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Jinkx Monsoon‘s Oh, Mary! co-stars have been announced!

Back in June, it was announced that the 37-year-old RuPaul’s Drag Race two-time winner will take over for Cole Escola in the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the hit Broadway show.

Then on Wednesday (July 16), it was announced that Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Urie, and Jenn Harris will be sharing the stage with Jinkx.

Keep reading to find out more…Kumail will be taking over Conrad Ricamora‘s role as Mary’s Husband, Michael will be taking over for James Scully as Mary’s teacher, and Jenn will be taking over the role of Mary’s Chaperone from Bianca Leigh, Playbill announced.

Jinkx, Kumail, Michael, and Jenn‘s roles in Oh, Mary! are all starting on August 4. The play marks Kumail and Jenn‘s Broadway debuts.

Conrad, James, and Bianca along with Tituss Burgess, who is the show’s current Mary Todd,...

Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Urie will join the Broadway cast of Oh, Mary! alongside the previously announced Jinkx Monsoon next month, producers announced today.

Beginning August 4 and running through September 28, Nanjiani will play Mary’s Husband and Urie will be Mary’s Teacher to Monsoon’s Mary Todd Lincoln. Also new to the show will be Jenn Harris, taking on the role of Mary’s Chaperone.

Oh, Mary! marks the Broadway debuts of Nanjiani and Harris, who take over for exiting original cast members Conrad Ricamora and Bianca Leigh. Urie, fresh off his 2025 Emmy Award nomination for Shrinking, replaces original cast member James Scully.

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The new cast was announced today by producers Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia.

Another original cast member, Tony Macht...

Jinkx Monsoon will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Broadway’s smash hit comedy Oh, Mary! for an eight-week engagement beginning in August, producers announced.

Also today, producers announced that the show’s Broadway run has been extended, with tickets now on sale through January 4. (Tickets previously had been on sale through September 24.)

Monsoon’s turn in the bratty curl ringlet wig follows an encore six-week engagement by Tituss Burgess, who had played Mrs. Lincoln earlier this spring when the role’s originator Cole Escola took a temporary break. Escola, the play’s writer, just won a Tony Award for their performance as the president’s desperate wife.

Escola’s final performance is on June 21. Co-stars Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Bianca Leigh and Tony Macht will remain with the show through August 2.

Monsoon, the RuPaul’s Drag Race alum who is currently on Broadway in Pirates! The...

Jinkx Monsoon will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! starting in August.

Monsoon, known from RuPaul’s Drag Race, takes over the role starting Aug. 4 for an eight-week engagement through Sept. 27. Before Monsoon’s run, Tituss Burgess will play Mary Todd Lincoln from June 23 through Aug. 2.

The role was originated by Cole Escola, who also wrote the play and is currently starring in the Broadway production. Escola, who recently won a Tony Award for their portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln, will play their final performance June 21. Oh, Mary! Director Sam Pinkleton also won a Tony.

Monsoon is currently starring in Pirates! The Penzance musical through July 27, and has previously appeared in Chicago on Broadway and Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway.

“Now — I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cole Escola is the funniest person alive,” Monsoon said. “Oh, Mary! is one of the best,...

Jinkx Monsoon is becoming Mary Todd Lincoln!

The 37-year-old RuPaul’s Drag Race two-time winner will take over for Cole Escola in the role on the Tony Award-winning Oh, Mary!, the production confirmed Tuesday (June 18).

“Sensational! ⭐️ Award-winning actress, recording artist, and drag queen Jinkx Monsoon will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! beginning Monday, August 4, and play a limited eight-week engagement through Saturday, September 27,” the show announced.

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“Tickets now on sale through January 2026. See original cast members Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Bianca Leigh, and Tony Macht through August 2, 2025!”

For all ticket info, head to OhMaryPlay.com.

Cole Escola, who also wrote the play, made Broadway history with their win at the Tonys as the first non-binary performer to win in their category. See more from their Tonys win!

