Stereophonic NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (174)
See it if you want to see a truly outstanding production with the best writing I've seen in years! Everything and everyone is PERFECT!
Don't see it if .....no reason. This is a MUST SEE!
See it if you are interested in seeing a play about a group of people coming together to create art. In this play, art is music.
Don't see it if you can't sit for three hours. The three hours truly fly by!
See it if you want to experience something original, and beautifully theatrical.
Don't see it if it's pretty long at 3 hours.
See it if A stunning ensemble piece about a 70s band barely making it through the recording of an album. Shades of Fleetwood Mac.
Don't see it if This is a story that’s been told before, but honestly, it’s so masterful and perfectly performed and so rich. See it!
See it if you wanna experience theater at its best. The cast, the music, the script… Everything’s incredibly wonderful. The 70s era rock band is GOAT!
Don't see it if you don’t like 3 hour long shows.
See it if Just Great
Don't see it if Very 70s
See it if Band members struggle with personal & relationship crises while making #1 albums. Great characters, epic scope & stunning performances.
Don't see it if Long & unhappy. But also a lot of humor! The main theme is sacrifices made for art. Drug use. Quiet dialog (use hearing assist if needed!) Read more
See it if you love Fleetwood Mac or 70s music, you want to see a brilliant cast perform studio quality instruments and vocals to great original songs
Don't see it if you cant handle 3 hours, but it's WORTH IT!!
Critic Reviews (19)
CRITIC’S PICK: “So however you want to categorize ‘Stereophonic’ — perhaps a playical?...The music justifies the long buildup, and the play, Adjmi’s best so far, is as rich and lustrous as they come. You could even call it platinum.”
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“There’s a lot to admire about 'Stereophonic.' The cast gives feel-real performances under the thoughtful direction of Daniel Aukin.”
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“Aside from the fighting within the band, what binds ‘Stereophonic’ together is the work and perspective of Grover, the sound engineer. Gelb plays him with just enough slightly toxic aw-shucks male confidence, and he stealthily becomes the dramatic center of gravity.”
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"I am a longtime Fleetwood Mac fan, and to me the play felt like warmed-over fictionalized history."
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“ ‘Stereophonic’ doesn’t really have a plot; it has a vibe...Without exception the cast is appealing and utterly cohesive, directed by Daniel Aukin with his usual preternatural gift for tonal control...Does ‘Stereophonic’ rock? It does, hard. Instant classic.”
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“ ‘Stereophonic’ is a unique and singular exploration of the passion and torment that comes with making art that passes the test of time, and I have little doubt that this play will, too.”
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“Focusing on an Anglo-American band whose sharp-elbowed members include two troubled couples, Stereophonic is unlikely to see Mick Fleetwood or Stevie Nicks in the audience, but, even for non-fans of the classic album Rumours, this account of internecine personal and creative struggles is hard to beat…Across a luxurious three hours -- to be sure, the action never drags -- relationships crumble, friendships are betrayed, and nerve endings are given a thorough flaying...Stereophonic compels as a poignant character study and needle-sharp comedy.”
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“Adjmi writes realistic, sometimes amusing dialogue, and Daniel Aukin directs to mine maximal humor out of it, with the jagged rhythms and friendly-bullshitting encounters presumably endemic to recording sessions like these...It's as if Adjmi was so determined to illustrate the bruises and abuses and arguments and insecurities that go into producing an enduring work of popular art, after that he had nothing else to say. We get all that. We got it well before 10:45.”
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