Every publication has fallen head over heels for Mary Jane at Manhattan Theatre Club. So, what's the secret? Well, it stars Rachel McAdams and is penned by Amy Herzog, but its greatest power is its sense of humanity, presented in the moving story of a single mother grappling with the weight of family challenges and unlikely odds. Using her positivity, humor, and the support of a makeshift family of women, she confronts life one day at a time.

Critic Reviews Of Mary Jane

"Like all great plays, "Mary Jane" catches light from different directions at different times, revealing different ideas. On the other side of the worst of Covid, "Mary Jane" feels less like a parent's cry for more life than an inquest into the meaning of death." - The New York Times

"There are two sick people in Mary Jane's home, we realize, and Herzog has coaxed us into falling in love with both of them. The realization, just like the play, is gutting." - Broadway News

"All are rendered in lovely detail by Herzog and the five women of the cast, directed by Anne Kauffman with characteristic attention to the importance of offhand nuance."- Time Out

"By the time the final curtain on "Mary Jane" drops, the audience is fully immersed in the titular character's experiences. McAdams masters her portrayal of a determined caregiver continually sitting in the uncertainty of worry, despite constantly leaning toward positivity." - Variety

"That tonal balance is delicate, and it could tilt in any number of directions: too grim and it might be impossible to watch (I would understand someone not wanting to engage with the premise), too woo-woo and it might become sentimental. It asks a lot, specifically, of the actress playing Mary Jane. Rachel McAdams turns out to be more than up for the task." - Vulture

"Ultimately, McAdams gets her big theatrical moment, but much of the play's power comes from Herzog's scheme to withhold that moment. We expect Mary Jane to break down, explode, get pissed off long before she does. What sets her off is unexpected. It's worth the wait." - The Wrap

"Mary Jane is clear-eyed, compassionate, and leavened with humor. Herzog (4000 Miles, 2023's Broadway adaptation of A Doll's House) is known for her fine-tuned, lived-in dialogue. Director Anne Kauffman's cast breathe life into the script beautifully." - New York Theatre Guide

"Amy Herzog's beautiful play "Mary Jane" is, at its core, a study of the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to care for her child." - New York Daily News

"Herzog has written a mournful lullaby, somehow simultaneously upsetting and soothing, thoughtful and gut-wrenching. It's difficult to sit through, and yet, there is something consoling about it. Perhaps it is the comfort of seeing how people can come together to meet another's need, no matter what the need is." - Theatremania

"Like the character, Mary Jane reaches the depths of dread, but with the most human of touches." - Theatreley