Workbench can't connect but mysql command line can?

[Jon Daniel]

So I'm connecting to a mysql database ...

Works fine from the command line --

jonathans-MacBook-Pro:synergysuite jon$ mysql -h ***snipped*** -P 3306 -u jon.daniel -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 49647833
Server version: 5.6.10-log MySQL Community Server (GPL)

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mysql>
mysql> use emdb;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> select count(*) from person;
+----------+
| count(*) |
+----------+
| 156893 |
+----------+
1 row in set (0.52 sec)

mysql> quit
Bye

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Workbench set up --

Test Connection -- works fine, 'Successfully made the MySQL connection'

Attempt to open a connection there so I can run some queries ... MySQL workbench hangs. I've tried playing with various settings (require ssl, etc. - no effect, test connection succeeds, opening a DB doesn't)

Any ideas???