Pictures from Home

Pictures from Home is a memory play written by Sharr White based on the book Pictures from Home by photographer Larry Sultan.[1][2][3] The first production, directed by Bartlett Sher, opened in previews on 13 January 2023 at the Studio 54 theatre in New York City on Broadway. The play opened on 9 February 2023. The original Broadway cast includes Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, and Zoë Wanamaker.

Pictures from Home
Written bySharr White
Directed byBartlett Sher
Date premiered16 March 2022
Place premieredCalifornia
Original languageEnglish
SubjectMemory, family, mortality, photography
GenreDrama
Setting1980s California
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Background

Photographer Larry Sultan began taking photos of his parents beginning in the early 1980s and he spent a decade, interviewing, and writing about his parents, and his relationship with them. The book was adapted by Sharr White into the play Pictures from Home. The book chronicles his childhood, his upbringing and his relationship with his parents who live in California.[4][5]

Plot

The show is a domestic comedic drama, and exploration into the relationship between a son who is a photographer and his parents who live in California. The cast includes Danny Burstein as the son and photographer, Nathan Lane as the father and former razor salesman, and Zoë Wanamaker as his mother who later in life became a realtor. The production spans 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission.

Productions

The play originated on Broadway at the Studio 54 theatre in previews on January 13, 2023 and officially opened on February 9. The roles were originated by Burstein, Lane, and Wanamaker.

Cast
Role Studio 54, Broadway
January 2023
LarryDanny Burstein
IrvingNathan Lane
JeanZoë Wanamaker

References
  1. "Pictures From Home". Playbill. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. Levy, Matt (20 January 2023). "'Pictures From Home' with Nathan Lane is on Broadway. We found tickets". New York Post. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. Paulson, Michael (25 October 2022). "Nathan Lane to Return to Broadway This Winter in 'Pictures From Home'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. Bengal, Rebecca (21 January 2023). "Nathan Lane's New Play Is Photography Brought Alive". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. Gross, Terry (13 January 2023). "Revisiting Larry Sultan's 'Pictures from Home,' a photo memoir of post-WWII life". NPR. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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