Virginia Creel), Alex Breaux (as Dr. Brenner), Nicky Eldridge (as Bob Newby), Andrew Hovelson (as Principal Newby), Alison Jaye (as Joyce Maldonado), T.R. Knight (as Victor Creel), Gabrielle Nevaeh (as Patty Newby), Burke Swanson (as James Hopper, Jr.)
Sets: Miriam Buether
Costumes: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting: Jon Clark
Sound: Paul Arditti
Other info: Original music, orchestrations, arrangements, and supervision by D.J. Walde; illusions design and visual effects by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher; video design and visual effects by 59; movement direction by Lynne Page; wig, hair, and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates; technical direction by Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates
Wheelchair access, assisted listening devices, closed captioning devices, seat accessibility
Welcome to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. The year is 1959, and nothing paranormal has happened in this small idyllic town…yet. For now, everything is normal, and beloved characters from the Netflix series are back, including younger versions of Jim Hopper, Bob Newbb, and Joyce Maldonado, who just wants to graduate and move the hell away.
However, everything changes when Henry Creel, a new student, moves to town, and his family discovers that a fresh start isn’t always so easy — and that past events can leave a long shadow, following you wherever you go. A theatrical event with special effects like no other, Stranger Things: The First Shadow takes fans deeper into the lore of this fabled town while introducing newcomers to all its eccentricities, humor, and jaw-dropping wonder.
Netflix previously produced another Broadway show, Patriots, and now brings another show, with Tony-winning production company Sonia Friedman Productions, to New York.
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow tickets start at $62.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow is at New York's Marquis Theatre, which is located at 1535 Broadway (between 45th and 46th Street), New York, 10036.
Get Stranger Things: The First Shadow tickets and see the world before it turns upside down. The origin story of the hit Netflix series follows younger versions of fan-favorite characters as they deal with unusual happenings in Hawkins.
The show is created by The Duffer Brothers and written by Kate Trefry, with an original story from those artists plus Jack Thorne, who wrote Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Stephen Daldry, a Tony winner for The Inheritance, directed this show, with Justin Martin as co-director.
Due to some scary content the show is recommended for ages 12 and up.
This show won an Olivier Award and received five-star reviews from The Guardian, WhatsOnStage, and London Theatre. It was a hit on the West End!
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