Checking in with Stereophonic

It’s another crowded week in our virtual studio as once again we welcome three guests at once — and we can handle them!

It’s always interesting to check in with a play months into its run, and after a transfer to Broadway: How has the show evolved? What’s happening with the staging and the cast? Playwright David Adjmi dropped by Marks & Vincentelli in January to talk about the genesis of Stereophonic; now he’s come back with director Daniel Aukin and actor Will Brill to tell us how the show is going — especially as it’s earned the most Tony nominations ever for a play, with a whopping 13.

Peter called Stereophonic “the best play of the year” in 2023. As a brief reminder, it’s set in a 1970s recording studio as an unnnamed band is struggling to lay down the tracks for a new album, and it features terrific original songs by Will Butler (Elisabeth wrote about the background last year). Brill plays the bassist, Reg, and is one of five cast members to earn Tony nominations.

Backstage stories hold a special appeal in theater, but they’re usually about theater itself, not a rock band. Join us as we return to the world of Stereophonic, which is rich enough to sustain more heady conversation.

Thanks to Christian Huygen for our theme music.