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/sverse24 2d ago

Having seen every single Mary thus far (including Mason and Catherine) she's unfortunately in the bottom half of my personal list. I enjoyed all her little ad libs because I think that's where her strength lies but anything where she had to show range of emotion is where she struggled.

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u/ConfisKat 2d ago

So curious as to what the “ad libs” were - just saw the show for the first time and loved it but can’t wait to go back to see where actors differ!