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Only Kelli O’Hara Could Make the Word ‘Geegaws’ Break Your Heart


The Tony winner fought through “the worst stomach bug I’ve had in years” to bring you that Gilded Age line reading.

A Tony winner who has starred in beloved productions like A Light in the Piazza, South Pacific(2008), and The Bridges of Madison Country, O’Hara is one of the most iconic theater actresses of the 21st century. But on HBO’s delightfully inane drama, she has largely been tasked with background work: furtively frowning and occasionally breaking the rules by, say, keeping a small secret. Charles sabotages her attempt to keep their news a secret by bringing his mistress to a society function, a slight Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy) clocks immediately.

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