Stereophonic (play)
Stage play written by David Adjmi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Written by | David Adjmi |
Music by | Will Butler |
Date premiered | October 29, 2023 |
Place premiered | Playwrights Horizons |
Original language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | Sausalito, California, 1976 |
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.