Members Lucky Posted January 14, 2013 Members Share Posted January 14, 2013 Here is the main attraction in the revival of the play Picnic: The NY Times even began its review: "The Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of William Inge’s “Picnic” opened on Sunday night, starring an exceptionally well-developed torso." I saw the play last week myself, and my recommendation is that you read that review: http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/01/14/theater/reviews/picnic-at-american-airlines-theater.html?hpw Ben Brantley does his best to point out the good points of the play- the set, the costumes- but he pretty much came to the same conclusion that I did. The play is not very interesting. 60 years ago it was "the last word in sexual frankness." But we've come a long way since then, and this Picnic hasn't. At today's theater prices, your dollar can be better spent. I remember seeing Ellen Burstyn play Jared Leto's mother in the movie Requiem for A Dream and being so impressed with her acting. last year I saw her off-Broadway in one of the worst plays I have ever seen, and now with Picnic it looks like I will never see her act as well as she did in that movie. Too bad. The title of this thread includes the line "a cock in a henhouse." That line comes from Ben Brantley's review, just in case you won't be reading it and might think the line is mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...