STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Play - News & Discussion Thread- Page 4

[Robbie2]

Posted: 3/7/24 at 9:30pm

I can see this taking the Kerr.

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/8/24 at 7:59am

KevinKlawitter said: "Casting notice posted for actors & stage managers for Broadway transfer

Looking to open in 2025"

So exciting! Hoping to catch this in London in the fall!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/8/24 at 9:37am

I haven't seen a single episode of the TV show but I thought this was riveting. Loved the direction and design and the lead performance was remarkable. Some really clever stage craft going on and I'd assume this will be a giant hit. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/8/24 at 12:08pm

Took advantage of the show's Friday matinee and saw it again this afternoon from the 2nd row and it was a totally different experience than when I saw it a few months ago from the Dress Circle. The effects are really spectacular from up close - hopefully Broadway will also have cheaper tickets right up front like they do over in London. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/8/24 at 12:17pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Took advantage of the show's Friday matinee and saw it again this afternoon from the 2nd row and it was a totally different experience than when I saw it a few months ago from the Dress Circle. The effects are really spectacular from up close - hopefully Broadway will also have cheaper tickets right up front like they do over in London."


I wouldn’t hold my breath!

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 5/22/24 at 8:47am

Run extended through February 2025

 

Updated On: 5/22/24 at 08:47 AM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/22/24 at 10:27am

I hadn’t realized Lauren Ward left the show in February. Hopefully she is able to transfer with it to broadway!

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 6/28/24 at 11:20am

Good interview with Sonia Freidman -

 https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/sonia-friedman-on-taking-mean-girls-to-the-stage-its-women-who-do-things-jk9mzq3v5

On Stranger Things -  

““I’ve never done it for the money. If I want to do a piece of work, though, I have to understand the basics. What theatre should it be in? If you put it in the wrong space because money is dictating things, it can go wrong. So I find numbers creative. I do find all of that quite exciting.”

Would that explain, then, why the Netflix spin-off sci-fi spectacular Stranger Things: The First Shadow is playing in the relatively small (970-seat) Phoenix Theatre while Harry Potter is in a 1,400-seater? It’s complicated, she says. The Phoenix was free when they needed a theatre, and it’s in a basement: “We sort of didn’t want a shiny theatre for that piece. But I would probably like 200 more seats.” 

It’s tight both to make the numbers work; it’s tight even to fit the set in. “So when we go to New York with it [in 2025] we will work on it. It’s definitely the most difficult thing I’ve ever produced, but on Broadway it’s going to be even more complex.”

Stranger Things is not easy money, then, but it’s still a substantial success. (Reports that there are plans for stage sequels are “nonsense”.)”

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 11/27/24 at 10:11am

Couldn’t find the other thread but with Patrick Vail doing Elektra in London, who could be Brenner ? 

Updated On: 11/27/24 at 10:11 AM