From next year Stranger Things Fans can watch the spin-off of the stage play on Broadway. The prequel to the popular sci-fi/horror series, Stranger Things: The First Shadowhas won two Olivier Awards and several other accolades since its West End premiere in December 2023. The West End production will run until sometime in 2025 thanks to an extended season, but Broadway performances will also begin on March 28, 2025. This means the play will officially premiere on April 22, 2025 at the Marquis Theatre in New York.
The first shadow takes place in 1959, before the events in the Netflix series. Jim/Hop, Joyce and Bob – played by Sean Astin – are seniors in the story who all just want to graduate and leave town. “When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that starting over isn’t so easy… and the shadows of the past have a very long reach,” says the synopsis of the play. It is based on a story by the Duffer Brothers, the makers of Stranger Things who will also serve as creative producers of the play. Tony Award winner Stephen Daldry will direct.
The cast for the production has not yet been announced, but fans can already sign up to secure early access to presale tickets. Those who sign up on The First Shadow’s official website will be the first to purchase presale tickets starting at 11am on September 13. Everyone else will be able to purchase tickets when they go on general sale a few days later on September 17.
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