Broadway’s official game night, Broadway Bets, will return this Monday, May 19, 2025. Special guests set to shuffle up and deal include Emmy Award winner Hank Azaria (The Simpsons); Kelli Barrett (Parade); poker pro Andy Frankenberger, Drew Gehling (& Juliet); Bianca Lee; Tony Macht; 2025 Tony Award nominee Sam Pinkleton; 2025 Tony nominee Conrad Ricamora; James Scully; Jarrod Spector (Hamilton); poker pro Erik Seidel; and Tony winner and 2025 nominee David Yazbek (Dead Outlaw). Broadway Bets brings the friendly Texas Hold ’em tournament back to the New York City theater district’s legendary and much-loved Sardi’s restaurant. The event is produced by and benefits Broadway Cares.<br...

Chappell Roan just caught a performance of one of Broadway’s biggest hit plays!

The Grammy-winning singer met up with star Cole Escola backstage after a performance of Oh, Mary! on Wednesday (May 7) at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.

Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The play is nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play.

While backstage at the show, Chappell also met co-stars Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Bianca Leigh, and Tony Macht.

Oh, Mary! has been extended on Broadway yet again with Cole playing their final performance on June 21. They will be succeeded in the show by returning star Tituss Burgess, who will play a six-week return engagement from June 23 through August 2. Tickets are currently on sale through September 28 and future casting has not yet been revealed.

Cole Escola, creator of the Broadway hit comedy Oh, Mary!, will return to star in their show as Mary Todd Lincoln, and will bring the rest of the original cast – including Conrad Ricamora (‘Mary’s Husband’) and James Scully (‘Mary’s Teacher’) – along with them.

Producers announced today that beginning Tuesday, April 8, the full Oh, Mary! original cast will be back in the show at the Lyceum Theatre. Escola, Ricamora and Scully left the show at various times in recent months for what turns out to be temporary leaves. The show, once a regular sell-out week after week, has seen declines in attendance and ticket sales since Escola’s departure in January.

Oh, Mary! currently stars Betty Gilpin as Mary Todd Lincoln, with Tituss Burgess set to play the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from March 18 through April 6. Other cast members currently on board are Phillip James Brannon, Chris Renfro...

Cole Escola is returning to the lead role in Oh, Mary! on Broadway.

Escola, who originated the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the play, will return to the role starting April 8. Conrad Ricamora, who plays Mary’s Husband, and James Scully, who plays Mary’s Teacher, will also return starting April 8.

Betty Gilpin is currently playing the role on Broadway after taking over from Escola on Jan. 21. Tituss Burgess is set to take over for three weeks starting March 18.

Written by Escola, Oh Mary! reimagines the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, depicting her as a wannabe cabaret star with a drinking problem who is discontented with her life in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The play, directed by Tony Award nominee Sam Pinkleton, opened on Broadway on July 11, 2024 at the Lyceum Theatre after a sold-out run Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theater.

In addition to Gilpin,...

Tituss Burgess will take over the lead role in Oh, Mary! this spring.

Burgess will play Mary Todd Lincoln for three weeks starting March 18 through April 6. He takes over the role from Betty Gilpin, who took over the role starting Jan. 21.

Cole Escola, who wrote the play, originated the role of Mary Off-Broadway and through the show’s Broadway transfer.

Burgess, known for his roles in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Schmigadoon!, has previously appeared on Broadway in Moulin Rouge!, Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid and more.

“Oh, Mary! blew me away when I saw it on Broadway. Cole Escola is a genius!” Burgess said. “The show is fresh and impossibly funny. I understand the role of Mary Todd Lincoln maybe a little too well. I’m over the moon with joy that I get to join the company at The Lyceum Theatre.”

Oh Mary! reimagines the life of Mary Todd Lincoln,...

Betty Gilpin just made her Broadway debut!

The Emmy Award-nominated actress took her first bow in the hit play Oh, Mary! on Tuesday night (January 21) at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.

Betty took over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from the show’s original star and writer Cole Escola, who departed the play this past weekend. She is joined in the cast by newcomers Phillip James Brannon as Mary’s Husband and Chris Renfro as Mary’s Teacher, as well as original stars Bianca Leigh as Mary’s Chaperone and Tony Macht as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant.

Oh, Mary! is the first show in the 121-year history of the Lyceum Theatre to ever gross more than $1 million in a single week and the show has since broken its own box office record eleven times.

Betty will star in the play for a limited 8-week engagement through...

Cole Escola is departing their smash hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary!

The 38-year-old star, who penned the comedy, will bow out from the Mary Todd Lincoln role beginning on January 21, 2025, Deadline confirmed.

