Stereophonic (play)

Stereophonic is a dramatic stage play with music, written by American playwright David Adjmi. Music written for the play was composed by Will Butler from the indie rock band Arcade Fire. The 4-act play follows a fictional rock band on the cusp of superstardom as they struggle through recording their new album set from 1976 to 1977.

The show, which exceeds 3 hours, received enormous critical acclaim, with critics noting similarities to the real-life band Fleetwood Mac and the creation of their 1977 album Rumours.

The original Broadway production made history when it garnered 13 nominations at the 77th Tony Awards, breaking the record previously held by Slave Play (2020) to receive the most nominations for a play in the history of the ceremony; The play proceeded to win five awards: Best Play (which it also won at the Drama Desk Award, the Drama League Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award), Best Direction of a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play (for Will Brill; and also received nominations for the award), Best Scenic Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Play. Juliana Canfield and Sarah Pidgeon both received nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

The production debuted at Playwrights Horizonsoff-Broadway in 2023 before transferring to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre in 2024 and subsequently to the West End'sDuke of York’s Theatre in 2025, with the latter two runs receiving two extensions and the London run earning the joint-most nominations for a new play at the 2026 Laurence Olivier Awards.