Stranger Things: The First Shadow
PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 22, 2025
Closing Date
Jan 03, 2027
1st Preview
Mar 28, 2025
1st Preview
Mar 28, 2025
Previews
19
Performances (as of Jun 7, 2026)
467
PlayOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Apr 22, 2025
Close Date: Jan 03, 2027
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James L. Nederlander: President)Written by Kate Trefry; Original story by The Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry; Based on the Series by Netflix; Based on the Netflix Series, 'Stranger Things', created by The Duffer Brothers; Original music by D.J. Walde; Music orchestrated by D.J. Walde; Music arranged by D.J. WaldeDirected by Stephen Daldry; Co-Directed by Justin Martin; Choreographed by Lynne Page; Additional Choreography: Coral Messam; Associate Director: Tavia JeffersonScenic Design by Miriam Buether; Costume Design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Lighting Design by Jon Clark; Sound Design by Paul Arditti; Video Design & Visual Effects by 59; Hair and Wig Design by Campbell Young Associates; Make-Up Design by Campbell Young Associates; Video Designer for 59: Benjamin Pearcy and Leo Warner; U.K. Associate Scenic Designer: Joana Dias; U.S. Associate Costume Designer: Matthew Pachtman; U.K. Associate Costume Designer: Claire Murphy; Associate Lighting Design: Jessica Creager; U.K. Associate Sound Designer: Rob Bettle and Christopher Reid; U.S. Associate Sound Designer: Sam Schloegel-Peck; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Carrie Rohm; Associate Make-Up Design: Carrie Rohm; U.K. Assistant Scenic Designer: Ashley Cara Newman; U.S. Assistant Scenic Designer: Kelly Pooler and Steven Kendall; Assistant Costume Design: Stephanie Mae Fisher and M.J. Stone; Assistant Lighting Design: Will Elphingstone; Moving Light Programmer: Elliott Smith; Video Programmer: Brad PetersonGeneral Manager: Bespoke Theatricals; Company Manager: Deirdre Murphy; Associate Gen. Mgr: Matty Cogliano; Associate Co. Mgr: Anna CortabitarteInternational Technical Director: Gary Beestone Associates; International Technical Director for Gary Beestone Associates: Gary Beestone; Production Management for Gary Beestone Associates: Sightline Productions; Production Stage Manager: Rolt Smith; Stage Manager: Matthew Kurtis Lutz; Assistant Stage Mgr: Imani Champion and Kaitlin Leigh MarshMusical Supervisor: D.J. WaldeIllusions & Visual Effects Design by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher; Scenic Design Supervisor: Edward Pierce; Costume Design Supervisor: Matthew Pachtman; US Technical FX Design: Markus Maurette; Props Supervisor: Ray Wetmore and JR GoodmanCreative Producers: The Duffer Brothers; Movement Direction: Lynne Page; Casting: Jim Carnahan, CSA and Alexandre Bleau, CSA; UK Casting: Jessica Ronane, CDG; Fight Director & Intimacy Coordination: Sordelet Inc.; Advertising & Marketing: AKA; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; VP Experiences for Netflix: Greg Lombardo; Sr. Director Business & Legal Affairs for Netflix: Elena Magula; Manager Experiences for Netflix: Michael Bolgar; Executive Director for Sonia Friedman Productions: Diane Benjamin; Executive Producer for Sonia Friedman Productions: Pam Skinner and Thomas Swayne; Associate Producer for Sonia Friedman Productions: Max Bittleston and Azera Jones; Movement Captain: Kelsey Anne Brown; Fight Captain: Logan Gould; Assistant Movement Dir: Brittany Nicholas; Vocal Coach: Liz Hayes; Photographer: Matthew Murphy and Evan ZimmermanCaptain BrennerUnderstudies: Janie Brookshire (Virginia Creel), Kelsey Anne Brown (Joyce Maldonado, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Malcolm Callender (Charles Sinclair), Antoinette Comer (Patty's Mom), Ayana Cymone (Patty Newby), Tom D'Agustino (Lonnie Byers, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler), Victor de Paula Rocha (Henry Creel, Walter Henderson), Ian Dolley (Henry Creel), Nya Garner (Patty Newby, Sue Anderson), Logan Gould (James Hopper, Jr., Dr. Brenner), Shea Grant (Joyce Maldonado), Rebecca Hurd (Virginia Creel, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Jamie Martin Mann (James Hopper, Jr., Lonnie Byers), Patrick Scott McDermott (Bob Newby, Walter Henderson, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler), Sean Mikesh (Charles Sinclair), Stephen Wattrus (Dr. Brenner, Principal Newby, Victor Creel, Chief Hopper, Captain Brenner), Maya West (Patty's Mom, Sue Anderson), Eric Wiegand (Bob Newby, Walter Henderson) and Graham Winton (Principal