Paranormal Activity Ready to Spook Broadway

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Posted: 5/9/26 at 9:38am

Website is setup to register interest. 

Will play Boston's Emerson Colonial first for strictly limited Pre-Broadway engagement from July 11-30. 

Having seen this in L.A. I can't wait to see it again.

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/9/26 at 9:46am

The West End Scorecard has it at 70 (Worth Seeing) mostly praising the technical aspects but not as kind about the story.

https://broadwayscorecard.com/show/paranormal-activity-west-end

It sounds like another Stranger Things kind of situation. When I went to London in January, it was apparently a sold out hit (I didn’t see it), so it definitely seems more pitched to audiences than critics 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 5/9/26 at 10:19am

I saw it in DC and agree with the above assessment. It has some cool moments and is worth it if you appreciate some tech wizardry and stagecraft (though nowhere near as impressive as Stranger Things). Beyond that, there isn't much there. The script is very meh. Unengaging and unexciting. And I say that as someone who is a bit of a horror nut and is a big fan of the film franchise that the show is inspired by.

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 5/9/26 at 10:20am

Iknow a handful of people who have seen this and they all loved it. Very excited for this news!

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 5/9/26 at 10:39am

I’ve heard nothing but raves about this going back to its run at Southwark Playhouse, so I can’t wait. They took a similar marketing strategy as the first film, rolling it out in incrementally larger markets to build interest for the mainstream market, and I think it’ll pay off.

Also, let’s keep expectations reasonable. It’s primarily meant to be an effect-reliant spook show, with maybe a better-than-average story for a Paranormal Activity property since it’s written by a working playwright (still expect unearthed trauma, relationship woes, and a medium nobody listens to).