Overview
- Public performances at the Marquis Theatre were canceled February 10–14 to accommodate the shoot, with shows set to resume February 15.
- The capture features the full original company led by Tony nominee Louis McCartney, with a new principal cast taking over after March 29, including Victor de Paula Rocha as Henry Creel.
- Producers say the professional recording is intended for Netflix, though no release date or format has been announced.
- The play is a canonical prequel focused on Henry Creel/Vecna’s origins, written by Kate Trefry from a story by Trefry, the Duffer Brothers, and Jack Thorne, and directed by Stephen Daldry with Justin Martin as co-director.
- Originating in London in 2023 and opening on Broadway April 22, 2025, the production has won multiple Tony Awards and is produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions, with the Duffer Brothers as creative producers and 21 Laps as associate producer.