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OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
#50OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/16/26 at 7:57pm
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):
- Cole
- Jinkx (I’m honestly tempted to put Jinkx first - that’s how good she was.)
- Jane
- Betty
- JCM
- Tituss
"
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
#51OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/18/26 at 9:32pm
I loved Morrison. Everything about his performance. The great thing about this show is the debates about casting and character choices. Makes it fun. Everyone is going to relate differently to actors. I don’t care for Harris at all but I don’t think she ruins the show. I’m glad some folks love her.
I’d actually like to see Kathryn Hahn as Mary. She was a trip in Boeing Boeing. She is a twisted trip as an actress.
#52OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/18/26 at 9:49pm
I just want Jackie Sanders to go on already!
#53OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/19/26 at 9:45am
I understand the instinct to rank performers in a role, but truly everyone who has played the title role in this show has brought something totally unique to not only the part, but to the sensibility of the show itself. So how do we quantify? Obviously, by now the real winner is Cole Escola- not the performer, but the playwright who has written something that is so enduring and elastic you could put Melania Trump in the role and the show would probably still ultimately work.
For what it's worth, I saw JCM a few nights ago and thought he was wonderful. He is perhaps the performer so far least inclined to follow in the proven comedic beats of his predecessors, but his Mary is singularly HIM as a personality and as an artist. And I think at this point, that is what we are going to see, whenever we go see the latest incarnation in this role.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#54OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/19/26 at 10:29am
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.
#55OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/19/26 at 12:40pm
CoffeeBreak said:
"JCM has potential - and we love him - but last night he could not find the moments and ran over joke after joke."
The lost joke that annoyed me the most was:
During the audition, "she killed herself today," which always gets a big laugh from me and the audience, was reduced to nothing without a pause before it. JCM launched into it in the same breath as "kissin and tellin, and kissin some more," which made it barely understandable amid the laughs from the previous line. When it's delivered correctly, it s a guaranteed laugh, but JCM managed to lose it.
#56OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/19/26 at 1:32pm
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.
#57OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/25/26 at 1:24pm
Has anyone gotten their tickets at TKTS recently and if so, what have the seats been like?
#58OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/25/26 at 5:36pm
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.
#59OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/25/26 at 5:58pm
I agree that Louise is a deceptively tricky role that can take time for a performer to really find their voice in. Bianca had the advantage of originating it and setting the bar. The first time I saw Jenn, I was underwhelmed and surprised by how small the role felt (particularly compared to Bianca), but when I returned I found that she had really developed her performance. Solow has had less opportunity to really dig into the role, since both Bianca and Jenn have had great attendance.
#60OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 2/25/26 at 7:12pm
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:
The first time I saw the show, I was genuinely uncertain for a moment as to whether Mary had forgotten the words or Cole had; it was played with the exact correct mix of extended silence, genuine embarassement and then the unbridled and unearned sincerity of Mary's interpretation of the song. It just doesn't give away the twist of the joke at all. Every one I've seen do it since has either underplayed the moment and not landed the laugh (Betty, Hannah), or turned it into such an extended, exaggerated bit of "I can't remember the words" that there's no ambiguity behind it (Jane, Jinkx, Tituss). This is some deep-bench cabaret nonsense, a referential bit of humor inspired by an anecdote about Barbara Cook pretending to loose her composure in the middle of a song. There's something about the way Cole would cover their face and mutter "oh no no no no no no no...." that sold it perfectly. It remains my favorite gag in the show, and one of the top ten funniest single moments I have ever experienced in a theatre.
Updated On: 2/25/26 at 07:12 PM
GottaGetAGimmick420
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/23
#61OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/2/26 at 3:56pm
Dear producers, Megan Mullally as Mary and Nick Offerman as Abe............... I would pay $350 for a seat, literally. Please!
#62OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/2/26 at 4:15pm
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)
#63OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/2/26 at 8:53pm
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?
#64OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/3/26 at 1:06pm
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.
#65OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/3/26 at 2:59pm
AC126748 said: "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."
I saw that. Rules them out to join the show but maybe the tour? JCM isn't packing the Lyceum, so I wonder if the next Mary is a bigger name?
#66OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/3/26 at 3:10pm
should be an official announcement soon, as april 26th is right around the corner, and rehearsals should be coming up.....
#67OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/3/26 at 3:14pm
Any chance Mason Alexander Park might be doing a stint in the Broadway production between the end of their West End run and rehearsals for Much Ado?
#68OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/4/26 at 6:51am
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.
MezzA101
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/23
#70OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/4/26 at 10:25pm
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?
#71OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/5/26 at 12:09am
haterobics said: "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?"
JCM stagedoors but he doesn’t really sign anything. Instead, he actually gives out a pre-signed button with him on the front (in character) that says “Vote for Mary, Now More Than Ever”
#72OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/5/26 at 12:35am
Any idea what John announced on Seth Meyers tonight regarding Hedwig?
#73OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/5/26 at 10:24am
Whether you like it or not........
HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH
25th Anniversary Movie Tour
Movie Screening, accoustic set and Q&A with JCM
initial tour schedule and more info at:
https://www.hedwig25.com/
#74OH, MARY Reviews (2026 New)
Posted: 3/5/26 at 12:28pm
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.
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