Can True Horror Really Make It on Broadway? A Stage Version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ Hopes so – WTOP News
The stage adaptation uses minimal effects and has drawn praise from Variety and Entertainment Weekly for delivering Broadway horror that feels grounded and real.
- The stage adaptation of the 'Paranormal Activity' franchise has arrived on Broadway following successful runs in London, Chicago, and Boston, centering on a married couple facing supernatural events in their home.
- Producer Jason Blum, who estimates attending 25 horror-billed plays, found 24 to be ineffective or "goofy" before investing in this production after concluding it captured the true feeling of a horror movie.
- Director Felix Barrett, known for 'Sleep No More,' designed the production to prioritize grounded domestic drama using minimal effects like flickering lights and pulled blankets to build dread rather than relying on jump scares.
- Variety reported the play "delivers more thrills, chills and screams than Broadway has seen in years," while Entertainment Weekly called it two hours and 20 minutes of hair-raising horror mixed with unexpected heart and humor.
- Barrett says he hopes more theater-makers try horror but find their own way, stating "I don't want to say, This is the right way to do it and don't try a different way," to inspire new creators.
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Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ hopes so – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary. “Everyone is always saying if you could make a play and give the audience the feeling they have in a horror movie, it would be an amazing...
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Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ hopes so
NEW YORK (AP) — Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary.
Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of 'P
NEW YORK (AP) — Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary. “Everyone is always saying if you could make a
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Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of 'Paranormal Activity' hopes so
Movie producer Jason Blum, known for revolutionizing horror films, praises a stage adaptation of his “Paranormal Activity” franchise.
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