Stranger Things: The First Shadow has announced final performances for its Broadway and West End runs.
The play will complete its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End December 27, and play its final performance at the Marriott Marquis Theatre on Broadway January 3, 2027.
The production will have run for over three years in London, and one and a half years on Broadway. The work won the Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design, and four Tony awards, including Best Scenic Design of a Play, Best Lighting Design of a Play, Best Sound Design of a Play, and a Special Tony Award for Illusions and Technical Effects.
Said Matt and Ross Duffer, creative producers and creators of Stranger Things, “When the legendary Stephen Daldry first came to us with the idea of making a Stranger Things play, we were stunned—both by the fact that Stephen wanted to do this, and that he believed it could work. And boy, did it work. We remain awed by what Stephen, Kate Trefry, Justin Martin, and all the brilliant behind-the-scenes wizards were able to pull off: cinematic theatre unlike anything else out there. Their incredible work drew audiences from all over—a majority of whom had never even been to a Broadway show before. We’d also like to give a standing ovation to the incredibly gifted actors who stepped into these roles—including the Tony-nominated Louis McCartney—and to the fans, who made each and every performance so memorable.”
The full original Broadway cast, led by Tony nominee Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, played their final performance together March 29. As of March 31, the company has been led by Victor de Paula Rocha as Henry Creel, alongside Ayana Cymone as Patty Newby, Shea Grant as Joyce Maldonado, Juan Carlos as Bob Newby, and newcomer Matthew Erick White as James Hopper, Jr.
The production is based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, and set in the world of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. The play is penned by Trefry, directed by Daldry, and co-directed by Justin Martin.
The leading cast are supported by Justin Adams, Ben Ashcraft as Alan Munson, Rosie Benton as Virginia Creel, Janie Brookshire, Kelsey Anne Brown, Malcolm Callender, Lia Christina as Alice Creel, John Patrick Collins as Lonnie Byers, Antoinette Comer, Robert T. Cunningham as Charles Sinclair, Tom D’Agustino, Dora Dolphin as Karen Childress, Nya Garner, Jennie Harney-Fleming as Patty’s Mom, Andrew Hovelson as Principal Newby, Rebecca Hurd, Thatcher Jacobs as Walter Henderson, Keller Kennedy, Ted Koch as Chief Hopper, Patrick Scott McDermott, Sean Mikesh, Quinn Nehr as Ted Wheeler, Nick Rehberger as Victor Creel, Zoe Sage as Sue Anderson, Afra Sophia Tully as Claudia Yount, Stephen Wattrus, Maya West, and Francesca Yhlen as Alice Creel.
The show features 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; illusions design and visual effects by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher; video design and visual effects by 59; choreography by Coral Messam; movement direction by Lynne Page; and wigs, hair, and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates. The technical director is Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates, casting is by Jim Carnahan, and U.K. casting is by Jessica Ronane.
The play is produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions. The Duffer Brothers act as creative producers, with 21 Laps Entertainment as associate producer.
