Cole Escola’s 'Oh Mary!' heads to Broadway
Biden calls Kamala Harris 'Vice President Trump' at top of error-laden 'big boy' press conference: 'Qualified to be president'How on earth, amid the political implosion in Washington D.C., is the most heavenly escape on Broadway a non-musical play about the White House?which opened Thursday night at the Lyceum Theatre, does the impossible — thanks to the irrepressible comic genius of playwright and actor Cole Escola.
For instance, I’m pretty sure that Mary Todd Lincoln never drank a bucket of paint thinner as a cocktail. But this one does — with gusto!Mary’s only friend is a social climbing gossip named Louise , who is flabbergasted by the depressed first lady’s blasé nonchalance over her extraordinary circumstances.
Adding to our satisfaction is that the tremendous cast never winks or acknowledges the ridiculousness of what’s in front of us. They treat their characters with the utmost seriousness. Commanding Ricamora and sweet Scully are fired up and full of passion, and both performers are better than they wereActually, any fears that “Oh, Mary!” would lose its way in the big uptown move are dispelled within seconds. Escola’s Mary is so enormous — practically planetary — that even a 922-seat can’t contain her galvanic energy.
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