Per Collider, Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow will soon be available to stream.

The prequel to the hit series Stranger Things is being professionally filmed by Netflix for a future release. A week of performances has been cancelled to facilitate the filming, with shows February 10-14 impacted.

The recording will feature the full original Broadway cast, led by Tony nominee Louis McCartney as Henry Creel, captured prior to their final performance together March 29 (as revealed earlier today).

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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. A prequel, it follows the backstory of the series' biggest villain Vecna. The play is penned by Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry, and co-directed by Justin Martin.

The current cast features McCartney reprising his West End performance as Henry Creel, with Rosie Benton (Patriots) as Virginia Creel, Alex Breaux (Stranger Things) as Dr. Brenner, Andrew Hovelson (Lucky Guy) as Principal Newby, Alison Jaye (Shameless) as Joyce Maldonado, Emmy nominee T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) as Victor Creel, Emmy nominee Gabrielle Nevaeh as Patty Newby, Lia Christina and Francesca Yhlen as Alice Creel, Juan Carlos as Bob Newby, and Burke Swanson (Back to the Future: The Musical) as James Hopper, Jr.

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They are supported by Janie Brookshire (The Philanthropist), Kelsey Anne Brown, Malcolm Callender, Ta'Rea Campbell (The Hills of California) as Patty’s Mom, Antoinette Comer (Mamma Mia!), Robert T. Cunningham as Charles Sinclair, Ayana Cymone as Sue Anderson, Tom D'Agustino (Dear Edward), Victor de Paula Rocha, Ian Dolley (The Holdovers) as Walter Henderson, Dora Dolphin as Karen Childress, Nya Garner, Logan Gould (The Corps) as Lonny Byers, Shea Grant as Claudia Yount, Rebecca Hurd, Ted Koch (To Kill a Mockingbird) as Chief Hopper, Sean Mikesh, Jamie Martin Mann as Ted Wheeler, Patrick Scott McDermott (Flying Over Sunset), Stephen Wattrus (Take Me Out), Maya West, Eric Wiegand (Plaza Suite) as Alan Munson, and Graham Winton (The Ferryman).

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.

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