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 Sadie Sink and the Cast of “John Proctor Is the Villain” were Greeted with Warm Applause at Shubert Alley Following the First Broadway Preview

Sadie Sink, best known for her breakout role in Stranger Things, made a buzzy return to Broadway last night in John Proctor Is the Villain, Kimberly Belflower’s searing new play that has been billed by The New York Times as “one of the most anticipated plays of the season.”

Following their first preview performance at the Booth Theatre on West 45th Street, Sink, and the full cast were welcomed to Shubert Alley by an enthusiastic crowd of theatergoers and fans, some of whom had gathered hours before curtain. The show will officially open on April 14.

Directed by Tony Award winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders), John Proctor Is the Villain centers on five teenage girls coming of age in a small, conservative town as they navigate personal and political awakenings, set against a backdrop of classic literature, modern feminism, and an undercurrent of fury.

Sink stars as Shelby Holcomb, a high school student pushing back against the patriarchal systems embedded in her school curriculum and community. She is joined by a cast that includes Nihar Duvvuri (Romeo + Juliet) as Mason Adams, Gabriel Ebert (Matilda) as Carter Smith, Molly Griggs (Hello, Dolly!) as Bailey Gallagher, Maggie Kuntz (The Outsiders) as Ivy Watkins, Hagan Oliveras (Our Town) as Lee Turner, Morgan Scott (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding) as Nell Shaw, Fina Strazza (Matilda) as Beth Powell, and Amalia Yoo (No Hard Feelings) as Raelynn Nix.

Understudies for the production include Noah Pacht, Fiona Robberson, Shian Tomlinson, Garrett Young, and Victoria Vourkoutiotis.

The creative team behind John Proctor Is the Villain features scenic design by AMP with Teresa L. Williams, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting by Natasha Katz, original music and sound design by Palmer Hefferan, projections by Hannah Wasileski, and hair and makeup design by J. Jared Janas. Tilly Evans-Krueger serves as movement director, with Ann James as intimacy coordinator, Gigi Buffington handling voice and dialect coaching, and dramaturgy by Lauren Halvorsen. The production stage manager is Kamra A. Jacobs. The casting is by Taylor Williams.

Produced by Sue Wagner, John Johnson, John Mara Jr., Runyonland, and Eric Falkenstein, the play builds on Belflower’s reputation for writing urgent, youth-centered stories with biting humor and emotional heft.

Tickets are available at www.johnproctoristhevillain.com and through Telecharge by phone at 212-239-6200.

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