OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New) — Page 3

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "I liked JCM, well enough. I thought he found some fresh jokes, which I appreciated. I will say he goes back and forth between talking in a lower register, oddly - and when he does slip into thatvoice, it can be somewhat hard to hear him. Simu was nothing more than fine, up until that saloon sequence - he finally won me over there. I love Jenn Harris in this SO much. She would sell $10 worth of tickets, but I’d love to see her tackle Mary. You simply can’t teach her comedic timing and skillset.

If I’m ranking (I haven’t seen Hannah):

1. Cole
2. Jinkx (I’m honestly tempted to put Jinkx first - that’s how good she was.)
3. Jane
4. Betty
5. JCM
6. Tituss

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I would switch Betty and JCM and put Mason A. Park in a tie with Jinkx.

Re: Charles Busch - I kinda wish I saw this post last night because I ended up out for drinks with him and some mutual friends and so I should’ve asked. But he definitely has some Quentin Crisp energy about him and I absolutely Iove it

I just want Jackie Sanders to go on already!

QueenAlice said: you could put Melania Trump in the role and the show would probably still ultimately work.

That woman is already living this show for reals daily. I imagine she's knocking back oxy & codeine instead of whiskey though.

I spoke with Charles Busch about a year ago, and he more or less said that his days of doing any sort of extended run were behind him.

AC126748 said: "Has anyone gotten their tickets at TKTS recently and if so, what have the seats been like?"

I saw the show last night with a ticket through TKTS - Orchestra, Row G in the center section for $96.

JCM does make Mary Todd his own. Very much a caged animal trying to escape her prison - clawing at the doors and also prowling/racing round the set as if in a padded cell.

Lots of different line readings and changes in business. He did not hold for applause upon entrance but barreled into the room and did a sort of hop skip jump twirl about the stage during the applause. Another early change was he doesn't do the "1-2-3-4-5" when trying to find the dictionary. These sort of cued me in that we were not getting a variation on the Cole Escola factory model.

JCM's Mary is also much more playful with Simon. Whereas most are antagonistic, eyerolls and sneers, Mitchell is more coquettish - blowing kisses and booping Simon's nose at one point. Someone upthread mentioned he throws away "she died today" during the Nurse audition scene which he does but the affect was more like a slow ripple over the audience. JCM also paraphrased a little bit but I can't place exactly; both the "Great Day" monologue and the audition scene felt slightly off. The Madcap Medley was a delight. JCM does not do the "I can't remember bit." I didn't miss it.

Simu Liu was very pretty to look at and had some nice reactions to Mary's antics but is not a big stage presence. Rushed delivery. Very sweet though. Somewhere between a puppy in the pet store window and the high school quarterback playing the lead after injuring his knee. He camps it up in the bar scene doing a riff on Cheyenne Jackson's riff on Michael Urie's flaming queen. Big stiff jazz hands.

I adore John-Andrew Morrision's more wilting violet, weary Southern Belle take on Lincoln, but I know it's not everyone's cuppatea. Phillip James Brannon was my favorite President overall, but no one has done the orgasm scene better than Conrad Ricamora. Hannah Solow was on as Louise. I saw her as Mary a few months ago and really enjoyed seeing her moment in the spotlight (probably the best sung Madcap Medley). Her Louise was a bit more of an understudy performance. Neither the straightlaced high society doyenne of Bianca Leigh nor the high strung second banana of Jenn Harris. It's a tricky role playing Mary's straight man and balancing whatever energy she's throwing.

Tony Macht is still the production's secret weapon.

Updated On: 2/25/26 at 05:36 PM

Kad said: "quizking101 said: "

In re: that second point, of the 3 Marys I've seen (Escola, Jinkx, Krakowski), only Escola really made that moment really work. Since that's not really a bit that's in the text, I'm fine with replacements losing it altogether if it's not landing for them."







I entirely agree. Cole is the only one who has managed to hit the sweet spot of this moment:

Updated On: 2/25/26 at 07:12 PM

I knew he just left, but I would kill for Jak Malone to have a crack at it, either here or the U.K., but preferably here as I know he has inferred working again in NYC in the future.

Honestly, I’d love if the whole OG Mince came back for OM

- Jak (Mary)

- Tash (Abe)

- David (Booth)

- Claire (Louise)

- Zoe (Simon)

ACL2006 said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Dear producers, Megan Mullally as Mary and Nick Offerman as Abe............... I would pay $350 for a seat, literally. Please!"

Megan would kill!! Has Nick done Broadway before?"

Offerman hasn't been on Broadway, but he's done a fair amount of theater -- primarily in LA, but also Annapurna (with Mullally) at the New Group and A Confederacy of Dunces in Boston. Mullally and Offerman are doing a new musical, Iceman, together at the Goodman in Chicago this summer.

should be an official announcement soon, as april 26th is right around the corner, and rehearsals should be coming up.....

Saw the show last night. The cast was on fire. JCM spun his own take and was excellent. Every Mary I’ve seen is so different. The night belong to Simu. He was cute as heck and his bar scene earned claps and laughter. The new Abe was a give or take.

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Dear producers, Megan Mullally as Mary and Nick Offerman as Abe............... I would pay $350 for a seat, literally. Please!"

So... you'd pay normal price?!

Has JCM been doing stage door? Or has Red Bucket started yet?

Updated On: 3/4/26 at 10:25 PM

Any idea what John announced on Seth Meyers tonight regarding Hedwig?

I saw a preview of this tour in Philly back in December. I'd highly recommend it to any Hedwig fan. JCM is still in great voice and his performance/Q&A was very generous.