Overview
- The production officially opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Tuesday, August 25, after beginning previews on August 14 and is scheduled for a strictly limited 20-week engagement.
- Producers include Jason Blum and Paramount with regional and commercial partners, and Blum will host a special performance of the show on August 26.
- The stage play, written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, tells a distinct couple-focused story set between Chicago and London rather than retelling the films.
- Cher Álvarez and Travis A. Knight lead the cast as Lou and James with several company members making their Broadway debuts and many reprising roles from earlier sold-out runs in London and Los Angeles.
- The creative team emphasizes technical effects—illusion design, layered sound and video projection—to translate the franchise’s cinematic horror into a live theatrical experience and to drive box-office buzz.