Betty Gilpin will take over the role for a limited 8-week engagement.

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She will begin her run from Tuesday, January 21, 2025, through Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Oh, Mary! also just announced a new block of tickets for the play are on sale through Saturday, June 28, 2025. The person playing Mary from late March through June has not yet been made public.

Betty Gilpin will replace Cole Escola as Mary Todd Lincoln

Oh, Mary! has sold out weekly, becoming the first and so far only show of the season to recoup its investment, with its weekly box office usually topping $1 million.

Here’s the synopsis: “Oh, Mary!, directed by Sam Pinkleton, stars Escola as a miserable, suffocated...

Oh, Mary! without Cole Escola? As it turns out, yes. The Broadway hit comedy, which recently became the first production of the season to recoup its production cost, will have a new Mary Todd Lincoln beginning January 21 when Glow actor Betty Gilpin will take over the role for a limited 8-week engagement.

Gilpin’s engagement runs from Tuesday, January 21, 2025, through Sunday, March 16, 2025. Interestingly, Oh, Mary! also announced today that a new block of tickets for the play are on sale through Saturday, June 28, 2025. So who will play Mary from late March through June? Stay tuned.

While no mention was made in today’s announcement of Escola’s plans, in previous interviews they have expressed interest in writing new work that they would not necessary act in. That said, with a recent Tony eligibility ruling that Escola, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronounces, would be eligible in the Best...

Betty Gilpin will take over the lead role in Oh, Mary! on Broadway this winter.

Gilpin, an Emmy nominee for her role in Netflix’s Glow, takes over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from Cole Escola starting Jan. 21 for an eight-week run through March 16. The play has also released a new block of tickets, extending the Broadway run through at least June 28, 2025.

Escola wrote the play and has starred in the show since its off-Broadway run, which began in January 2024. The play, directed by Sam Pinkleton, reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a petulant, wannabe cabaret star dreaming to get away from her husband and the White House. Since opening on Broadway in July 2024, the show has been selling out and has broken the box office record at the Lyceum Theatre 10 times.

In addition to her role as Debbie Eagan/Liberty Belle in Glow, Gilpin starred opposite Shailene Woodley in...

Oh, Mary!, the Cole Escola hit Broadway comedy that last summer became the first show in the 121-year history of the Lyceum Theatre to gross more than $1 million in a single week, has recouped its entire production cost, producers announced today.

Capitalized at $4,525,000, Oh, Mary!, directed by Sam Pinkleton, is the first show of the 2024-2025 Broadway season to announce its recoupment. The recoupment announcement was made today by producers Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia.

Escola wrote and stars in Oh, Mary! The comedy, depicting Mary Todd Lincoln as a miserable, hard-drinking cabaret-star-wannabe in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, also features Conrad Ricamora as Mary’s Husband, James Scully as Mary’s Teacher, Bianca Leigh as Mary’s Chaperone, and Tony Macht as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant.

Since its opening on July 11 at the Lyceum, Oh, Mary! has broken its own box office record nine times,...

Oh,Mary! has recouped its $4.525 million Broadway capitalization.

The play, written by and starring Cole Escola, has recouped its Broadway production costs, after opening at the Lyceum Theatre on July 11. The production has broken its own box office record nine times, including last week, when it brought in just above $1.2 million, with an average ticket price of $171.32.

In Oh Mary!, Escola reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a wannabe cabaret star, railing against her life in the White House and against wishes of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln.

In addition to breaking box office records, the comedy has also brought in celebrity guests, including former first lady Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett on Saturday afternoon, as well as Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, Bowen Yang, Anne Hathaway, Andrew Garfield, Jennifer Aniston and Madonna (as well as Lincoln’s Steven Spielberg, Sally Field and Tony Kushner during the Off-Broadway run).

Escola landed on...

Cole Escola’s hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! is extending its record-breaking run at the Lyceum Theatre by two months, and will now play through January 19, 2025.

The first show in the 121-year history of the Lyceum to gross more than $1 million in a single week, the critically acclaimed Oh, Mary! has surpassed its own house records for four consecutive weeks. The play’s highest weekly gross to date was $1,105,634.50 for the week ending September 8.