Newby, Victor Creel, Chief Hopper, Captain Brenner)Captain BrennerUnderstudies: Janie Brookshire (Virginia Creel), Kelsey Anne Brown (Joyce Maldonado, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Malcolm Callender (Charles Sinclair), Lauren Nicole Cipoletti (Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Antoinette Comer (Patty's Mom), Tom D'Agustino (Lonnie Byers, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler), Nya Garner (Patty Newby, Sue Anderson), Rebecca Hurd (Virginia Creel, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Patrick Scott McDermott (Walter Henderson, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler, Bob Newby), Sean Mikesh (Charles Sinclair), Stephen Wattrus (Dr. Brenner, Principal Newby, Victor Creel, Chief Hopper, Captain Brenner) and Maya West (Patty's Mom, Sue Anderson)
Marquis Theatre (Apr 22, 2025 - Jan 03, 2027)
General Manager: Matty Cogliano; Associate Co. Mgr: Mikayla BumpAssistant Stage Mgr: Angela M. Griggs (Sep 09, 2025 - ?), Ana M. Garcia, Sydney Scheer and Anita ShastriCast
Other Roles
Dec 29, 2025 - ?Understudies: Lauren Nicole Cipoletti (Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Neil McCaffrey (Bob Newby, Walter Henderson, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler) and Patrick Scott McDermott (Bob Newby) -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
2025 Nominee
Louis McCartney
Special Award
2025 Recipient
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Best Costume Design of a Play
2025 Nominee
Costume Design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Best Lighting Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Best Sound Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Sound Design by Paul ArdittiDrama Desk Award
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
2025 Nominee
Louis McCartney
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Sound Design by Paul Arditti
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Scenic Design by Miriam Buether
Illusions & Visual Effects Design by Jamie Harrison and Chris FisherOutstanding Direction of a Play
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Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.Stranger Things: The First Shadow Statistics
GrossWeek EndingAttendanceWeek Ending
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James L. Nederlander: President)
Written by Kate Trefry; Original story by The Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry; Based on the Series by Netflix; Based on the Netflix Series, 'Stranger Things', created by The Duffer Brothers; Original music by D.J. Walde; Music orchestrated by D.J. Walde; Music arranged by D.J. Walde
Directed by Stephen Daldry; Co-Directed by Justin Martin; Choreographed by Lynne Page; Additional Choreography: Coral Messam; Associate Director: Tavia Jefferson
Scenic Design by Miriam Buether; Costume Design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Lighting Design by Jon Clark; Sound Design by Paul Arditti; Video Design & Visual Effects by 59; Hair and Wig Design by Campbell Young Associates; Make-Up Design by Campbell Young Associates; Video Designer for 59: Benjamin Pearcy and Leo Warner; U.K. Associate Scenic Designer: Joana Dias; U.S. Associate Costume Designer: Matthew Pachtman; U.K. Associate Costume Designer: Claire Murphy; Associate Lighting Design: Jessica Creager; U.K. Associate Sound Designer: Rob Bettle and Christopher Reid; U.S. Associate Sound Designer: Sam Schloegel-Peck; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Carrie Rohm; Associate Make-Up Design: Carrie Rohm; U.K. Assistant Scenic Designer: Ashley Cara Newman; U.S. Assistant Scenic Designer: Kelly Pooler and Steven Kendall; Assistant Costume Design: Stephanie Mae Fisher and M.J. Stone; Assistant Lighting Design: Will Elphingstone; Moving Light Programmer: Elliott Smith; Video Programmer: Brad Peterson
General Manager: Bespoke Theatricals; Company Manager: Deirdre Murphy; Associate Gen. Mgr: Matty Cogliano; Associate Co. Mgr: Anna Cortabitarte
International Technical Director: Gary Beestone Associates; International Technical Director for Gary Beestone Associates: Gary Beestone; Production Management for Gary Beestone Associates: Sightline Productions; Production Stage Manager: Rolt Smith; Stage Manager: Matthew Kurtis Lutz; Assistant Stage Mgr: Imani Champion and Kaitlin Leigh Marsh
Musical Supervisor: D.J. Walde
Illusions & Visual Effects Design by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher; Scenic Design Supervisor: Edward Pierce; Costume Design Supervisor: Matthew Pachtman; US Technical FX Design: Markus Maurette; Props Supervisor: Ray Wetmore and JR Goodman
