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How Stereophonic Beat the Tony-Nominations Record


Thirteen nominations? That doesn’t just happen.

That means it beat the previous record holder, Slave Play, which had 12 nominations, and that show scored its noms in a much sparser year owing to the pandemic. Stereophonic, running through August 18 at the Golden Theatre, follows a Fleetwood Mac–esque band through the recording of an album that mirrors Rumours not only in sound but in behind-the-scenes drama. Meanwhile, Pecinka’s opponents would have included names like Jeremy Strong and William Jackson Harper, but this season, even Steve Carell in his Broadway debut couldn’t sneak into the category.

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