The Broadway production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow is being filmed this week.
The producers of the Broadway show, Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions, are filming the stage production with the intent of releasing it in the future, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
No timeline or release schedule has yet been set, but the intent is to capture the original Broadway cast before they depart the production on March 29.
The production cancelled performances from Feb. 10 through Feb. 14 to allow for filming. Public performances are set to resume Feb. 15.
The full original Broadway cast, led by Tony nominee Louis McCartney, who plays Henry Creel, will depart the production in March. A new cast, including Victor de Paula Rocha as Henry Creel, Ayana Cymone as Patty Newby, Shea Grant as Joyce Maldonado, Juan Carlos as Bob Newby and Matthew Erick White as James Hopper, Jr. will take over at that time.
The Broadway production opened at the Marquis Theatre on April 22, 2025 and has seen a rebound of interest after the release of the final season of the Stranger Things on Netflix. Since then, the play has been one of the highest grossing shows on Broadway each week, most recently bringing in $1.4 million last week.
Written by Stranger Things writer Kate Trefrey, the story serves as a prequel to the Netflix series and has tie-ins to moments in the Season Five, as it explores the origin story of Henry Creel, otherwise known as the series' villain, Vecna.
The play is directed Stephen Daldry, and co-directed by Justin Martin.
