From the screen to the stage; 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' prequel play opens on Broadway

From the screen to the stage; 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' prequel play opens on Broadway

"Stranger Things: The First Shadow" is now playing at the Marquis Theatre, and stars Louis McCartney, Rosie Benton, and Alison Jaye, among its 34-person cast.

The Cast of 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Is Fighting Demogorgons on Broadway

Prior to their opening night, the five stars of the Broadway production come together to discuss this prologue to the hit Netflix series.

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Broadway Review: Ripping Thriller Shows How Hell Broke Loose

Broadway goes Upside Down with Stranger Things: The First Shadow, opening tonight at the Marquis Theatre and setting a new standard for what’s capable in high-tech spectacle on the legitimate stage. Director Stephen Daldry, playwright Kate Trefry and young star Louis McCartney, invaluably assisted by a top-rate crew of designers and special effects wizards, bring an exciting, bump-in-the-night creature feature to Broadway. Scary is a rarity fo…

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ review: Netflix’s Broadway play is an assault on the senses

The Mind Flayer has come to Broadway. I don’t mean the giant, spider-like creature of Netflix’s science-fiction series “Stranger Things” — though that nasty fella is here, too — but the entire beastly play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.” The non-musical show, which shrieked open Tuesday night at the Marquis Theatre, is supersized and monstrous.

'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' opening night on Broadway draws...

See photos of the celebrities on the "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" Broadway opening night red carpet at Marquis Theatre on April 22, 2025 in New York City.

Netflix Takes Broadway: How ‘Stranger Things’ Play ‘First Shadow’ Is Key to Season 5 Plot and Streamer’s Larger Live Experiences Biz

There’s a moment in Netflix’s behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the streamer’s new “Stranger Things” play in which the majority of a conversation between the play’s director and playwright is bleeped out because it includes too many spoilers about the hit TV series’ upcoming fifth and final season. It serves as a not-so-subtle response to anyone who had doubts that “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” was a necessary piece of “S…