Stranger Things: The First Shadow Playbill - Opening Night
From Netflix and the multi-award-winning Broadway producer Sonia Friedman Productions comes STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW. Winner of two Olivier Awards including Best Entertainment, this landmark production is brought to life by an award-winning creative team including director Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Inheritance, The Hours, The Reader) and co-director Justin Martin (Prima Facie, The Inheritance). With stunning special effects, extraordinary performances, and a storyline that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this gripping, stand-alone adventure will take you right back to the beginnings of the Stranger Things story.
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.
SCHEDULE:
May 20–25: Tuesday @7pm, Wednesday @7pm, Thursday @7pm, Friday @7pm, Saturday @1pm and 7pm, Sunday @1pm and 7pm
May 27–June 1: Tuesday @7pm, Wednesday @1pm and 7pm, Thursday @7pm, Friday @7pm, Saturday @1pm and 7pm, Sunday @3pm
| Drama Desk Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Sound Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Nominee |
| Drama League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Production of a Play | Nominee |
| Outer Critics Circle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Video/Projections | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Sound Design | Winner | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lighting Design | Winner | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Scenic Design | Winner | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee |
| Theatre World Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Debut Performance | Winner |
| Tony Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Special Tony Award | Winner | |
| 2025 | Best Sound Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Costume Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Actor in a Play | Nominee |
| Week Ending | Week Number | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs Previews | % Cap This Week | Diff % cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | 52 | $875,110.61 | -$5,179.13 | $85.84 $281.00 | 10,195 1,594 | 8 0 | 79.95% | -2.80% |
| May 11, 2025 | 51 | $880,289.74 | -$26,202.08 | $83.42 $281.00 | 10,552 1,594 | 8 0 | 82.75% | 5.88% |
| May 4, 2025 | 50 | $906,491.82 | -$174,228.21 | $92.48 $281.00 | 9,802 1,594 | 8 0 | 76.87% | -18.53% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 49 | $1,080,720.03 | -$74,649.48 | $88.84 $281.00 | 12,165 1,594 | 7 1 | 95.40% | -4.73% |
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