Review - Neil LaBute Likes Me. Does That Make Me A Bad Person?

They say there are three things a guy should never say to a woman on a first date:

1) I have commitment issues.
2) I have mother issues.
3) I really liked Neil LaBute's last play.

No other playwright around is known for pushing angering buttons like Neil LaBute, yet both times I've reviewed one of his plays he's sent me a nice little complimentary email thanking me for my comments, so to me he seems like a sweet guy.

His recent piece for "The Guardian," titled "How American Theatre Lost It," isn't exactly going to win him an invitation to present at the Tony Awards ("And now to present this year's Tony for choreography, let's welcome Neil LaBute and Sutton Foster!") but I found it an enjoyable read. That is, until the last paragraph where he makes a blanket dismissal of musicals. Maybe Michael John LaChiusa can introduce him to some good ones.

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