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Though shes not exactlyEdna Pontellier, Escolas Mary Todd Lincoln is in desperate need of an awakening.
Or, perhaps more accurately, a reawakening.
AmongOh, Mary!s triumphs, though, is that the production isnt simply the Cole Escola Show.
HesJoe Pittin wolfs clothing and a stovepipe hat.
I dont love cabaret!
he roars at Mary.
Like afffffanof elegant stories told through song?
In the end, its not his wife Abe hates but himself.
If he takes his cruelty out on Mary, its because she doesnt share his skill for repression.
Sometimes, the most loving creations are the least reverent.
And, as Mary so convincingly proclaims to her husband, Theres no difference between theater and cabaret.
Theater is just fewer feathers and flatter shoes!
After all, what good is sitting alone in your room?
Oh, Mary!is at the Lyceum Theatre through September 15.
