At the NYC premiere of 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' on Broadway, Priah Ferguson recalls the emotions she felt filming her last scene for 'Stranger Things' season five. Plus, she tells THR on the red carpet that she'll miss the fashion and bonding with her mom over '80s culture the most.
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00:00Listen, this is a big night. It's opening night.
00:04What, like, are you excited? Are you nervous? Is this your first time seeing it?
00:08Yes, it is my first time seeing it. It's actually my first time being at a Broadway show in New York.
00:13Yeah, so I don't really know what I'm stepping myself into, but I know it's going to be crazy.
00:18I mean, with the production of Stranger Things and what takes, what goes into that,
00:23I know this is going to be, like, even on a bigger level.
00:26And I'm excited to see it, honestly. I don't know what I'm expecting, but I'm excited.
00:31What are you hoping to see or get out of this production?
00:35Honestly, from the research that I've done, I know it's about Henry Creel and his backstory,
00:40so maybe understand Henry Creel a little bit more. I don't know.
00:43I feel like I want to learn more about him, why he do the things he does.
00:47So I'm excited to learn more about that, yeah.
00:50Well, this is coming out just before the final season of Stranger Things comes out,
00:54so the timing of that is kind of cool.
00:57What can fans expect? Give us a good tease about what we can expect from the final season.
01:02Now, y'all know I can't say much, but a lot of your questions will be answered.
01:08Definitely darker. I feel like every season gets darker as more stuff starts to unfold.
01:15And emotional.
01:16You know, the fan base has been a part of the show since it started, so I think as emotional it was for cast and crew,
01:24it would be emotional for the fans to see that very last episode come to an end.
01:29So what were your thoughts or initial thoughts when you first read the final scripts?
01:35Honestly, it was a little emotional for me, but I think that I was more emotional filming my last tape
01:41than reading, like, the last script.
01:44Because, you know, at the table read, I was just kind of like,
01:46okay, I'm going to see these guys again.
01:48We're going to be back on set, like, next week.
01:51But the last day was more emotional for me than, like, the last script.
01:56Yeah.
01:57Well, I know so many of you guys are also stage performers.
02:00Sadie's on Broadway down the street right now.
02:02So, which Stranger Things character do you think would make for the best Broadway spinoff?
02:08Ooh.
02:10Honestly, I don't know.
02:13I know all of the cast, they had their fair share in Broadway.
02:16So maybe Caleb, his character, or, like, Lucas, Dustin, I think that's a great option.
02:24And Sadie as well.
02:25Honestly, they're the ones that I know that's, like, really heavy in the Broadway scene.
02:29So they'll score three right there.
02:31Mm-hmm.
02:32And finally, what are you going to miss the most about being a part of the Stranger Things world?
02:37Definitely the outfits.
02:38You know, playing a kid in the 80s, it was fun playing around with the outfits and being at the fittings.
02:43And my mom kind of saying, oh, I wore that.
02:45I had this.
02:46I had that.
02:47So definitely the conversations of the 80s happening.
02:50Yeah.
02:51Well, so excited to see that when it comes out.
02:53And enjoy your night, your first Broadway show.
02:56Oh, my gosh.
02:56Very excited.
02:58Very excited.
02:58Thank you so much for stopping by.