STEREOPHONIC Announces Final Extension

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:07am

It’s only an additional week, but it appears that January 12, 2025 is the final performance of STEREOPHONIC, thus opening up the Golden for the spring.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_-3Yb5NrZV/?igsh=MXYxcGFva24wNzFpZw==

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:10am

Makes sense, should be a rather quick turnaround for The Picture of Dorian Gray, so I hear. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:12am

Makes sense to close up shop in January. What a great, long run for a play.

Surely London will be next and I could see it translating decently well to the screen. Wonder if they'd try to tour it?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:22am

Sarah Pidgeon, Tom Pecinka, and Juliana Canfield will all depart the cast on September 29.

Amy Forsyth will be the new Diana, Rebecca Naomi Jones is the new Holly, and current understudy Benjamin Anthony Anderson takes over for Peter. 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:24am

Even more noteworthy is that Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Juliana Canfield are taking their final bows in just two weeks! And Rebecca Naomi Jones will be replacing as Holly!

I suspect a West End transfer announcement is soon.

Updated On: 9/16/24 at 11:24 AM

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:30am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Makes sense to close up shop in January. What a great, long run for a play.

Surely London will be next and I could see it translating decently well to the screen. Wonder if they'd try to tour it?"

Nah, I hope they don't do a screen adaptation. But I could imagine a short tour a la Into The Woods?

[Bobster159]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 11:36am

EDSOSLO858 said: "Makes sense, should be a rather quick turnaround for The Picture of Dorian Gray, so I hear."

Really? I'd be very surprised if Dorian fit in the Golden. It's a large physical production with a lot of vertical elements.

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 12:19pm

I finally saw Stereophonic this weekend (thanks Broadway 2 for 1) and while I didn't love it as much as the critics/other posters Sarah Pidgeon was extraordinary. She's the heart of the show and I'm excited to see what she does next.

Also Bright > Masquerade, sorry not sorry

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 12:52pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Sarah Pidgeon, Tom Pecinka, and Juliana Canfield will all depart the cast on September 29.

GO THIS MONTH.  Don't miss the original cast.  They are part of the magic.

 

 

[Dolly80]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 1:03pm

West end transfer being announced in the next few weeks

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 3:00pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "Even more noteworthy is that Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and JulianaCanfield are taking their final bows in just two weeks! And Rebecca Naomi Jones will be replacing as Holly!

I suspect a West End transfer announcement is soon."

Yeah, the extension of one week sorta buries the lede re RNJ here, though I'd love to see what she could do with the more central role of Diana. Cute shes back with Will Brill on Broadway. 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/16/24 at 3:07pm

PipingHotPiccolo said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "Even more noteworthy is that Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and JulianaCanfield are taking their final bows in just two weeks! And Rebecca Naomi Jones will be replacing as Holly!

I suspect a West End transfer announcement is soon."

Yeah, the extension of one week sorta buries the lede re RNJ here, though I'd love to see what she could do with the more central role of Diana. Cute shes back with Will Brill on Broadway."

LOL I read RNJ as RDJ and for a second I was wondering how I clicked on a Stereophonic link and got a RDJ mention 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 1:53pm

Who’s seeing the three new leads debut with the band tonight?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 2:18pm

Per Michael Schulman of The New Yorker, STEREOPHONIC has been hit with a lawsuit by Ken Caillat & Steven Stiefel, who wrote the book MAKING RUMOURS, about the recording sessions for Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours." Caillat was the engineer of that recording and the book is told from his perspective. Some aspects of STEREOPHONIC bear a striking resemblance to what's chronicled in the book, despite being about a fictional band.

Caillat & Stiefel are suing David Adjmi and the producers "for their flagrant and willful infringement of Plaintiffs' copyrighted work," saying that the play "uncannily duplicates" sequences of events depicted in the book. David Adjmi has downplayed the similarities: “When writing Stereophonic I drew from multiple sources—including autobiographical details from my own life—to create a deeply personal work of fiction. Any similarities to Ken Caillat’s excellent book are unintentional.”

The Schulman article notes a few glaring similarities, and since Adjmi acknowledges having read the book, there may be a case here. Perhaps there'll be some kind of quiet financial settlement/profit-sharing agreement to make this go away.
 
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/30/the-roots-of-the-tony-winning-stereophonic

Updated On: 10/1/24 at 02:18 PM

[Ensemble1696584123]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 4:32pm

Wait what?? I wonder why there was not more talk about this, since it seems to have been a week since this was first published. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 4:45pm

Ensemble1696584123 said: "Wait what?? I wonder why there was not more talk about this, since it seems to have been a week since this was first published."

The article ran on Sept 23, but the lawsuit was filed after that. More lawsuit details in this BWW story:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Fleetwood-Mac-Book-Co-Authors-Sue-STEREOPHONIC-For-Alleged-Copyright-Infringement-20241001

[Dolly80]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 4:46pm

Why isn’t this an open run on Broadway? Seems to be doing great business

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 4:48pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Who’s seeing the three new leads debut with the band tonight?"

Bumping this, want to hear if the new cast warrants one more view before closure.

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 4:56pm

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Updated On: 10/1/24 at 04:56 PM

[Jumpin_J]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 5:09pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Per Michael Schulman of The New Yorker, STEREOPHONIC has been hit with a lawsuit by Ken Caillat& Steven Stiefel, who wrote the book MAKING RUMOURS, about the recording sessions for Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours." Caillat was the engineer of that recording and the book is told from his perspective. Some aspects of STEREOPHONIC beara striking resemblance to what's chronicled in the book, despite being about a fictional band.

Caillat & Stiefelare suing David Adjmi and the producers"for their flagrant and willful infringement of Plaintiffs' copyrighted work," saying that the play"uncannily duplicates"sequences of events depicted in the book. David Adjmi has downplayed the similarities:“When writing Stereophonic I drew from multiple sources—including autobiographical details from my own life—to create a deeply personal work of fiction. Any similarities to Ken Caillat’s excellent book are unintentional.”

The Schulman articlenotes a few glaring similarities, andsince Adjmi acknowledges having read the book, there may be a case here. Perhaps there'll be some kind of quiet financial settlement/profit-sharing agreement to make this go away.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/30/the-roots-of-the-tony-winning-stereophonic"

After trying to watch this and leaving at intermission, my immediate response is this was the worst version of "Fleetwood Mac: Behind The Music" ever. The egos, the drugs, people sleeping with each other, but with worse writing and forgettable music. I thought maybe the members of Fleetwood Mac would sue the writers for not obtaining the life rights. For the author saying this isn't based on Fleetwood Mac is laughable. 

[Jumpin_J]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 5:13pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Makes sense, should be a rather quick turnaround for The Picture of Dorian Gray, so I hear."

Nope. "Operation: Mincemeat" was officially announced today for the Golden. If I thought DG was going in this season, my bet is the Belasco. I hear "Maybe Happy Ending" isn't selling and DG would be a good fit there being a one person show in a modest size theater.

[BdwyFan]

Posted: 10/14/24 at 6:08am

So does this mean the production itself (in essence, the investors) are paying all these additional legal fees to defend the case?   Also, who is brought into this suit? Just lead producers or does it also involve co-producers? There are so many.  How does this work legally? Curious.