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Broadway’s 2024-25 season got off to a rather fine start, from the wildly popular and hysterically funny Oh, Mary! to the fabulous splash of Death Becomes Her and the wonderful left-field sleeper Maybe Happy Ending, and wrapped up with some equally excellent season closers like Just In Time and Dead Outlaw.

This compendium of Deadline’s Broadway reviews takes a look at all of them. Use it as a guide for your theater-going, or a sneak peek at what this year’s Tony Awards might have in store on Sunday, June 8.

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Opening Night: April 27

Venue: Broadway’s James Earl Jones Theatre

Direction & Choreography By: Sergio Trujillo

Book: Lisa Loomer with Nell Benjamin, based on the play by Josefina López and the HBO screenplay by Josefina López and George Lavoo

Music & Lyrics By: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Cast: Tatianna Córdoba, Justina Machado,...

Louis McCartney isn’t entering the Upside Down alone. The Broadway production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow has announced the cast who will be joining the award-winning performer, who originated the role of Henry Creel on the West End.

The play’s Broadway cast includes Emmy Award nominee T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) as Victor Creel, Alex Breaux (American Primeval) as Dr. Brenner, Emmy Award nominee Gabrielle Nevaeh (Nickelodeon’s That Girl Lay Lay) as Patty Newby, Rosie Benton (Patriots) as Virginia Creel, Andrew Hovelson (Lucky Guy) as Principal Newby, Alison Jaye (Shameless) as Joyce Maldonado, and Burke Swanson (Back to the Future: The Musical) as James Hopper Jr.

Breaux isn’t just joining the stage production, though — he’ll also be a series regular in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.

The cast also includes Ayana Cymone(Broadway debut) as Sue Anderson, Dora Dolphin(Broadway debut) as Karen Childress,...

Stranger Things: The First Shadow astonished the West End, winning the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Critics hailed it as “a game-changing experience” (Daily Telegraph) that makes the unimaginable real and “takes theatre to the next dimension” (The Observer). From Netflix and multi-award-winning Broadway producer Sonia Friedman Productions, and directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Stephen Daldry alongside Justin Martin, this pulse-racing new adventure will turn Broadway upside down.

Are monsters born… or made?

In 1959 Hawkins, Indiana, the Creel family seeks a fresh start, especially their teenage son Henry, who is eager to escape his troubled past. Initially, things go well — he finds friendship and joins the school play. But when a wave of shocking crimes strikes the town, Henry is forced to confront a terrifying truth: is there something inside him that connects him to the horrors unfolding around him?

As this thrilling mystery races forward, shadows of the past are unleashed,...

Netflix has teamed up with Sonia Friedman Productions to produce the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which is “rooted in the mythology” of the hit streaming series Stranger Things and opened at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End in December of 2023. The show has been breaking box office records and won several awards, and this year, it will be making the jump to Broadway. Stranger Things: The First Shadow is set to begin previews at the Marquis Theatre on Friday, March 28, 2025 and officially open on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. In anticipation of the show’s Broadway debut, Entertainment Weekly has shared a look at the Broadway version of the Mind Flayer creature! You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

A while back, Deadline heard that Stranger Things: The First Shadow “will be the first instalment in a trilogy exploring the dark underbelly of Hawkins,...

We’re about halfway through the 2024-25 Broadway season, and there are eight productions of plays set to open this spring. Could any of them contend at this year’s Tony Awards? Below, find a summary of the plot of each play as well as the author, director, and cast, plus the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.

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Opened: Jan. 23

Closes: March 2

Official synopsis: The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. This production presented by Roundabout Theatre Company follows a successful premiere with off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theatre Company. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Written by Sanaz Toossi

Directed by Knud Adams

Starring Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and...

“Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” the upcoming Broadway play based on the hit Netflix sci-fi drama, has added 24 performers to its company.

Among the new cast members are Ta’Rea Campbell (“The Hills of California”) as Patty’s mom, Juan Carlos (making his Broadway debut) replacing previously announced star Nicholas Eldridge as Bob Newby, Robert T. Cunningham (Broadway debut) as Charles Sinclair, Ayana Cymone (Broadway debut) as Sue Anderson, Ian Dolley (“The Holdovers”) as Walter Henderson, Dora Dolphin (Broadway debut) as Karen Childress, Logan Gould (“The Corps”) as Lonny Byers, Shea Grant (Broadway debut) as Claudia Yount, Ted Koch (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) as Chief Hopper, Jamie Martin Mann (Broadway debut) as Ted Wheeler and Eric Wiegand (“Plaza Suite”) as Alan Munson.

