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James Valcq, co-bookwriter and composer, directs the 25th anniversary production of THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Skylight Music Theatre, bringing a unique vision to the beloved Wisconsin-born musical.

Opera Philadelphia is set to debut Gregory Spears' new opera, SLEEPERS AWAKE, offering a fresh take on the Sleeping Beauty tale from April 22-26.

Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the prequel play to the Netflix series, will be filmed this week for a future release on the streamer. Performances from Tuesday, February 10 to Saturday, February 14 have been canceled to accommodate.

Get ready, Hawkins. New principal cast  members are getting ready to join the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as the production begins its second year on Broadway.

The Theater Center just announced that Drew Brock Baker has joined the company of NYC’s Longest Running Play, Perfect Crime, celebrating its 39th anniversary this year in the Anne L. Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center. He joins the cast in the role of Lionel McAuley. 

Plymouth's Spire Center for Performing Arts has revealed four new spring shows: An Evening with author Joan Lunden, Project Sidney, Robinson Treacher, and FJ- The Music of Foreigner, Journey, and Classic Legends.

Skylight Music Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its 25th anniversary production of THE SPITFIRE GRILL. Directed by composer and co-book writer James Valcq.

Jeremy Jordan is voicing the character of Steve Harrington as part of the cast of the animated series Stranger Things: Tales From '85, a forthcoming spin-off of the Netflix hit.

A twisted night of musical theatre’s boldest and most emotional songs on January 20. DARKLY DAZZLING MUSICAL THEATRE was a thrilling invitation into the stranger and darker corners of musical theatre.

 In February, Plymouth’s Spire Center for Performing Arts is launching the Spire Classic Film Series, celebrating timeless movies—presented the way they were meant to be seen. Learn more about the lineup here!

Check out production photos from Ed's Filmworks' West Coast premiere of Kind Stranger ... a memory play, conceived and performed by Rick Simone-Friedland, and adapted and directed by Steven Simone-Friedland.

As a powerful winter storm moves across large portions of the United States, BroadwayWorld is monitoring performance cancellations, schedule changes, and venue closures affecting Broadway, touring productions, regional theatre, and live events nationwide.

A new block of tickets will go on sale for the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW.

During a visit to The Tonight Show, John Proctor Is the Villain star Sadie Sink looked back at her experience joining Lorde onstage for a performance of 'Green Light' in London last year. Check out her late show appearance here.

Following the series finale of the megahit Stranger Things, Netflix will release 'One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5,' a documentary offering an inside look at the making of the final installment of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series. Watch the trailer now.

The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival (SASIFF) will launch its fourth season in 2026 with screenings of 28 movies, including an assortment of comedies, dramas, and documentaries. Check out the full lineup here.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW broke the 9-performance house record at the Marquis Theatre with a gross of $2,510,948.00 for the week ending Sunday, December 28, 2025. 

Stranger Things: The First Shadow broke the 9-performance house record at the Marquis Theatre with a gross of $2,510,948.00 for the week ending Sunday, December 28, 2025. Get the latest scoop on the Broadway show.

Audiences are now deep in the dangerous depths of the Upside Down, with the ongoing fifth season of Stranger Things now streaming. Find out more about the new season, how it connects to the Broadway play, and more in our new guide!

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Volume 2 of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which will debut on December 25. The trailer teases an action-packed new batch of episodes with our ensemble of fan-favorite characters. Check it out now, along with new photos. 

Stranger Things has officially returned to Netflix for its fifth and final season. While fans tune in this holiday season to find out what's happening in Hawkins, anyone who has headed to the Marquis Theatre recently is already privy to some very exciting backstory. Stranger Things: The First Shadow is now in its ninth month on Broadway, and there has never been a better time to find out what went down before the events of Season 1. Watch in this video.

Juan Carlos, one of the original cast members of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, is set to return to the show after recovering from an injury he suffered on stage in June.

Considered the first Irish “state of the nation” play, it’s now turned into a historical vignette imbued with hoarse black comedy. Its long placid rests are interrupted regularly by blazes of humorous energy: it entertains, but the pacing is slightly too slow for it to be full-on engaging. It’s a worthy curiosity.

To celebrate the conclusion of the record-breaking series, Netflix has revealed the full list of cities and theaters participating in fan screenings of the Stranger Things 5 Finale across the US and Canada.

The Paley Museum will present a special STRANGER THINGS: THE FINAL SEASON celebration on December 18 as part of its 2025 PaleyLive programming. The program continues The Paley Museum’s yearlong 50th anniversary schedule of screenings, conversations, and public events.