Stereophonic
Stereophonic - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Playwrights Horizons
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David Adjmi’s Stereophonic zooms in on a music studio in the mid-1970s, where an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. Will the ensuing pressures spark their breakup — or their breakthrough? Featuring original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, this intimate, electric play mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation.
Stereophonic - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Stereophonic Goes Its Own Way, and Finds Its Groove
8 / 10
This cast can pull off Adjmi’s knotty dialogue scenes, and they’re all remarkable musicians, able to jam in perfect synchronization and (as the plot often demands) total discord. Brill, so nervy and and raw as Astrov in Uncle Vanya this summer, is almost frayed to pieces as Reg, able to contort his body into postures that range from unsettling to pathetically funny. Across from him, Canfield makes Holly that much more careful and precise—you saw that same quality in her assistant on Succession, and also in the behind-the-eyes mysteries of Fefu and Her Friends. Stack draws on an element of Monty Python-ish good humor (Simon is, unsurprisingly, a big fan of their comedy) but is able to downshift into brawler mode at any moment. Pecinka and Pidgeon, together, get the lived-in savagery of a long relationship, allowing Peter and Diana to be as sweet as they are cruel to each other.
Review: ‘Stereophonic’ Has the Vinyl Word on ’70s Rock Drama
8 / 10
Without exception the cast is appealing and utterly cohesive, directed by Daniel Aukin with his usual preternatural gift for tonal control. Like his jukebox heroes, Adjmi has worked on this play for a long time (almost a decade), and his devotion and insane attention to detail has yielded a dense and novelistic weave with the uncanny heft of observed life. I’ll be honest: I don’t remember every scene of this long, luxurious fly-on-the-wall beauty.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2023
Playwrights Horizons will present a three-week final extension of David Adjmi’s Stereophonic, directed by Daniel Aukin with original songs by Oscar nominee and Grammy winner Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire.
by Nicole Rosky - October 30, 2023
Playwrights Horizons is now presenting David Adjmi's Stereophonic, directed by Daniel Aukin with original songs by Oscar nominee and Grammy winner Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire. The world premiere production runs through November 26 on the Mainstage at Playwrights Horizons. Let's see what the critics are saying!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2023
Playwrights Horizons will present a one-week extension of Stereophonic, a world premiere production directed by Daniel Aukin with original songs by Will Butler. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the pressures and breakthroughs of an up-and-coming rock band in 1976.
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Other Productions of Stereophonic
| 2023 | Off-Broadway |
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2024 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2025 | West End |
West End |
| 2025 | US Tour |
US Tour |
Stereophonic - 2023 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Costume Design | Enver Chakartash |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Director | Daniel Aukin |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play | Eli Gelb |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lighting Design | Jiyoun Chang |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Play | David Adjmi |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Scenic Design | David Zinn |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Sound Design | Ryan Rumery |
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