STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Broadway Transfer Confirmed

New York City is about to get turned Upside Down according to a new Equity casting notice seeking actors and stage managers for a Broadway transfer of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the West End stage show based on the popular Netflix series.

The production will hold principal auditions in New York City later this month, with video submissions now open for Equity actors and stage managers.

According to the notice, the production is aiming for a 2025 Broadway bow. An official announcement has not yet been made. 

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, Louis McCartney, the actor who plays Henry Creel in the stage production, recently talked with Deadline about the possiblity of the show coming to Broadway in 2025. He even mentioned that he would love to play the role in New York.

"Broadway is an exciting conversation," he said. “Obviously everybody’s talking about it, and I’d be more than chuffed to do it. But the thing is, the future holds a million possibilities. And there’s some that I can’t decide on. There’s things that the third party will decide. And I’m just kind of open to everything."

No further details have been released about the rumored trilogy that BroadwayWorld also reported on in December. The rumor is that a part two of Stranger Things will hit the stage in 2026 with a part three set for 2028, but Deadline reports that this is not set in stone at this time.

Check out photos from Stranger Things: The First Shadow here and read the reviews here.

About Stranger Things: The First Shadow

This new play by Kate Trefry, a writer and co-executive producer for the TV series of Stranger Things, is rooted in the mythology and world of the Netflix global phenomenon.

Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper's car won't start, Bob Newby's sister won't take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn't so easy... and the shadows of the past have a very long reach.

Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story - and may hold the key to the end.

The play is directed by Stephen Daldry with co-director Justin Martin, set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Paul Arditti, illusions design by Jamie Harrison & Chris Fisher, video design by 59 Productions, movement direction by Coral Messam, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, casting by Charlotte Sutton CDG, international casting consultancy by Jim Carnahan, Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates is Technical Director.