I was interested in seeing Stereophonic because I love Fleetwood Mac but did not know much about their history. So I read a little about them before seeing the show and was intrigued. It's more about the individuals in the group and their relationships with each other than the music itself.... unlike A Beautiful Noise that highlighted the music of Neil Diamond.

After all the buzz around Stereophonic, I was thoroughly looking forward to it. Sorry to say that although the play held my interest, I felt underwhelmed. The music—I would have liked more—was the high point, but the characters simply weren’t sympathetic; the play opening with the Stevie Nicks character whining for coffee, setting off a theme (perhaps unintentionally) of privileged rock stars taking themselves a little too seriously. How many bands would have given their eye teeth to be in this band’s shoes? And the performance felt long. The numerous rustlings from the audience during the many overly dramatic pauses were telling. A three-act (vs. a four-act) play might well have been better. Fleetwood Mac fans will probably feel differently, but I would personally enjoy Rumours—a fantastic album even 50 years later—more without knowing about the petty, self-indulgent excesses.

I really wanted to like Stereophonic, and as a recording engineer, I was excited to see how a show set in a studio would play out. However, by the intermission, I was contemplating leaving after what seemed like endless and overly drawn-out diatribe on ego, poor interpersonal skills, and couples working out their issues. I felt the point had been made very early on, and what little music there was failed to make up for my frustration. It was filled with long, dramatic silences in the hope of lending gravitas to many of the scenes, but that only added to the utter unnecessary belaboring. The music, when allowed to shine, was really good, and their performances showed just how much talent these artists have. Unfortunately, there just wasn't enough, and they were just snippets to show the vagaries of the recording process. This could easily be tightened up to half its length, even with the addition of more music.

So disappointing. Really thought there was some good music involved. Hardly any. Band members with egos that just can’t seem to get along or appreciate where they are in life. Awful audio, Boring, Uninteresting characters, Same set design and after 3 hours we had enough. Can’t see this lasting another week.