Atlantic Theatre Company
"Ms. O'Malley and Mr. Nobbs are pitch-perfect." -Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"McPherson has drawn out a similarly sensitive performance from O'Malley. Mary bears the wounds of her father's neglect but has survived them to keep alive a small sliver of faith in herself, and her father." -Charles Isherwood, Variety
"Watching O'Malley's performance with Norton reminds us how rarely we see actors portraying awkward moments so believably that we experience the mild panic we feel when witnessing such things in life...[T]heir dialogue is alternately tender and wrenching...[T]he scene between John and Mary is among the best now on stage anywhere in New York." -Theatermania
"When John is forced to face his past in the form of his estranged daughter, Mary (Kerry O'Malley), you can see her try to hide her disgust with a fantasy she had probably held on to for most of her life: that once she had a strong and loving father." -The New Yorker
"Kerry O'Malley nicely captures the chronic disappointment of a daughter too mature now for bitterness and wise enough not to expect her dad to change."
-Roma Torre, NY 1
"[O'Malley] finds for her portrayal reserves of respect and compassion that allow for confrontation but never melodrama." -American Theater Web
"Kerry O'Malley, as the mournful yet oddly loving daughter, provides an effective counterweight to Norton as the two square off over long-simmering family matters." -Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
"The second act is devoted to John and his now-grown daughter, Mary (Kerry O'Malley), who hasn't seen her father in more than ten years and has come to ask him to pay a deathbed visit to her mother. It's a heartbreaking scene, as a forgiving Mary tells John of the unhappiness that befell the family in his absence." -Robert Donguez, NY Daily News
"...the beautiful and soulful Kerry O'Malley." -Donald Lyons, NY Post
"...a diffident, vulnerable O'Malley." -Gordon Cox, Newsday
"O'Malley is right on target in conveying the pain and yearning in John's damaged daughter, Mary." -Curtain Up
"The scene between Norton and O'Malley, very human as his inexplicably loving daughter, is especially touching." Michael Sommers, NJ Star-Ledger
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