Stranger Sings!
The Parody Musical

Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana: 1983 —when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised children were getting snatched by interdimensional creatures.

Stranger Sings! is a parody musical that lovingly riffs on the hit Netflix series and all its campy nostalgic glory. Join Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Dustin, and the whole Hawkins gang for a night of adventure, thrills, indulgent pop culture references, pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, singing monsters, and maybe, just maybe, justice for everyone’s favorite missing ginger, Barb Holland. Prepare to go Upside Down with Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical!

Book, Music & Lyrics by: Jonathan Hogue
Orchestrations & Arrangements by: Michael Kaish
Off-Broadway Production Directed by: Nick Flatto
Off-Broadway Production Choreographed by: Ashley Marinelli

Venue: Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s (Off-Broadway)
Previews Began: September 13, 2022
Opening Night: September 22, 2022
Closing Night: May 7, 2023

Official Website

Stranger Sings! recently completed a hit nine-month run off-Broadway in May 2023, and is currently touring the UK on a fifty-six city national tour after completing a four-month extended run off-West End in 2022. Check out their website here.

The show is also now available for professional, amateur and educational licenses, and has thus far been licensed across the United States and in four continents with territories including the UK, Canada, Spain, Australia, and Brazil.

The off-Broadway production at Playhouse 46 was filmed in front of a live audience in November 2022 and recently streamed globally as part of a series of streaming events in Summer 2023.

To listen to the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording, click here!

AWARDS

REVIEWS

“A blisteringly funny… send-up of the Netflix megahit… The really good news is you’ll be thoroughly entertained even if you have no knowledge of the show. Audience members… will positively flip for “Stranger Sings!”

- CitiTour.com

★★★★☆

“A pressurized firehouse of a musical… a dazzler… with a sharp edge.”

- Front Row Center

“Has all the makings of a perennial cult classic.”

- DC Metro Theatre Arts

★★★★☆

“On the pulse… stuffed to the brim with nostalgic jokes.”

- New York Theatre Guide

★★★★☆

“Multidimensional fun, and not for fans only. A savvy creator and vibrant, youthful cast bring the creepy Netlfix series to the stage, buoyantly.”

- New York Stage Review

“Gleefylly transferred to the stage – hammed to perfection.”

- The New Yorker

“Non-stop fun and laughter… when the entire cast broke out in dance, I personally wanted to join them on stage. And I bet you will too!”

- Forbes

“Brilliant and hilarious! Played with exuberance and a buttload of talent, this fun night out will be around for years to come, and that’s a good thing.”

- Theatrely