T.R. Knight, Alex Breaux, Gabrielle Nevaeh Cast in ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ on Broadway

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 the Netflix series and is based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry. The production is directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin. The show premiered in London’s West End in December 2023, where it is still running.

The production sums up the plot, saying: “Before the world turned upside down. Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. 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.”

In addition to his role as George O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy, Knight has previously appeared on Broadway in A Life in the Theatre, It’s Only A Play, Noises Off and Tartuffe.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow is produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions. The Duffer Brothers are creative producers on the production and 21 Laps Entertainment is an associate producer.