"The singer of the band lights up a cigarette and smoke drifts into the theater. Ditto for the pungent aroma of marijuana when a few band members share a joint. "Stereophonic," which is playing at the Hollywood Pantages through Jan. 2, isn't biographical, but it sure feels close. The authenticity springs in part from the quality of the songs being recorded by the fictional band on stage, which were written by Will Butler, a multi-instrumentalist and former member of the Grammy Award-winning band Arcade Fire."
""Stereophonic," which holds the record for the most Tony nominations of all time for a play, unfolds over the course of a single year as a rock band on the cusp of megastardom struggles to record its second album as the first reaches No. 1 on the charts. While the pressure to produce a hit builds, the band falls apart. For proof of the formula's resilience, look no further than the success of VH1's "Behind the Music" series."
Stereophonic follows a rock band over a single year as it struggles to record a second album while its first reaches No. 1. The play runs at the Hollywood Pantages through Jan. 2 and holds the record for the most Tony nominations of all time for a play. Songs performed onstage were written by Will Butler, a multi-instrumentalist and former Arcade Fire member. The narrative depicts combustible band dynamics, drug and cigarette use, mounting pressure to produce a hit, and the eventual unraveling of relationships amid fame.
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