Also joining the show are ensemble actors Janie Brookshire (“The Philanthropist”), Kelsey Anne Brown (Broadway debut), Malcolm Callender (Broadway debut), Antoinette Comer (“Mamma Mia!”), Tom D’Agustino (“Dear Edward”), Victor...

Updated, January 24: Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. In addition to the principal cast, previously announced, the 34-member cast will include Janie Brookshire, Kelsey Anne Brown, Malcolm Callender, Ta’Rea Campbell, Juan Carlos as Bob Newby (replacing Nicholas Eldridge), Antoinette Comer, Robert T. Cunningham, Ayana Cymone, Tom D’Agustino, Victor de Paula Rocha, Ian Dolley, Dora Dolphin, Nya Garner, Logan Gould, Shea Grant, Rebecca Hurd, Ted Koch, Timothy Lawrence, Jamie Martin Mann, Patrick Scott McDermott, Stephen Wattrus, Maya West, Eric Wiegand and Graham Winton.

Previously, December 4, 2024: T.R. Knight, Alex Breaux and Gabrielle Nevaeh will be among those joining the previously announced Louis McCartney in Broadway’s upcoming production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow.

Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) will play Victor Creel, Breaux will be Patty Newby.

Stars: Andrew Hovelson, Hannah Cabell, Lea Zawada, Duke Huston, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe | Written by Ben Bigelow, William Bigelow | Directed by Ben Bigelow

Thine Ears Shall Bleed, the debut feature from director Ben Bigelow, presents an intriguing blend of occult horror and frontier drama, set in the foreboding wilderness of 19th-century America. The film follows Reverend Ezekiel Thatcher, portrayed with gravitas by Andrew Hovelson, as he and his family are drawn into the enigmatic grip of a haunting sound that seems divine but hides a sinister truth.

From the outset, Bigelow clearly has an eye for detail and the resulting film has a meticulous attention to atmosphere, crafting world that feels tactile and immersive, where every shadow and whisper contributes to the pervasive sense of dread. The cinematography is particularly noteworthy, with its chiaroscuro lighting and sweeping vistas that juxtapose natural beauty with an underlying menace. The visual language of the film...

Netflix has teamed up with Sonia Friedman Productions to produce the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which is “rooted in the mythology” of the hit streaming series Stranger Things and opened at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End last December. The show has been breaking box office records and won several awards, and in 2025, it will be making the jump to Broadway. Stranger Things: The First Shadow is set to begin previews at the Marquis Theatre on Friday, March 28, 2025 and officially open on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. A couple of months ago, we learned that the actor who will be playing the character of Henry Creel in the Broadway production is the same actor who has been playing him in London’s West End, Louis McCartney. Now, Variety has revealed the names of his fellow cast members.

T.R. Knight of Grey’s Anatomy is playing Henry’s father Victor Creel,...

One actor is heading from Grey Sloan to the Upside Down, as Grey's Anatomy star T.R. Knight has landed a major role in a new Stranger Things production.

Per Variety, Knight has joined the cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a stage play opening in 2025 that's based on the Netflix series. Knight will play Victor Creel, the father of Henry Creel (aka Vecna). The play is a prequel to the series, set decades before the events of Stranger Things Season 1. The synopsis reads, "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.”

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Tr Knight is headed back to Broadway in the upcoming production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow!

The 51-year-old actor was just announced to be playing Victor Creel in the Broadway transfer of the stage show based on the hit Netflix series, according to THR.

Tr was last on Broadway nearly 10 years ago in It’s Only a Play.

Keep reading to find out more…

He will be joined by just announced co-stars Rosie Benton as Virginia Creel, Alex Breaux as Dr. Brenner, Nicky Eldridge as Bob Newby, Andrew Hovelson as Principal Newby, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Patty Newby, Alison Jaye as Joyce Maldonado and Burke Swanson as James Hopper Jr.

It was previously announced that Louis McCartney will reprise the role of Henry Creel, which he originated on the West End in London.

Here’s a synopsis: Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start,...

