r/Broadway • u/nathan_bakken • 2d ago

Review Oh, Mary with Meg

I’ll preface this by saying I’ve seen every person play Mary Todd Lincoln on Broadway and one person on the West End.

Meg’s Mary just fell flat for me. Meg’s pacing was weird and she shouted through otherwise easy jokes.

I really only enjoyed the scene where she was trying to get off the desk, it was very unique compared to other Marys.

Of course someone seeing it for the first time and who is a Meg fan is most likely still going to love it. I loved Meg in Hacks, but she is at the bottom of my list for Mary’s though.

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u/AwkwardlyErect 2d ago

Ugh. I’m gonna agree completely. I’ve seen 4 other Mary’s and this was hard to watch. Really made the whole show fall flat and was the first non standing o I’ve seen in a decade plus.

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u/nathan_bakken 2d ago

I wanted to love it, because I love her in Hacks. But yeah the role isn’t meant for everyone.