'Stranger Things: The First Shadow': An Origin Story for the Broadway Stage
This Broadway production delivers lots of spectacle as it winds back to the teenage years of Henry Creel, an antagonist from the Netflix series.
Marquis Theatre
This Broadway production delivers lots of spectacle as it winds back to the teenage years of Henry Creel, an antagonist from the Netflix series.
The popular Netflix show receives a theatrical spinoff that favors visual spectacle over human drama.
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 ...
Louis McCartney (center) and Gabrielle Nevaeh (left) in "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" on Broadway, 2025 (Credit: Matthew Murphy and Evan ...
See photos of the celebrities on the "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" Broadway opening night red carpet at Marquis Theatre on April 22, ...
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin orchestrate an unforgettable, high-octane stage prequel to the knockout Netflix series.
The prequel play to the Netflix series opened on Broadway April 22 at the Marquis Theater.
In 1959 Hawkins, Indiana, the Creel family seeks a fresh start, especially their teenage son Henry, who is eager to escape his troubled past. Initially, things go well " he finds friendship …
Three hours in the "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" universe passes in a blink. By the end, you're convinced they've pulled off another trick: an exorbitant spectacle wrapped around the s…
Enough can't be said that this production doesn't just change the game of Broadway, it smashes the game board and shoots it into a new dimension. When you take one of the most watched televi…
The First Shadow, now an integral part of the ST canon, is an absolute must-see for all enthusiasts, and it will certainly inspire some of the uninitiated to binge the original (mission acco…
If The First Shadow is purely an act of fan service, at least it's an unapologetic and, if the audience around me was any judge, satisfying one. Is it a play? I mean, yes-ish? Is it an extra…
The result? A three-hour fan wiki brought to life, complete with origin stories, stilted dialogue, lame jokes, and sequences seemingly constructed only to set up the next visual effect. Yes,…
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 legitimat…
This Broadway production delivers lots of spectacle as it winds back to the teenage years of Henry Creel, an antagonist from the Netflix series.
Broadway gets turned upside down in the new high-tech, supernatural thriller STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW, opening tonight at Broadway's Marquis Theatre! What did the critics think o…
All of the blaring special effects are in service of a throwaway play in which the real villain ain't Vecna " it's the writing.
Something strange has indeed opened on Broadway in the form of the uncanny, magical, terrifying, theatrical show-stopper Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The post STRANGER THINGS: THE …
★★★★☆ The origin story for a fan-fave Netflix TV series uses every conceivable means to knock our socks off " and does The post Stranger Things"The First Shadow…
★★★☆☆ The Duffer Brothers go Broadway, Kate Trefry scripts, Stephen Daldry directs, Louis McCartney leads hard-working cast The post Stranger Things"The First S…
The First Shadow feels like a dim approximation of what makes the Netflix series so special. The post 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Review: On Broadway, a Pure-Horror Scale-Up appeared…
Theatrely's Broadway review of Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Marquis Theatre in New York City.
Netflix's sci-fi series Stranger Things, which is expected to stream its fifth and (supposedly) final season later this year, has developed a rabid following since its 2016 debut for its sav…