The Love List
By Norm Foster
Way as the woman who fits the bill for "Bill", is probably the best imaginable pick for the role.
She's versatile. Her role calls for her to look professional in suits, sexy and sassy in a nightgown. She's funny. True, she has the gift of good lines but Way has a certain way about her - a sense of timing, body language and teasing - that wins over audiences. She also stick handles Foster's naughty bits of dialogue with a lot of class. There are lots of talented actors out there but, in this role, Way would be a tough act to follow.
- Teresa Mallam, Free Press
Leisa Way as “Justine” is phenomenal. Her
role is incredibly demanding. At given times, she must convincingly portray
any of half a dozen different women, all in one body. She is called upon to
switch from sobbing sentimentalist to playful coquette, sometimes within seconds.
Way is brilliant. She is able to effortlessly embody
these character demands. Her voice, a cross between Mae West and a slightly
demented Southern Belle, is wonderful to hear. Her delivery of the line,
“I hate it when men use me for my brain!” brings the house down.
As Justine, it is easy to believe that she can shake up the lives of two slightly
smug males.”
- The Morrisburg Leader, 2006
“The Love List had the audience howling with laughter from start to unpredictable
finish…..
….Then in comes the delightful and lovely Leisa Way as
Justine. Both the pace and the comedy light up even more brightly, the
three of them having this romp on the stage that is so infectious everyone in
the audience thinks they’re in the play themselves.”
- Harry Currie, Kitchener-Waterloo Record
“Justine is fully embodied by Leisa Way, who tumbles
easily over the character’s emotional hairpin turns and goes from lustful
to sobbing to seething jealousy in a matter of minutes, so extreme it prompts
intermittent applause from the audience.”
- Samantha Craggs, Times-Reformer