STEREOPHONIC Opening Night Critics’ Reviews- Page 4

[theatreguy]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 9:09am

binau said: "I know that this show is positioned as a play, but is it the kind of thing that could have gone in as a musical in another year/with a different set of producers or is it very much a play?"

Very much a play. The majority of the songs are only heard in small fragments - i.e., just the intro or just the background vocals.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 9:11am

binau said: "I know that this show is positioned as a play, but is it the kind of thing that could have gone in as a musical in another year/with a different set of producersor is it very much a play?"

Very much a play with a lot of music elements.  Many songs you only hear fragments of.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 9:15am

Wasn’t she a long shot candidate in 2011?  I wouldn’t be surprised if she won, and I actually think she’s a front runner 

[yyys]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 11:09am

Agreed 100%  - ultimately a pointless play and no one likeable except Charlie.

 

ShowBro said: "This show has too much hype around it rn. Went this afternoon expecting an 11/10 experience but got a super long play that was just good with some *wonderful* musical moments. By far the best parts of this show revolve around the music. But for me there were absolutely no stakes to the plot and many of these characters were so one dimensional. I think this would have been much more powerful if this was edited down. I will undoubtedly look forward to album release tho!! Also Sarah Pidgeon is a star!!"

 

[sppunk]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 1:04pm

Went to buy tickets at box office yesterday when in town and it was closed. Grrr. Any codes for this show for July dates? 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 2:56pm

Stereophonic performing tonight on Jimmy Fallon!

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 2:59pm

yyys said: "Agreed 100% - ultimately a pointless play and no one likeable except Charlie.


newsflash....not every character in every play is meant to likeable 

 

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 3:43pm

While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.  

Also, any lover of Fleetwood Mac can easily see the band's personalities in each of Stereophonic's characters.  Having been a devoted fan of Fleetwood Mac since High School (thank you "Behind the Music"!) I was enthralled by each performers' characterization.

[jasmiinda]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 4:01pm

I think Grover is likeable too. Basically, all the characters except Peter (though I do like Peter as a fictional character; I find him fascinating).

[theblackumbrella]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 4:29pm

I am selling the following: 

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
1 Ticket(s), LEFT FRONT MEZZ Row A, Seat 117, Seat 117 is 9 seats off aisle
Total Cost: $156

[ShowBro]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 9:06pm

Play Esq. said: "While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.”

For me there was no resolution with Diana’s character arc. The only time she got up the nerve to stand up to Peter was in the last act when she was coked up which made me like her a little less. 

 

[Jeff Tupolski]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 10:48pm

ShowBro said: "Play Esq. said: "While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.”

For me there was no resolution with Diana’scharacter arc. The only time she got up the nerve to stand up to Peter was in the last actwhen she was coked up which made me like her a little less.

"

She stood up to him several times, including before the last act. The time you seem to be thinking of was just Diana at her loudest and most confident when doing so. And the show doesn’t give resolution to anybody. Everyone grew in some way, but while the album they’ve worked on seems like a surefire success, their futures are otherwise uncertain. And maybe that’s not to your liking, but it’s pretty clearly a choice by the playwright to not wrap up all these arcs rather than an inherent flaw.

Anyway, I agree with the above take that everyone is likable, excluding Peter who’s not meant to be (and is fascinating), though even he has his sympathetic moments. Nobody comes off as wholly good, but they all felt like generally decent people struggling under their extraordinary circumstances.

Updated On: 5/6/24 at 10:48 PM

[RumTumJM]

Posted: 5/6/24 at 11:38pm

ShowBro said: "Play Esq. said: "While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.”

For me there was no resolution with Diana’scharacter arc. The only time she got up the nerve to stand up to Peter was in the last actwhen she was coked up which made me like her a little less.

"

WOW! This show really is a knockoff of Fleetwood Mac. - While I haven't seen it yet (Saturday for me), that totally sounds like Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham.

I wonder if Stevie knows about the show & has any intention of seeing it! - I know she was VERY supportive of School Of Rock on Broadway, as well as, the recent Daisy Jones & The Six show (which, supposedly, also drew lots of inspiration from Fleetwood). So, she might just check out Stereophonic. 

[Sammy232]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 7:33am

RumTumJM said: "ShowBro said: "Play Esq. said: "While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.”

For me there was no resolution with Diana’scharacter arc. The only time she got up the nerve to stand up to Peter was in the last actwhen she was coked up which made me like her a little less.

"

WOW! This show really is a knockoff of Fleetwood Mac. - While I haven't seen it yet (Saturday for me), that totally sounds like Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham.

I wonder if Stevie knows about the show & has any intention of seeing it!- I know she was VERY supportive of School Of Rock on Broadway, as well as, the recent Daisy Jones & The Six show (which, supposedly, also drew lots of inspiration from Fleetwood). So, she might just check out Stereophonic."

Wait til you see it - LOL. It's almost identical to the Fleetwood Mac story. I've seen a few places where the production tries to spin a tale about it being influenced by many 70s bands, but no way. 

