All The Way
by Robert Schenkkan

Name: All The Way
Brand: Robert Schenkkan
SKU: 9780802123442
Rating: 4.05 (268 reviews)

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Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

Flexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Historical

Awards & Recognition

Drama Critics CircleDrama League AwardOuter Critics CircleTony Award

Winner! 2014 Tony Award for Best Play Also received Best Play awards from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama League, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, and Boston’s Elliot Norton Award.

What readers are saying

Readers find this play both fun and insightful, with many praising its brilliance and the compelling portrayal of political dynamics. The writing and the depth of character development resonate well, particularly with those familiar with the history it depicts. However, some express mild concerns about the complexity of the second half of the play, which can be difficult to follow.

Brilliant writingEngaging portrayal of politicsFun to read aloudComplex second half is difficult to follow

Synopsis

November, 1963. An assassin's bullet catapults Lyndon Baines Johnson into the presidency.

A Shakespearean figure of towering ambition and appetite, this charismatic, conflicted Texan hurls himself into the passage of the Civil Rights Act—a tinderbox issue emblematic of a divided America—even as he campaigns for re-election in his own right, and the recognition he so desperately wants.

In Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award–winning Robert Schenkkan's vivid dramatization of LBJ's first year in office, means versus ends plays out on the precipice of modern America.

ALL THE WAY is a searing, enthralling exploration of the morality of power.

It's not personal, it's just politics.

ThemesJohnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) , 1908-1973 Politics and government PS3569.C4833 A5 2014

Press Reviews

"…action-packed, thoroughly gripping…jaw-dropping political drama.” —Variety. “One of the highlights of the Broadway season.” —Associated Press. “A theatrical coup…nonstop action. The suspense of a first-class thriller.” —NY1. “A rewarding night at the theatre.” —Rolling Stone. “A sure-fire, action-packed hit.” —Huffington Post. ”With a cinematic sweep and an eye toward teasing out parallels to our current political gridlock, Schenkkan artfully traces the first year of LBJ's presidency."
— Entertainment Weekly