India, May 19 -- After years of battling monsters in Hawkins, Indiana, Gaten Matarazzo is heading somewhere entirely different: the West End stage. The Stranger Things breakout star, best known for playing the witty and lovable Dustin Henderson in Netflix's global sci-fi phenomenon, is set to make his London theatre debut in a new revival of Jonathan Larson's legendary musical Rent. The production will open at the Duke of York's Theatre this September and is already shaping up to be one of the most talked-about theatre events of 2026.

For fans of both Stranger Things and musical theatre, the announcement feels like a full-circle moment. Matarazzo has long spoken about his love for Broadway and live performance, but producers now say his ...