All the Ways to Say I Love You
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PRAISE FOR THE PLAYS OF NEIL LABUTE
ALL THE WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU
“Compelling … a bleak vision redolent of classical tragedy.”
—Max McGuinness, Financial Times
“LaBute’s hour-long monologue is haunting … To say more is to spoil his perfect ending.”
—David Finkle, The Huffington Post
“A creeping primal darkness ensnares us in what appears to be an ordinary life.”
—Linda Winer, Newday
“Beware of any mentions of Reasons to be Happy in Neil LaBute’s dark new play … a wrenching solo monologue … unsettling to the haunting, heartrending end.”
—Jennifer Farrar, The Associated Press
“A densely plotted sonata … a portrait of a woman reckoning, without apology or deflection, with a decision that has defined her life.”
—Jason Fitzgerald, The Village Voice
THE WAY WE GET BY
“It’s sexy, it’s starry … dangerously irresistible.”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“The Way We Get By has an unexpected sweetness, along with a twist.”
—Jennifer Farrar, The Associated Press
“The Way We Get By feels like a refreshingly sunnier and more hopeful LaBute, with moments that feel suspiciously like giddy joy.”
—Sara Vilkomerson, Entertainment Weekly
“Viscerally romantic, almost shockingly sensitive, even, dare we say it, sweet … LaBute … dares here to explore less obviously explosive territory. Yet, somehow, this daring feels deep.”
—Linda Winer, Newsday
THE MONEY SHOT
“A wickedly funny new comedy.”
—Jennifer Farrar, The Associated Press
“An acid-tongued showbiz satire.”
—Scott Foundas, Variety
“Fresh, joyously impolite … a good and mean little farce.”
—Linda Winer, Newsday
“100 minutes of rapid-fire bursts of raucous laughter.”
—Michael Dale, BroadwayWorld
“Packs a stunning amount of intelligence into 100 minutes of delectable idiocy.”
—Hayley Levitt, TheaterMania
“Consistently entertaining … To his credit, LaBute does not aim for the obvious metaphor: in showbiz, everyone gets screwed. He is more concerned with amusing us.”
—Brendan Lemon, Financial Times
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
“Mr. LaBute is more relaxed as a playwright than he’s ever been. He is clearly having a good time revisiting old friends … you’re likely to feel the same way … the most winning romantic comedy of the summer, replete with love talk, LaBute-style, which isn’t so far from hate talk …”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“These working-class characters are in fine, foul-mouthed voice, thanks to the scribe’s astonishing command of the sharp side of the mother tongue. But this time the women stand up for themselves and give as good as they get.”
—Marilyn Stasio, Variety
“LaBute has a keen ear for conversational dialogue in all its profane, funny and inelegant glory.”
—Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News
“LaBute … nails the bad faith, the grasping at straws, the defensive barbs that mark a tasty brawl.”
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post
“Intense, funny, and touching … In following up with the lives of his earlier characters, LaBute presents another compassionate examination of the ways people struggle to connect and try to find happiness.”
—Jennifer Farrar, The Associated Press