'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Broadway Review: Netflix Mashes Up With 'Grease' and Stephen King

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Stephen King apparently returns to Broadway. After a disastrous debut with the musical "Carrie" in 1988, the best-selling novelist found much more success with William Goldman's stage adaptation of "Misery," with Laurie Metcalf winning a Tony for best actress in a play. I never thought of King while watching a few episodes of the Netflix series "Stranger Things." I couldn't get him out of my mind while watching "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," which opened Tuesday at the Marquis Theatre after its world premiere in London. This stage adaptation could be retitled "The . . .
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