OH, MARY! Reviews- Page 12

[Kad]

Posted: 12/2/24 at 1:45pm

Bwaygurl2 said: "Paula Pell?"

I would love to see Pell in this, honestly.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 10:01am

It’s official! Betty Gilpin will be taking over as Mary.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 10:01am

EmceeHammer said: "OharaFosseWolfe888 said: "That is also what I was told, it was. She has 3nominations for the Netflix show. She is not as big of a name as anyone has dream casted or speculated above…”

Betty Gilpin (nominated three times for ‘Glow’)?"

Ding ding ding! Was just announced on Morning Joe, Betty Gilpin takes over for an 8 week run.

[EmceeHammer]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 10:07am

"...Ding ding ding! Was just announced on Morning Joe, Betty Gilpin takes over for an 8 week run."

What do I win???

Interesting but inspired choice. Would love to hear the behind-the-scenes story of the casting process.

Gilpin is an incredible actress, truly underrated. Hope this pushes her career forward. 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 10:12am

I’ve been a big fan of Betty Gilpin’s since Nurse Jackie and, while I have a hard time picturing her take on Mary, I’m so glad to see her take a big swing with her Broadway debut. I think she’ll be excellent.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 12/5/24 at 6:10pm

And Mary Todd Lincoln made the Stylish List

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/style/best-dressed-people-2024.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fE4.vDSX.k_YKCUqIf7ZD

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 12/6/24 at 12:45am

JasonC3 said: "Apologies if this was mentioned earlier in the thread, but a fairly reliable commenter on the UK board just posted that HBO is doing a pro-shot of the OBC."

this sounds about right, I hope the film is ala a PBS Playhouse recording from the 70's "on video" ect

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/11/24 at 8:01pm

apparently short notice, but Hannah went on tonight as Mary Todd Lincoln.

[The8re phan]

Posted: 12/12/24 at 8:35am

for anyone that has seen the show without Cole.......

 

do they still play Cole's recorded preshow announcement, and if not, is it still "Blythe Danner"????

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 12/12/24 at 8:39am

The8re phan said: "for anyone that has seen the show without Cole.......

do they still playCole's recordedpreshow announcement, and if not, is it still "Blythe Danner"????"

Yes.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/12/24 at 2:35pm

ACL2006 said: "apparently short notice, but Hannah went on tonight as Mary Todd Lincoln."

Hannah is on for both shows today. Cole posted that they have the flu.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/12/24 at 4:36pm

NYT gift link:

"A Visual Tour of ‘Oh, Mary!,’ Broadway’s Hit Comedy"

[djoko84]

Posted: 12/13/24 at 3:08pm

If Cole has the flu then what does that mean for the $5 show today? Does that mean they'll be out for Mary's special birthday performance? That would suck. 

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 12/13/24 at 4:40pm

djoko84 said: "If Cole has the flu then what does that mean for the $5 show today? Does that mean they'll be out for Mary's special birthday performance? That would suck."

 

Cole posted to Instagram that they'll be in the show tonight!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/13/24 at 7:41pm

Anyone win the $5 lottery today? Judging by their videos, it looked like a zoo.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/25/24 at 5:05am

The New York Times names Cole Escola one of its 10 Breakout Artists for 2024 (gift link).

They also got the esteemed upper right corner spot (intersection of Highbrow and Brilliant) in New York Magazine's 2024 Approval Matrix.

Updated On: 12/25/24 at 05:05 AM

[JasonC3]

Posted: 1/9/25 at 6:03pm

Just for fun, I checked StubHub to see top prices for some of Cole's final performances next week. $4377 for Thursday at 5 lol.  Less expensive ones available, but several at 4K+ each day. And some right now at $7700 for their final performance on Sunday. It will be interesting to see how they drop and where they land.

Updated On: 1/9/25 at 06:03 PM

[George in DC]

Posted: 1/9/25 at 6:40pm

JasonC3 said: "Just for fun, I checked StubHub to see top prices for some of Cole's final performance next week. $4377 for Thursday qt 5 lol.  Less expensive ones available, but several at 4K+ each day. And some right now at $7700 for their final performance on Sunday. LMAO."

 

Unfortunately, the showing isn't selling very well after Cole leaves. Hopefully word of mouth once the new cast takes over will change that.

 

[Wick3]

Posted: 1/18/25 at 4:46pm

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "JasonC3 said: "Apologies if this was mentioned earlier in the thread, but a fairly reliable commenter on the UK board just posted that HBO is doing a pro-shot of the OBC."

this sounds about right, I hope the film is ala a PBS Playhouse recording from the 70's "on video" ect"

Was a proshot done with the OBC?

[Kad]

Posted: 1/18/25 at 4:56pm

Considering the OBC leaves this weekend, and there have been no reports of a pro-shot actually having happened, this seems pretty unlikely.

[Wick3]

Posted: 1/19/25 at 9:29pm

did anyone attend Cole's last performance? I heard something happened during the cabaret?

[The8re phan]

Posted: 1/19/25 at 11:08pm

I was there…..a woman a few seats down from me (3rd row center…in the middle of the row) got up and climbed over everyone to leave shortly after Cole started singing American Pie. Cole stopped mid song, paused for a beat, and looked at her and said “what…. Too sad? You got this far, but hey, American Pie is is just too much???!!!?”
The place went NUTS

 Cole was on fire the entire show, and gave an extraordinary performance, as did the entire company.

Updated On: 1/19/25 at 11:08 PM

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 1/20/25 at 12:39am

Original ''Oh, Mary!'' cast takes its bows. It had been announced that Cole Escola, Conrad Ricamora and James Scully were leaving today, but I didn't know Peter Smith, the male understudy, also was leaving. They all got bouquets. It's been rumored that Escola will return later, but when?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbrkYDvogaY

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 1/20/25 at 1:31am

The8re phan said: "I was there…..a woman a few seats down from me (3rd row center…in the middle of the row) got up and climbed over everyone to leave shortly after Cole started singing American Pie. Cole stopped mid song, paused for a beat, and looked at her and said “what…. Too sad? You got this far, but hey, American Pie is is just too much???!!!?”
The place went NUTS

Cole was on fire the entire show, and gave an extraordinary performance, as did the entire company."

American Pie ? Spoiler ?

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/20/25 at 8:09am

The8re phan said: "I was there…..a woman a few seats down from me (3rd row center…in the middle of the row) got up and climbed over everyone to leave shortly after Cole started singing American Pie. Cole stopped mid song, paused for a beat, and looked at her and said “what…. Too sad? You got this far, but hey, American Pie is is just too much???!!!?”
The place went NUTS

Cole was on fire the entire show, and gave an extraordinary performance, as did the entire company."

Co-signing this. It was the first time in the 19 times I’ve seen it that Cole (in character) ad libbed outside of the regular bits of the show. 

The audience also erupted in a standing ovation when Cole came out after Abe was shot, and they were visibly moved, but also gestured to settle the audience down since there was still some show left.