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A five-piece rock band enters a recording studio in 1976 at the beginning of “Stereophonic” on Broadway. Playwright David Adjmi is telling the story of a Fleetwood Mac-like band with

Carell delivers a slightly too muted performance as the title character in this adaptation of Chekhov’s famous play—while William Jackson Harper and Alison Pill shine.

David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann size up the 2024 Tony Awards featured acting in a play races with one week to go before nominations.

Playwright David Adjmi and Will Butler, formerly of the band Arcade Fire, walk us through how they made the sound of the ’70s.

Ani DiFranco, Rachel Brosnahan, Amber Gray, and more were on hand for the opening performance.

Peering behind the mystique of rock ’n’ roll has undeniable voyeuristic appeal. So there is an immediate thrill to seeing the mahogany-panel

Written by David Adjmi, the show follows a band packin’ up, shackin’ up, and attempting to keep their success going

Playwright David Adjmi, for his part, has brushed off the comparisons. ‘There is no real story,’ he told Variety recently. ‘The whole thing is invented.’…

Stereophonic, a new play on Broadway with music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, tracks the volatile creation of a rock and roll album over the course of a year in the 1970s.

Ever so gradually, this behind-the-music tale turns into something altogether fresh and, in this musical-play hybrid form, indefinable.