A Los Angeles-based actress and filmmaker has been entertaining herself — and thousands of others — during quarantine by reenacting scenes from some of her favorite Broadway plays.
While Broadway’s theaters are shut down for the foreseeable future in New York City, Mary Neely, 29, is putting on her own performances of Wicked, Rent, Les Miserables, West Side Story, South Pacific, and more.
She plays dual roles in each of the videos, dressing up in different costumes and lip-syncing along with her favorite soundtracks.
Drama! Mary Neely, 29, is putting on her own performances of numbers from Broadway shows. Here, she does ‘A Heart Full of Love’ from Les Miserables, playing both Marius and Cosette
‘Since I’m single in the quarantine I’ve decided to reenact moments from my favorite musicals so it feels like I’m in love,’ she tweeted on March 31.
For her first performance, she did ‘A Heart Full of Love’ from Les Miserables, playing both Marius and Cosette.
The next day, she produced her own performance of the Finale from South Pacific, playing both Emile and Nellie.
In another video, she did the parts of both Wendela and Melchior singing ‘The Word of Your Body’ from Spring Awakening, and in yet another she does the parts of Laurey and Curly from Ohlahoma! singing ‘People Will Say We’re in Love.’
‘Since I’m single in the quarantine I’ve decided to reenact moments from my favorite musicals so it feels like I’m in love,’ she tweeted (pictured doing Finale from South Pacific, playing both Emile and Nellie)
A show! The actress has been playing both male and female roles for each of her videos (pictured as Wendela and Melchior singing ‘The Word of Your Body’ from Spring Awakening)
On Broadway! She does the parts of Laurey and Curly from Ohlahoma! singing ‘People Will Say We’re in Love’
She’s been incredibly prolific, turning out a new video every day.
From Rent, she performed ‘Your Eyes,’ playing both Roger and Mimi.
From The Music Man, she lip-synced to ‘Till There Was You,’ playing Marian and Harold Hill.
Her Phantom of the Opera performance included Christine and Raoul singing ‘Little Lotte/Angel of Music’, while her The Light in the Piazza number was ‘Say it Somehow’ by Clara and Fabrizio.
Her pick from Wicked was Elphaba and Fiyero singing ‘As Long As You’re Mine,’ and her West Side Story story number was ‘Tonight’ by Maria and Tony.
The whole production! From The Music Man, she lip-synced to ‘Till There Was You,’ playing Marian and Harold Hill, donning costumes for each
Classic: Her Phantom of the Opera performance included Christine and Raoul singing ‘Little Lotte/Angel of Music’
Light (your candle), camera, action! From Rent, she performed ‘Your Eyes,’ playing both Roger and Mimi
Most recently, she did Audrey and Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors performing ‘Suddenly Seymour’ and Robert and Janet from The Drowsy Chaperone singing ‘Accident Waiting to Happen.’
For each performance, the talented actress does elaborate hair and makeup.
What’s more, she seems to have quite a full closet at home, packed with costumes, and she dresses up in appropriate clothing for each video.
‘Musicals were basically my religion growing up,’ she told Good Morning America. ‘When I was younger I would imagine being in musicals and being in love. Now I do know what it’s like, but I’m single.
Incredible: She did Audrey and Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors performing ‘Suddenly Seymour’
Popular: Her pick from Wicked was Elphaba and Fiyero singing ‘As Long As You’re Mine’
‘This is perfect blend of all these parts of myself and of songs I used to sing to myself when I was alone when I was younger,’ she added.
The performances are certainly keeping her busy: She said that it can take three hours to film each one, and then she spends a few more hours editing the footage.
The clips have certainly earned her fans.
‘Omg. All of these. Excuse me, Im in love with you,’ wrote one enthusiastic admirer.
‘I. Am. A. Huge. Fan (as of right this minute)! Just fabulous,’ tweeted another, while a third wrote: ‘You are incredible. I hope I get to perform with you someday on Broadway. This is the content I have been craving and did not know it.’