Big Bill

Feb 23, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Variety.com

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Legit Reviews: Thwap. Thwap. Thwap. The civilized sound of tennis balls being struck is a recurring motif in the aural landscape of A.R. Gurney’s new play about Bill Tilden. Equally pervasive, unfortunately, is the quiet drone of information being dispensed in little tidy nuggets. That soporific sound, the bane of many a bio play, is a persistent problem with Gurney’s informative but inert romp through the life of the country’s first tennis superstar.

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