Stranger Things: The First Shadow has announced a Broadway premiere. The new play will begin previews on March 28, 2025, and open on April 22 at the Marquis Theatre. Three-time Tony winner Stephen Daldry will direct and Justin Martin will co-direct the transfer from the currently running West End production. Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions will produce.
Inspired by the science fiction Netflix series Stranger Things and written by Kate Trefry, the play is based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Tony Award winner Jack Thorne and Trefry. A prequel to the events of the television series, The First Shadow follows the young inhabitants of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, as the arrival of a new student turns their world upside down.
The Broadway mounting will mark only the second time the Marquis Theatre has hosted a straight play in the venue’s 38-year history (a Patrick Stewart-led solo version of A Christmas Carol played the theater in 2001). The play’s West End production opened at...READ MORE