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Jamie Martin Mann, Louis McCartney, Shea Grant, Alison Jaye, Dora Dolphin, Alex Breaux, and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Jamie Martin Mann, Louis McCartney, Shea Grant, Alison Jaye, Dora Dolphin, Alex Breaux, and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Stranger Things Announces Full Broadway Cast, First Look at Rehearsals

Stranger Things: The First Shadow is preparing to take Broadway by storm this spring and with the production beginning rehearsals, the complete cast has been announced.

The Broadway production will feature the previously announced Rosie Benton (Patriots) as Virginia Creel, Alex Breaux (Stranger Things Season 5) as Dr. Brenner, Andrew Hovelson (Lucky Guy) as Principal Newby, Alison Jaye (Shameless) as Joyce Maldonado, Emmy Award nominee T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) as Victor Creel, Louis McCartney reprising his universally acclaimed performance as Henry Creel, Emmy Award nominee Gabrielle Nevaeh (Nickelodeon’s That Girl Lay Lay) as Patty Newby, and Burke Swanson (Back to the Future: The Musical) as James Hopper, Jr. 

Announced today, the cast of 34 also includes Janie Brookshire (The Philanthropist), Kelsey Anne Brown (Broadway Debut), Malcolm Callender (Broadway Debut), Ta’Rea Campbell (The Hills of California) as Patty’s Mom, Juan Carlos (Broadway Debut) replacing the previously announced Nicholas Eldridge as Bob Newby, Antoinette Comer (Mamma Mia!), Robert T. Cunningham (Broadway Debut) as Charles Sinclair, Ayana Cymone (Broadway Debut) as Sue Anderson, Tom D’Agustino (Apple TV+’s Dear Edward), Victor de Paula Rocha (Broadway Debut), Ian Dolley (The Holdovers) as Walter Henderson, Dora Dolphin (Broadway Debut) as Karen Childress, Nya Garner (Broadway Debut), Logan Gould (Netflix’s The Corps) as Lonny Byers, Shea Grant (Broadway Debut) as Claudia Yount, Rebecca Hurd (Broadway Debut), Ted Koch (To Kill a Mockingbird) as Chief Hopper, Timothy Lawrence (Broadway Debut), Jamie Martin Mann (Broadway Debut) as Ted Wheeler, Patrick Scott McDermott (Flying Over Sunset), Stephen Wattrus (Take Me Out), Maya West (Broadway Debut), and Eric Wiegand (Plaza Suite) as Alan Munson and Graham Winton (The Ferryman).

Stranger Things: The First Shadow will begin preview performances at the Marquis Theatre on March 28, 2025, ahead of an official opening on April 22, 2025. Tickets are now on sale via Broadway Direct, the official ticketing provider for Stranger Things: The First Shadow.

Take a look at the company gathering for the first rehearsal below.


The cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
The cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Co-director Justin Martin, playwright Kate Trefry, and director Stephen Daldry of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Co-director Justin Martin, playwright Kate Trefry, and director Stephen Daldry of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Louis McCartney and Alex Breaux of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Louis McCartney and Alex Breaux of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Alison Jaye, Burke Swanson, Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Alison Jaye, Burke Swanson, and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Patrick Scott McDermott, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Ian Dolley, and Krysal Rowley of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Patrick Scott McDermott, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Ian Dolley, and Krysal Rowley of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
T. R. Knight and Ta’Rea Campbell of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
T. R. Knight and Ta’Rea Campbell of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Louis McCartney of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Louis McCartney of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
- Playwright Kate Trefry (center) with the company of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Playwright Kate Trefry (center) with the company of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Alison Jaye of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Alison Jaye of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Andrew Hovelson and Ted Koch of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Andrew Hovelson and Ted Koch of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Nya Garner, Maya West, Rebecca Hurd, Gabrielle Nevaeh of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Nya Garner, Maya West, Rebecca Hurd, and Gabrielle Nevaeh of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Jamie Martin Mann, Louis McCartney, Shea Grant, Alison Jaye, Dora Dolphin, Alex Breaux, and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Jamie Martin Mann, Louis McCartney, Shea Grant, Alison Jaye, Dora Dolphin, Alex Breaux, and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Gabrielle Nevaeh, Ta’Rea Campbell, Kelsey Anne Brown, and Ayana Cymone of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Gabrielle Nevaeh, Ta’Rea Campbell, Kelsey Anne Brown, and Ayana Cymone of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Louis McCartney of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Louis McCartney of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Malcolm Callendar, Nya Garner, Robert T. Cunningham of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Malcolm Callendar, Nya Garner, and Robert T. Cunningham of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Rebecca Hurd and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Rebecca Hurd and Juan Carlos of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Ian Dolley and Patrick Scott McDermot of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
Ian Dolley and Patrick Scott McDermot of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

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