Bartlett Sher to direct Nathan Lane, Zoë Wanamaker, Danny Burstein in new Sharr White Broadway play PICTURES FROM HOME
Posted: 10/25/22 at 9:40am
Posted: 10/25/22 at 10:11am
Even though it’s not a roundabout production roundabout subscribers will still have access to this show as part of their subscription.
Posted: 10/25/22 at 10:20am
Bartlett Sher is one of my all time favorite directors, so this is exciting.
Posted: 10/25/22 at 10:32am
those 3 together promise to be even better than their already formidable parts
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Posted: 10/25/22 at 10:51am
I think Sher is becoming a bit hit or miss to me. His Fiddler was... not my favorite. His Mockingbird was fine, but wasn't a complete knockout that I was expecting. Didn't love his My Fair Lady. It's mostly his casting choices/performances that don't quite click for me. But these 3 are wonderful and sounds like an interesting project.
Posted: 10/25/22 at 10:52am
The play sounds kind of lightweight, but...damn, that's one hell of a trio.
Posted: 10/25/22 at 10:59am
verywellthensigh said: "The play sounds kind of lightweight, but...damn, that's one hell of a trio."
Yes, on paper could be “white people problem.”
I agree that Sher’s track record isn’t unimpeachable. I also worry about the sales for something like this. As we know from GARY and other shows, Nathan Lane doesn’t really sell without a costar of equal or greater name value, and this play doesn’t have that at all.
Is it a 3-character play? Or additional cast TBA?
Either way, I’m intrigued.
Posted: 10/25/22 at 11:09am
Over 15 years since Wanamaker has done Broadway... wow!
She's a four time Tony nominee, she has been nominated for every production she done on Broadway.
Maybe it's her time now, Actress in a Play is so thin, and yes, I know about Jodie Comer haha
Posted: 10/25/22 at 11:16am
I didn't mean to suggest it was too white. White ≠ Bad. Sher's tastes run middlebrow and safe, but who knows? It could be a knockout and I'm inclined to think a mediocre play would not attract talent like this so...good for them and a happy production for all!
Posted: 10/25/22 at 11:41pm
bwayphreak234 said: "Bartlett Sher is one of my all time favorite directors, so this is exciting."
Is he really? I guess if you're into over-produced sets and 10 minute transitions between scenes.
Posted: 10/25/22 at 11:46pm
blaxx said: "bwayphreak234 said: "Bartlett Sher is one of my all time favorite directors, so this is exciting."
Is he really? I guess if you're into over-produced sets and 10 minute transitions between scenes."
Oh, please. The Light in the Piazza? South Pacific? The King and I? Those productions were heavenly.
Posted: 11/10/22 at 4:10pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Am I blind or does this BWW article advertising tickets now being on sale, not say where tickets are on sale?"
It doesn't, but they're on sale through Criterion Ticketing at https://criterionticketing.com/pictures-from-home/?_ga=2.48741158.1816997284.1668113782-252093838.1668113782.
Posted: 11/10/22 at 4:13pm
THANK YOU. I didn’t even think to check the Criterion ticket site because…it’s the Criterion ticket site lol.
Posted: 11/10/22 at 4:36pm
Ticket prices are weird. First four rows of the mezz are $198 each and the fifth row is $95. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a steep drop in prices by one row.
Posted: 11/10/22 at 4:45pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Ticket prices are weird. First four rows of the mezz are $198 each and the fifth row is $95. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a steep drop in prices by one row."
Rear Mezz (starting with Row EE) is a whole separate section at Studio 54. And there's a bar in front of Row EE that is super annoying. Still, a very significant price drop.
https://aviewfrommyseat.com/photo/149143/Studio+54/section-Rear+Mezzanine+C/row-GG/seat-202/
Posted: 12/31/22 at 12:23am
I was just looking for tickets during the second week of previews. The prices are insane. $288 for first row of mezz? Most of the orchestra 288-198.
Is this show being independently produced and are they renting 54? That would maybe explain the higher prices for an unknown play. I’m sure the cast isn’t cheap.
I’ve never heard of the ticket agent.
Posted: 12/31/22 at 12:47am
It is being produced commercially by Jeffrey Richards. Criterion Ticketing is the new Roundabout-owned site for their venue rentals.
As for the absurd prices, no doubt they will drop. Any time Nathan is in a play as the only big ticket name, those shows do not sell. Burstein & Wanamaker mean virtually nothing. Unless this gets “Best Play” type reviews. The premise seems slight on paper.
Also just realized it's opening in the dead of winter (previews start in less than 2 weeks, Jan 13), probably because of Sher's CAMELOT schedule. I can't think of a worse time to open a play without any real stars, and there's TONS of inventory based on a cursory look at the ticketing site.
Updated On: 12/31/22 at 12:47 AM
