Why is Oh! Mary! not selling out for return of Original cast?

I think it will be a bit of a bell curve. Right now buzz is a bit lower, Betty has gotten good reception but certainly hasn’t drawn the same mainstream interest that Cole did. By the time Tony season is in full swing and an end date is drawing closer and closer for their re-engagement, I think people will start swooping these up pretty quickly.

I also think it’s just a symptom of current Broadway ticket buying patterns. Buy late. Day of, day prior, a few days prior…

$400 a ticket is very steep. hopefully prices will come down a bit.

ACL2006 said: "$400 a ticket is very steep. hopefully prices will come down a bit."

Agreed, although I bought a ticket for 2nd row Mezz in the side section for $170 which I thought to be very fair.

And don’t forget, there’s a cast change up before this-  Titus Burgess hasn’t even begun his run yet, which appears to be almost entirely sold out. 

Did the producers ever announce if the show has recouped? if it has.

Yes back in November https://playbill.com/article/oh-mary-is-broadway-seasons-1st-show-to-recoup

There’s a limit to what most people can afford. With the growing economic chaos in this country, I’m hesitant to drop big bucks on anything—and that certainly includes theatre tickets. Sucks that reality has to get in the way of fun, but that’s life right now. 

If my mom weren’t a massive Cole fan, I wouldn’t be returning to bring her with. As much as I loved the show, it was definitely a “one and done” for me. I think without a lot of the surprises and shocks, it will play different. Others may feel the same way. 

I saw Oh, Mary! again last night after seeing at the Lortel, which was probably a year ago. There were some things that struck me this time around. Conrad Ricamora seemed to be shouting all his lines, and I actually went home with a headache. I didn't remember so much shouting from the Lortel. Also, I was struck by this particular speech of Mary's, and I don't remember that from my previous viewing:

All in all it was a fun night, and my out-of-town guests thoroughly enjoyed it. I was so happy to see the original cast back in!

Updated On: 4/23/25 at 10:39 AM

So was the “shouting.” He performed it the same way when I saw it off Broadway as well as during the original Broadway run. Although, it’s not employed throughout the entire performance…

Updated On: 4/25/25 at 11:18 AM

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "So was the “shouting.” He performed it the same way when I saw it off Broadway as well asduring the original Broadway run."

I actually had a different experience. I felt like that intensity/“shouting” grew over the performances I saw from Off to on Broadway. 

yahyahyah said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "So was the “shouting.” He performed it the same way when I saw it off Broadway as well asduring the original Broadway run."

I actually had a different experience. I felt like that intensity/“shouting” grew over the performances I saw from Off to on Broadway."

He’s also playing to a house that is quadruple on size from where it started. It’s a farcical comedy and so you have to play to the back of the house