Stereophonic review – dazzling 70s-set music saga is a Broadway triumph
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Golden Theatre, New YorkThe tale of a fictional British-American rock band trying to make an album makes for compelling and incisive dramaBeyoncé Knowles memorably said: “People don’t make albums any more. They just try to sell a bunch of little quick singles.” More than a decade ago, she spoke with startling accuracy on the wash-rinse-and-repeat cycle of music-making. The nameless record executives who want ditties in the key of TikTok. Success itself is an underwhelming boom-bust.Stereophonic,...
New York Post—'Stereophonic' review: Broadway play goes behind the music. Although “Stereophonic” is not a musical, it’s easy to get swept up by the terrific original rock songs that throb through it. And as writer David Adjmi’s play, which opened Friday night at the John Golden Theatre, is set during the mid 1970s, Will Butler’s music sounds authentically of that edgier era. Almost eerily so.
New York Post—'Great Gatsby' review: Broadway musical messes up beloved novel. Forget East Egg and West Egg. The creators of the new musical “The Great Gatsby,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, have laid an egg. This song-and-dance version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s enduring 1925 novel about, among other things, American excess in the aftermath of World War I, is excessive all right. The gaudy barrage
Washington Square News—Review: The play ‘Stereophonic’ tells the bittersweet story of a ’70s band. If you like “Daisy Jones & The Six,” listen to Fleetwood Mac, have an adoration for ’70s clothing, or are just in the mood for a moving story, then “Stereophonic” is the perfect play for you. “Stereophonic” opened on Broadway last Friday following its world debut last fall at Playwrights Horizons. The story follows the This story Review: The play ‘Stereophonic’ tells the bittersweet story of a ’70s band appeared first on Washington Square News.