By Scott Brinton
My wife, Katerina, and I over the weekend took in Stereophonic on Broadway, which follows an unnamed ’70s pop-rock band closely resembling Fleetwood Mac as it ascends up the charts and their familial and platonic bonds devolve into internecine feuding that threatens to unravel the band — just like Fleetwood Mac.
I would call it a semi-musical, full of pop-rock tunes played live that perfectly capture the sense of the rock-light anthems that Fleetwood Mac produced and inspired, but also full of drama that at times borders on madness. The show puts on full display the range of emotion, from love to hate, joy to anger and sorrow, with points of comedy for good measure. In a real sense, we see humanity play out in three hours of mock recoding sessions on a single set that assiduously mimics what one would imagine a ’70s recording studio might look like.
This show no doubt earned its Tony for Best Play. Last show is Jan. 12, so get tickets while you still can!
And of course we took in Times Square and the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree!!
Happy holidays to all!!
