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‘Pictures From Home’ Review: Picture Imperfect

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Pictures From Home (★★☆☆☆), Broadway’s lethargic family drama based on a book of photos.Between 1982 and 1992 photographer and college professor Larry Sultan took a bounty of photographs of his parents, Irving and Jean.

He captured them in both candid, unrehearsed moments and in staged poses.The process was painstaking, both for him and his subjects, but it ultimately launched them all to a sort of stardom within the photography world.

Sultan released the book to numerous accolades and, according to the New York Times, it has “become a definitive guide to narrative photography.”Playwright Sharr White was apparently so moved by the project, he decided to adapt the photos into a play.

Even with the star power of Tony winners Nathan Lane as Irving and Danny Burstein as Larry, along with Olivier Award-winner Zoë Wanamaker as Jean, the piece rarely gains dramatic momentum.Sure, there are a few tender moments and some amusing bits here and there.

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