Try not to get whiplash from flipping into the Upside Down with the newly announced cast of Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow. We first learned back in August that the hit production, now running in London’s West End, will make its journey to the Great White Way in 2025, and now we have a better idea of how the cast is shaping up. Thanks to a social media post, viewers are invited to get up-close-and-personal with the new cast as they introduce themselves and reveal what parts they’ll be playing. Included in the main ensemble is a lineup that includes Emmy Award-nominee Gabrielle Nevaeh (That Girl Lay Lay) as Patty Newby, Stranger Things Season 5 star Alex Breaux (Joe Pickett) as Dr. Brenner, Emmy Award-nominee T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy) as Victor Creel, Nicky Eldridge as Bob Newby, Alison Jaye (Shameless) as Joyce Maldonado, Burke Swanson (Back to the...

Grey’s Anatomy’s T.R. Knight will appear in Stranger Things: The First Shadow on Broadway this spring.

Knight will play the character of Victor Creel alongside cast members Rosie Benton (Patriots) as Virginia Creel, Alex Breaux (who is set to appear in Stranger Things Season 5 on Netflix) as Dr. Brenner, Nicky Eldridge as Bob Newby, Andrew Hovelson (Lucky Guy) as Principal Newby, Alison Jaye (Shameless) as Joyce Maldonado, Gabrielle Nevaeh (Nickelodeon’s That Girl Lay Lay) as Patty Newby and Burke Swanson (Back to the Future: The Musical) as James Hopper, Jr.

They joined previously announced Louis McCartney, who will reprise his role as Henry Creel on Broadway, after originating the part in the West End. Additional casting will be announced in January.

The production begins performances at the Marquis Theatre March 28, 2025, ahead of an April 22 opening night.

The play is set up as a prequel to the events in...

Broadway will be turned Upside Down this spring — and it’s bringing some familiar faces along for the ride.

Netflix announced on Wednesday that Emmy-nominated Grey’s Anatomy alum T.R. Knight will play Victor Creel in Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which will open at the Marquis Theatre in Manhattan on April 22, 2025 (with preview performances beginning Friday, March 28, 2025).

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Say your prayers for Thine Ears Shall Bleed, a chillingly haunting new horror that sees a minister and his family experience unholy terror in the wilds of the American West. This fearsome feature from director Ben Bigelow is out now on UK Digital Platforms including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video, thanks to Miracle Media.

It’s the 1860s and a religious family are travelling across the western states in a covered wagon. Ezekiel (Andrew Hovelson – Shades of Blue) and Sarah, along with their children Abigail (Lea Zawada – FBI: Most Wanted) and Luke (Duke Huston), hear a mysterious sound from the woods, which they believe to be a calling from God. They begin to worship it… but it’s not long before their faith turns to unimaginable terror.

What they believed to be divine is far more sinister and they soon realise that they’ve welcomed an ungodly presence into their lives.

One of this year’s most hotly anticipated horror movies finally arrives in theaters this weekend, and it’s joined by seven other brand new horrors being unleashed in theaters and at home.

Here’s all the new horror releasing July 8, 2024 – July 14, 2024!

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Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) stars in the new possession horror movie The Exorcism, which Vertical brought to Digital at home this week. You can rent the film for $19.99.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.

“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe...

Mysterious are the ways of the Lord, but devious those of His opposite number in “Thine Ears Shall Bleed.” This enterprising first feature from Ben Bigelow recalls “The Witch” in placing another pious pioneer family at the mercy of the elements — and apparent occult forces — during an early chapter of American history. The command of atmospheric tension Robert Eggers demonstrated in his own debut is not much evidenced here, making for a middling supernatural drama that’s never terribly convincing, or scary. Nonetheless, it’s an indie sufficiently polished to attract viewers looking for offbeat genre fare that’s relatively restrained in graphic horror content. It releases to U.S. digital platforms July 9, with the U.K. following on the 15th.

Though time and place go unspecified onscreen, we’re somewhere around the 1860s in Montana locations. Rev. Ezekiel Thatcher (Andrew Hovelson), wife Sarah (Hannah Cabell), daughter Abigail (Lea Zawada...

Heading to digital on July 9th, we have an exclusive clip from Ben Bigelow's Thine Ears Shall Bleed that you can watch right now!

"In the 1860's American West, a minister and his family are traveling in a covered wagon when they hear a mysterious sound from the woods. Believing the sound to be God, they worship it, until they realize the sound is something much darker. "

Directed By: Ben Bigelow Written By: Ben Bigelow, William Bigelow Produced By: Lynn Kouf, Jim Kouf, Dennis Aig Starring: Andrew Hovelson, Hannah Cabell, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Lea Zawada, Duke Huston Original Score By: Jacques Brautbar Cinematographer: Chris Cavanaugh Distributor: Miracle Media & Trinity Creative Partnership Production Company: Unnecessary Mountain Productions Runtime: 102 Minutes

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Prepare yourself for the chilling horror of Thine Ears Shall Bleed, a haunting new film from director Ben Bigelow, set to hit UK digital platforms on 15 July, courtesy of Miracle Media. This fearsome feature promises to deliver an unforgettable experience, blending historical drama with supernatural terror.

