The found footage Paranormal Activity franchise is returning to life with a brand new movie as well as a Broadway stage play, and we’ve got an update on the stage play this week.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage is coming to Broadway for a limited 20-week engagement. Performances for the horror stage play begin Friday, August 14, at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre ahead of an official opening on Tuesday, September 15.
Prior to that, a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement of Paranormal Activity will take to the stage in Boston at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from July 11 through July 30.
Deadline reports this week, “The Broadway – as well as Boston – cast will feature Cher Álvarez, Travis A. Knight, Shannon Cochran, and Andrea Syglowski. (Understudies will be Caron Buinis, Caroline Hendricks, and Michael Holding.)”
Directed by Felix Barrett and written by playwright Levi Holloway, the stage show follows James and Lou, who move from Chicago to London to escape their past. Upon discovering a haunting presence in their home, they use a camera to document the unsettling shadow…
“With an original story inspired by the film franchise, Paranormal Activity reimagines the modern ghost story with an intimacy that only live theatre can provide.”
“Paranormal Activity changed the horror landscape,” said Josh Silverman from Paramount. “Bringing the franchise to Broadway allows us to continue expanding that world in a bold and immersive way. By combining the franchise’s signature suspense with the power of live theater, this production delivers an unforgettable live experience for the audience.”
Sometimes, you just need to get out of the house…
