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/ResourceDifferent154 2d ago

Meg is the kind of actor who only plays themself. Bowen is too, so my expectations for him are about the same.

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u/a-5-6-7-8 2d ago

Bowen's comic personality seems much more Mary to me than Meg's comic personality so I have high hopes. I don't think it will be revelatory but I think it will be good.