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 7:58am

Sammy232 said: "RumTumJM said: "ShowBro said: "Play Esq. said: "While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.”

For me there was no resolution with Diana’scharacter arc. The only time she got up the nerve to stand up to Peter was in the last actwhen she was coked up which made me like her a little less.

"

WOW! This show really is a knockoff of Fleetwood Mac. - While I haven't seen it yet (Saturday for me), that totally sounds like Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham.

I wonder if Stevie knows about the show & has any intention of seeing it!- I know she was VERY supportive of School Of Rock on Broadway, as well as, the recent Daisy Jones & The Six show (which, supposedly, also drew lots of inspiration from Fleetwood). So, she might just check out Stereophonic."

Wait til you see it - LOL. It's almost identical to the Fleetwood Mac story. I've seen a few places where the production tries to spin a tale about it being influenced by many 70s bands, but no way."

That was the reason I didn't enjoy it. Nothing felt new. The music is very good, but it was boring because it's been done before. In real life and on camera/stage.

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 8:20am

That Jimmy Kimmel performance makes me want to go see the show again ASAP ... 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 10:48am

 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 11:44am

It was nice that they kept the soundboard/recording studio in how they did the Fallon performance, to kind of give more of an idea of how it's done in the show.  Though I did find it amusing how in the comments it seemed like a lot of people thought it was a new indie band on the scene, despite all the mentions of Broadway.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 4:23pm

So for the Fallon appearance, who the hell is the 6th band member?? (The one in the red cowboy shirt and straight-leg jeans (very non-period for 1976)! Did they bring on a guitar ringer just for the tv appearance, or is there additional offstage guitar support playing every night at the Golden? Inquiring minds wanna know.

[yyys]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 4:38pm

Probably a real musician to give a bigger/louder guitar sound.

Someone in a Tree2 said: "So for the Fallon appearance, who the hell is the 6th band member?? (The one in the red cowboy shirt and straight-leg jeans (very non-period for 1976)! Did they bring on a guitar ringer just for the tv appearance, or is there additional offstage guitar support playing every night at the Golden? Inquiring minds wanna know."

 

Updated On: 5/7/24 at 04:38 PM

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 5/7/24 at 4:41pm

Someone in a Tree2 said: "So for the Fallon appearance, who the hell is the 6th band member?? (The one in the red cowboy shirt and straight-leg jeans (very non-period for 1976)! Did they bring on a guitar ringer just for the tv appearance, or is there additional offstage guitar support playing every night at the Golden? Inquiring minds wanna know."

Justin Craig, who just got nominated for Best Orchestrations for the show. 

[RumTumJM]

Posted: 5/8/24 at 12:28pm

Sammy232 said: "RumTumJM said: "ShowBro said: "Play Esq. said: "While ^ is true, I found Diana, Holly, and Reg to be quite likable.”

For me there was no resolution with Diana’scharacter arc. The only time she got up the nerve to stand up to Peter was in the last actwhen she was coked up which made me like her a little less.

"

WOW! This show really is a knockoff of Fleetwood Mac. - While I haven't seen it yet (Saturday for me), that totally sounds like Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham.

I wonder if Stevie knows about the show & has any intention of seeing it!- I know she was VERY supportive of School Of Rock on Broadway, as well as, the recent Daisy Jones & The Six show (which, supposedly, also drew lots of inspiration from Fleetwood). So, she might just check out Stereophonic."

Wait til you see it - LOL. It's almost identical to the Fleetwood Mac story. I've seen a few places where the production tries to spin a tale about it being influenced by many 70s bands, but no way."

Is it true that a past work by David Adjmi was a ripoff of Three's Company, and he received a cease & desist letter for it? (That's what I heard?)

If that is in fact true, I wonder if the scars/headache from that experience is the reason why he/the production is denying/deflecting the HEAVY Fleetwood Mac influence on Stereophonic. 

 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/8/24 at 6:49pm

Aside the billion phone disruptions and constant construction noise (!!) I loved this. So glad I caught it. 

[Kad]

Posted: 5/8/24 at 7:17pm

RumTumJM said: "
Is it true that a past work by David Adjmi was a ripoff of Three's Company, and he received a cease & desist letter for it? (That's what I heard?)

If that is in fact true, I wonder if the scars/headache from thatexperience is the reason why he/the production is denying/deflecting the HEAVY Fleetwood Mac influence on Stereophonic.

"
 

Adjmi wrote a riff on / parody of Three’s Company called 3C. The rights holders of Three’s Company sent a cease and desist, which initiated a prolonged legal battle over it. They eventually- and correctly- lost in court, since Adjmi was clearly engaged in fair use of the sitcom’s concept and idea. 
 

I doubt they’re trying to cover their asses legally- nobody would have a legal leg to stand on by challenging this. It’s probably more that they don’t want Stereophonic to become known as “the Fleetwood Mac play.” 

Updated On: 5/8/24 at 07:17 PM

[PegasusOasis]

Posted: 5/8/24 at 8:58pm

Bright v1 and Masquerade are already playable on Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/stereophonic-original-cast-recording/1744441192