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‘Stereophonic’ Pays Tribute To Donald Sutherland Without Changing A Word Of Dialogue
About three-quarters of the way through every performance of David Adjmi’s Tony-winning play Stereophonic, two characters – Holly, the British keyboardist/vocalist (played by Juliana Canfield) and Grover, the American recording engineer (Eli Gelb) get into a debate over their favorite movies. Their favorite erotic movies, to be exact. The setting being, as it were, a […]
As soon as Holly began to extol the romantic, melancholy appeal of Sutherland, the Broadway audience gasped as one and then let out a heartbroken blend of “oooohhhs” and “aawwwws.” As Canfield continued her scripted praise of Sutherland and his Don’t Look Now grief-stricken performance, the audience at the Golden peppered the speech with scattered applause and other expressions of commiseration. “Rest in Peace, Donald Sutherland,” tweeted Stereophonic playwright David Adjmi, predicting his audience’s emotions to the note.
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