Set in the 1860s, Thine Ears Shall Bleed follows a devout religious family as they travel across the western states in a covered wagon. The family, led by minister Ezekiel (Andrew Hovelson) and his wife Sarah (Hannah Cabell), along with their children Abigail (Lea Zawada) and Luke (Duke Huston), encounter a mysterious sound emanating from the woods. Believing it to be a divine call, they begin to worship it, only to find their faith leading them into unimaginable horror.

What starts as a journey of faith soon turns into a nightmare as the family realises that what they believed to be a heavenly presence is something far more sinister.

So maybe Joan of Arc plays second fiddle to few saints in history, but on stage even she’s no match for Glenn Close. As the title character in Mother of the Maid, Jane Anderson’s eccentric and startlingly play opening tonight Off Broadway at the Public Theater, Close takes on history and wins.

Mother of the Maid reunites the actress, as good here as you’ve seen her, with Anderson (the two most recently collaborated on feature film The Wife) and Damages director Matthew Penn. The three play off one another to great effect – Close’s regal demeanor an ironic counterpoint to Penn’s stark staging and Anderson’s near-comic workaday dialogue.

How workaday? “What do I need fuggin’ nuns for?” asks, at one point, Joan of Arc – Joanie to her family. Played (and played very well) by Grace Van Patten (The Meyerowitz Stories), this young saint in the making has the swagger,...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Blue Bloods" episode 10 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Flags Of Our Fathers," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intense and high drama stuff go down as the District Attorney's Investigator gives Danny some major interrogation heat after his former partner gets accused of planting false evidence, and more! In the new, 10th episode press release: Danny Is Interrogated By The District Attorney’S Investigator When His Ex-partner Is Accused Of Planting Evidence In Order To Wrap Up A Homicide Case, On “Blue Bloods,” Friday, Dec. 11. Press release number 2: Danny is going to get interrogated by the District Attorney’s investigator when his ex-partner is accused of planting evidence in order to wrap up a homicide case. Also, when radical anti-government activists threaten to publicly burn an American flag, Frank will grapple with the limits of free speech.

Tamburlaine, Parts I and II Directed and Edited by Michael Boyd Written by Christopher Marlowe Theatre for a New Audience Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Brooklyn, NY November 1, 2014 - January 4, 2015

Blood, fittingly, gets on everything in Theatre for a New Audience's Tamburlaine, Parts I and II. For the stylized violence in this adaptation of two of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan box-office hits, that sometimes means literal buckets of vital fluid; other times, the hem of a white garment trails through a pool of it, or a hand leaves a partial print on a lover’s face. Ably condensed into two 90-minute plays with a half-hour intermission (the minimum amount of time needed to sufficiently de-gore the stage), Tamburlaine's epic military conquests raise him from shepherd to emperor on a bare stage adorned only with hanging plastic strips at the rear that render the world of the play as a meat locker or Patrick Bateman's living room.

The upcoming horror thriller ‘Stranger in the Dunes’ is setting out to scare audiences with its first official teaser trailer. The 30-second trailer features actress Delphine Chanéac, who made a name for herself in the genre with her portrayal of the creature Dren in the 2009 movie ‘Splice.’ Besides Chaneac, the trailer also features actors Andrew Hovelson and Mike Dwyer. The thriller was written and directed by Nicholas Bushman. Not much information has been released yet about ‘Stranger in the Dunes’ plot, except for the tagline: An old friend visits a troubled married couple at their beach house. For more information on ‘Stranger in the Dunes,’ visit the thriller’s Facebook [ Read More ]

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Last we saw of Delphine Chaneac, she was making love to Adrien Brody and sprouting wings in 2009's Splice. The beautiful French actress returns to the horror genre later this year in Stranger in the Dunes, for which the teasing has officially begun.

You'll find info and the first teaser trailer below.

Written and directed by Nicholas Bushman, the film stars Delphine Chaneac, Andrew Hovelson, and Mike Dwyer.

Synopsis:

An old friend visits a troubled married couple at their beach house.

Learn more over on the Stranger in the Dunes Facebook page.

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