1963. The day that JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) became the 37th President of the United States. The country was in shock and yet the business of the nation continued. The top priority was the Civil Rights Act, and in this Tony Award-winning Broadway play, LBJ, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey take on a Congress divided on this hot button matter of policy. The KKK bombed black churches, Freedom Riders disappeared into the night, George Wallace held a tight grip on Alabama, and Bobby Kennedy posed a challenge to LBJ in the coming election and tensions ran high.
“With cinematic sweep with an eye toward teasing out our parallels to our current gridlock. Schenkkan traces the first year of LBJ’s presidency.” – Entertainment Weekly
“…jaw dropping political drama.” – Variety
Learn more about “All The Way”:
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Twin Cities actor is famous for portraying famous men (this time it’s LBJ)
Read the rave reviews:
- History Theatre scores political victory with ‘All the Way,’ a rewarding portrait of LBJ’s civil rights legacy (Graydon Royce, Star Tribune)
- History Theatre goes big with LBJ play – and you should see it (Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press)
- LBJ, MLK, and HHH race to pass the Civil Rights Act in “All the Way” (Jay Gabler, CityPages)
- All the Way – Reminds us of our past and how it affects our present (cherryandspoon.com)
- A complex, intelligent portrayal of a crucial chapter in our past. See if if you can.(talkinbroadway.com)
Watch interview and preview scenes:
- All the Way scene 1
- All the Way scene 2
- All the Way scene 3
- Interview – Pearce Bunting and Shawn Hamilton
