Louis McCartney and the Full Stranger Things Company Set Final Performance

Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway has announced initial casting for performances beginning Tuesday, March 31 at the Marquis Theatre.

The production will elevate company members Victora de Paula Rocha, Ayana Cymone, and Shea Grant into the roles of Henry Creel, Patty Newby, and Joyce Maldonado, respectively. Matthew Erick White joins the cast as James Hopper Jr., while Juan Carlos continues in the role of Bob Newby.

Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, and rooted in the mythology of the popular Netflix series, Stranger Things: The First Shadow is a new play written by Kate Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry, and co-directed by Justin Martin. It takes place before the series, in 1959, and explores how Henry Creel was taken under mysterious forces and transformed into the villan known as Vecna.

The production features set design by Miriam Buether, costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Paul Arditti, original music composition, orchestration, arrangements, and supervision by D.J. Walde, illusions design and visual effects by Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher, video design and visual effects by 59, choreography by Coral Messam, movement direction by Lynne Page, and wig, hair, and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates.

Update, February 20: The year-two company will include original cast members Rosie Benton as Virginia Creel, Andrew Hovelson as Principal Newby, Robert T. Cunningham as Charles Sinclair, Ted Koch as Chief Hopper, Dora Dolphin as Karen Childress, and Francesca Yhlen as Alice Creel.

Joining the company are John Zdrojeski as Dr. Brenner, Nick Rehberger as Victor Creel, Jenny Harney-Fleming as Patty’s Mom, Lia Christina as Alice Creel, Zoe Sage as Sue Anderson, Thatcher Jacobs as Walter Henderson, John Patrick Collins as Lonny Byers, Afra Sophia Tully as Claudia Yount, Quinn Nehr as Ted Wheeler, and Ben Ashcraft as Alan Munson.

Returning ensemble members are Janie Brookshire, Kelsey Anne Brown, Malcolm Callender, Antoinette Comer, Tom D’Agustino, Nya Garner, Rebecca Hurd, Patrick Scott McDermott, Stephen Wattrus, and Maya West. New ensemble members are Justin Adams, Keller Kennedy, and Sean Mikesh.

Tony nominee Louis McCartney will play his final performance on Sunday, March 15. The role of Henry Creel will be played by Victor de Paula Rocha and Ian Dolley until Victor de Paula Rocha assumes the role full time Tuesday, March 31.