Meet the Full Incoming Cast of Broadway's Stranger Things

The full original Broadway cast, led by Tony nominee Louis McCartney, will play their final performance together March 29.

February 20, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block, Margaret Hall

Year 2 company of *Stranger Things: The First Shadow* (Tyler Gustin)

Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel to the Netflix series Stranger Things, has found full casting for its second year at the Marquis Theatre. The full original Broadway cast, led by Tony nominee Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, is set to play their final performance together March 29. Performances of the original cast were also filmed recently for an upcoming release on Netflix.

Beginning March 31, the production will newly star Victor de Paula Rocha as Henry Creel, Ayana Cymone as Patty Newby, Shea Grant as Joyce Maldonado, Juan Carlos as Bob Newby, and Matthew Erick White as James Hopper, Jr as previously announced.

Newly revealed to be joining them are Ben Ashcraft as Alan Munson, Rosie Benton (Patriots) as Virginia Creel, Lia Christina as Alice Creel, John Patrick Collins (The Outsiders) as Lonnie Byers, Robert T. Cunningham as Charles Sinclair, Dora Dolphin as Karen Childress, Jennie Harney-Fleming (Hamilton) as Patty’s Mom, Andrew Hovelson (Lucky Guy) as Principal Newby, Thatcher Jacobs as Walter Henderson, Ted Koch (To Kill a Mockingbird) as Chief Hopper, Quinn Nehr as Ted Wheeler, Nick Rehberger (Patriots) as Victor Creel, Zoe Sage as Sue Anderson, Afra Sophia Tully as Claudia Yount, Francesca Yhlen as Alice Creel, and John Zdrojeski (The Great Gatsby) as Dr. Brenner, alongside Justin Adams, Janie Brookshire (The Philanthropist), Kelsey Anne Brown, Malcolm Callender, Antoinette Comer (Mamma Mia!), Tom D’Agustino (Dear Edward), Nya Garner, Rebecca Hurd, Keller Kennedy, Patrick Scott McDermott (Flying Over Sunset), Sean Mikesh, Stephen Wattrus (Take Me Out), and Maya West.

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The hit Broadway production is based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, and set in the world of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. The play is penned by Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry, and co-directed by Justin Martin.

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The show 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 wigs, hair, and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates. The technical director is Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates, casting is by Jim Carnahan, and U.K. casting is by Jessica Ronane.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow continues its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End. The U.K. production received two Olivier Awards, including Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design.

The play is produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions. The Duffer Brothers act as creative producers, with 21 Laps Entertainment as associate producer.