| Stereophonic | |
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| Written by | David Adjmi |
| Music by | Will Butler |
| Lyrics by | Will Butler |
| Date premiered | October 29, 2023 |
| Place premiered | Playwrights Horizons, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Sausalito, California, 1976 |
Stereophonic is a dramatic stage play with music, written by American playwright David Adjmi. Music written for the play was composed by Will Butler from the indie rock band Arcade Fire.[1] The play follows a fictional rock band on the cusp of superstardom as they struggle through recording their new album set from 1976 to 1977.[2] The production debuted at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway in 2023 before transferring to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre in 2024.
The production received critical acclaim, with critics comparing the material to the real life band Fleetwood Mac and its 1977 album Rumours.[3][4]
The production made history as the play holding the record for the most Tony Award nominations; it received 13 nominations, breaking the record previously held by the Jeremy O. Harris play Slave Play (2020), which received 12 Tony Award nominations.[5] At the 77th Tony Awards, the play won five awards: Best Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play (for Will Brill; Eli Gelb and Tom Pecinka also received nominations for the award), Best Sound Design of a Play, and Best Scenic Design of a Play. Juliana Canfield and Sarah Pidgeon both received nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
Stereophonic also received the Drama Desk Award, the Drama League Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of the 2023/2024 season.
- ^ "Stereophonic : Playwrights Horizons". playwrightshorizons.org. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ ""Stereophonic" duo David Adjmi and Will Butler break down writing a behind-the-scenes drama about 1970s rock stars". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "A new play peers into a band's life, from the inside". NPR. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "'Stereophonic' Review: Fictionalizing Fleetwood Mac". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "How Stereophonic Beat the Tony-Nominations Record". Vulture. 30 April 2024. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.