{"id":20731,"date":"2022-07-21T00:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T00:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gaten-matarazzo-has-a-stranger-things-reunion-on-broadway\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T00:54:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T00:54:50","slug":"gaten-matarazzo-has-a-stranger-things-reunion-on-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gaten-matarazzo-has-a-stranger-things-reunion-on-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaten Matarazzo Has A ‘Stranger Things’ Reunion On Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cStranger Things\u201d actor Gaten Matarazzo traded the spooky environs of Hawkins, Indiana, for the footlights of Broadway this week, and two of his co-stars from the smash Netflix series were there to cheer him on. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The actor made his debut performance in the smash musical \u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d Tuesday as the title character’s best friend, Jared Kleinman. His opening night audience included Maya Hawke and Sadie Sink, who star alongside him on \u201cStranger Things.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While backstage visits at Broadway theaters are still prohibited as part of ongoing COVID-19 protocols, Hawke and Sink congratulated their pal from the front row of New York’s Music Box Theater after the show. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The trio happily posed together for pictures, too. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maya Hawke (left) and Sadie Sink (right) visit their “Stranger Things” co-star Gaten Matarazzo after his performance in Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen.”<\/figcaption>
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Bruce Glikas via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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According to People, Tuesday night’s audience included many \u201cStranger Things\u201d fans, who greeted Matarazzo with \u201chuge entrance applause\u201d when he stepped on stage. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As for Hawke and Sink, the two women \u201cloved the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hawke (left) and Sink “loved the show,” according to People.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d opened on Broadway in 2016, winning six Tony Awards and catapulting Ben Platt, who originated the title role, to stardom. The musical follows a shy, socially anxious teen who achieves viral fame in the wake of a classmate’s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Prior to \u201cStranger Things,\u201d Matarazzo was an established young actor in New York theater circles. At age 9, he made his Broadway debut in \u201cPriscilla, Queen of the Desert.\u201d He also appeared as Gavroche in a 2014 production of \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I’m sure there are going to be people who don’t necessarily like this character, but I think that’s kind of the point, in a weird way,” Matarazzo said. <\/figcaption>
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Bruce Glikas via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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\u201cI’m so stoked to be back, especially in a show I love so much,\u201d he told Playbill in a video interview this week. \u201cIt’s quite the challenge, but I hope getting back on reminds me of how much I need this experience and love it so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI’m sure there are going to be people who don’t necessarily like this character, but I think that’s kind of the point, in a weird way,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt’s funny to have a character that you’re laughing at so much that he is quite clearly and presently not making good decisions, and he is particularly aware of that.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n