Review: Believe the hype about Broadway’s gloriously irreverent ‘Oh, Mary!’

Moving to Broadway after months of breathless hype from critics and theatergoers, it’d be easy to turn up one’s nose at the show, grumbling that something was “lost” in the transfer. But that is certainly not the case here: For any fans of “elegant stories told through song,” Escola’s brilliant lunacy is the real deal. Like the play’s unhinged diva, “Oh, Mary!” will not and should not be ignored.