WATCH: A ‘Stranger Things’ prequel is about to hit Broadway. But how queer will it be?

Louis McCartney in the West End production of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.” Photo by Manuel Harlan.

Things are, shall we say, unsettling in Hawkins, Indiana. The year is 1959, and the Creel family has relocated to the small town to help teen Henry escape his “troubled past.” The new story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, is a prequel to the hit Netflix series and wowed audiences when it debuted in London in December 2023.

The production jumps the pond to arrive on Broadway, with previews beginning March 28 and an opening set for April 22—just in time for Tony Awards consideration in what’s proving to be a crowded season.

The cast of the West End production of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”

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