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641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life?

641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life?

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For years, the playwright David Adjmi was considered “polarizing and difficult.” But creating Stereophonic seems to have healed him. Stephen Dubner gets the story — and sorts out what Adjmi has in common with Richard Wagner.

  • SOURCES:
    • David Adjmi, author and playwright.

  • RESOURCES:
    • "The West End is enjoying a theatre revival. Can Broadway keep up?" by Daniel Thomas (Financial Times, 2025).
    • Lot Six: A Memoir, by David Adjmi (2020).
    • Stereophonic, (2023).

  • EXTRAS:
    • "How Is Live Theater Still Alive?" by Freakonomics Radio (2025).
    • "How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
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