Creative Producers: The Duffer Brothers; Movement Direction: Lynne Page; Casting: Jim Carnahan, CSA and Alexandre Bleau, CSA; UK Casting: Jessica Ronane, CDG; Fight Director & Intimacy Coordination: Sordelet Inc.; Advertising & Marketing: AKA; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; VP Experiences for Netflix: Greg Lombardo; Sr. Director Business & Legal Affairs for Netflix: Elena Magula; Manager Experiences for Netflix: Michael Bolgar; Executive Director for Sonia Friedman Productions: Diane Benjamin; Executive Producer for Sonia Friedman Productions: Pam Skinner and Thomas Swayne; Associate Producer for Sonia Friedman Productions: Max Bittleston and Azera Jones; Movement Captain: Kelsey Anne Brown; Fight Captain: Logan Gould; Assistant Movement Dir: Brittany Nicholas; Vocal Coach: Liz Hayes; Photographer: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Captain Brenner
Understudies:
Janie Brookshire
(Virginia Creel), Kelsey Anne Brown
(Joyce Maldonado, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Malcolm Callender
(Charles Sinclair), Antoinette Comer
(Patty's Mom), Ayana Cymone
(Patty Newby), Tom D'Agustino
(Lonnie Byers, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler), Victor de Paula Rocha
(Henry Creel, Walter Henderson), Ian Dolley
(Henry Creel), Nya Garner
(Patty Newby, Sue Anderson), Logan Gould
(James Hopper, Jr., Dr. Brenner), Shea Grant
(Joyce Maldonado), Rebecca Hurd
(Virginia Creel, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Jamie Martin Mann
(James Hopper, Jr., Lonnie Byers), Patrick Scott McDermott
(Bob Newby, Walter Henderson, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler), Sean Mikesh
(Charles Sinclair), Stephen Wattrus
(Dr. Brenner, Principal Newby, Victor Creel, Chief Hopper, Captain Brenner), Maya West
(Patty's Mom, Sue Anderson), Eric Wiegand
(Bob Newby, Walter Henderson) and Graham Winton
(Principal Newby, Victor Creel, Chief Hopper, Captain Brenner)
Captain Brenner
Understudies:
Janie Brookshire
(Virginia Creel), Kelsey Anne Brown
(Joyce Maldonado, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Malcolm Callender
(Charles Sinclair), Lauren Nicole Cipoletti
(Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Antoinette Comer
(Patty's Mom), Tom D'Agustino
(Lonnie Byers, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler), Nya Garner
(Patty Newby, Sue Anderson), Rebecca Hurd
(Virginia Creel, Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Patrick Scott McDermott
(Walter Henderson, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler, Bob Newby), Sean Mikesh
(Charles Sinclair), Stephen Wattrus
(Dr. Brenner, Principal Newby, Victor Creel, Chief Hopper, Captain Brenner) and Maya West
(Patty's Mom, Sue Anderson)
Marquis Theatre (Apr 22, 2025 - Jan 03, 2027)
General Manager: Matty Cogliano; Associate Co. Mgr: Mikayla Bump
Assistant Stage Mgr: Angela M. Griggs (Sep 09, 2025 - ?), Ana M. Garcia, Sydney Scheer and Anita Shastri
Cast
Other Roles
Dec 29, 2025 - ?
Understudies:
Lauren Nicole Cipoletti
(Claudia Yount, Karen Childress), Neil McCaffrey
(Bob Newby, Walter Henderson, Alan Munson, Ted Wheeler) and Patrick Scott McDermott
(Bob Newby)
Tony Award®
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
2025 Nominee
Louis McCartney
Louis McCartney
Special Award
2025 Recipient
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Best Costume Design of a Play
2025 Nominee
Costume Design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Costume Design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Best Lighting Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Best Sound Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Sound Design by Paul Arditti
Sound Design by Paul Arditti
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
2025 Nominee
Louis McCartney
Louis McCartney
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Sound Design by Paul Arditti
Sound Design by Paul Arditti
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
2025 Winner
Scenic Design by Miriam Buether
Illusions & Visual Effects Design by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher
Scenic Design by Miriam Buether
Illusions & Visual Effects Design by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher
Outstanding Direction of a Play
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow Statistics
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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