Following a twice-extended Off Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Oh, Mary! opened on Broadway July 11 and was initially scheduled to run through September 15. The first of its two extensions pushed the closing date to November 10.

Directed by Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! stars Escola (in their Broadway debut) as a miserable, suffocated and heavy-drinking Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The production also features Conrad Ricamora as Mary’s Husband,...

Broadway’s smash hit Oh, Mary! has announced a nearly two-month extension following rave reviews. Initially set to close September 15, Cole Escola’s comedy will now perform at the Lyceum Theatre through November 10.

The twice-extended Off Broadway campy comedy transferred to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre July 11 after beginning previews July 26.

It was also announced today that Oh, Mary! has broken the all-time box office record at the Lyceum Theatre, grossing $1.05 million for the week ending July 21, besting the record held by 2022 Tony Award-winning best musical A Strange Loop.

Written by and starring Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! stars Escola as, according to the synopsis, “a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this one act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of...

Queer alt-comedy in the vein of Oh, Mary! seldom makes it to Broadway, so the arrival of Cole Escola’s downtown theatrical sensation at the Lyceum is cause for Big Gay Jubilation. But if that makes this blissfully absurd rethink of a key moment in American history sound like niche entertainment showing up late for Pride Month, don’t be deceived. It’s hard to imagine anyone with a sense of humor not joining the infectious laughter sparked by Escola’s gut-bustingly funny antics, reimagining Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic cabaret artiste manqué, married to a president struggling to keep the closet door shut.

Escola has been a scene-stealer on TV series including Difficult People, Search Party and At Home With Amy Sedaris (there are no words for how much I miss that show), frequently doubling as a writer. The nonbinary actor has said in interviews that since theater...

There’s funny, there’s very funny, and then there’s Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola’s riotous new comedy that brings more laughs to Broadway than all the Gutenberg!s, Edelmans and Birbiglias combined. You can throw in Shucked for good measure.

Escola, low-key famous these last few years through YouTube videos, late night appearances and gigs for TV’s The Other Two and Difficult People, ups the career stakes immensely with Oh, Mary!, opening tonight at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre. With nods and hints to Charles Busch, the late, great and forever Ridiculous Everett Quinton, the Sedaris siblings, Carol Burnett, Pee-wee Herman and Absolutely Fabulous, Escola squeezes just enough juice from their influences for a mix that is entirely fresh and not to be missed.

Following its acclaimed and sold-out Off Broadway engagement at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Oh, Mary!, directed by Sam Pinkleton without so much as a split second wasted,...

Oh, Mary! is heading to Broadway this summer after a sold-out run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in downtown New York City.

Cole Escola wrote the play and stars “as a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this one act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of an idiot.”

The show also stars Conrad Ricamora as Mary’s Husband, James Scully as Mary’s Teacher, Bianca Leigh as Mary’s Chaperone, and Tony Macht as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, with Hannah Solow and Peter Smith completing the cast.

Performances begin on June 26 at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway with an official opening night set for July 11. The limited 12-week engagement is set to end on September 15.

Tickets are on sale now!

Oh, Mary!, the Off-Broadway comedy hit about Mary Todd Lincoln, is transferring to Broadway for a 12-week engagement this summer.

The show, written by and starring Cole Escola as Mary, will begin previews at the Lyceum Theatre starting June 26, with an opening night on July 11. The engagement runs through Sept. 15.

In Oh Mary!, Mary Todd Lincoln is reimagined as a wannabe cabaret star, filled with yearning for that other life, in the weeks leading up to President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The show also stars Conrad Ricamora as Mary’s Husband, otherwise known as Abraham Lincoln, James Scully as Mary’s Teacher, Bianca Leigh as Mary’s Chaperone, and Tony Macht as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, as well as cast members Hannah Solow and Peter Smith.

The show is critically acclaimed and has proven popular off-Broadway, after selling out its first run and extending twice at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

The sold-out, twice-extended Off Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! will transfer to Broadway this summer, producers announced today.

Written by and starring Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, the play will begin previews at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre on June 26 ahead of a July 11 opening night. The limited 12-week engagement will run through September 15.

Producers Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia announced the move. The dark comedy currently is playing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre Off Broadway.

Oh, Mary! stars Escola as, according to the synopsis, “a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this one act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of an idiot (Escola).” The show also stars Conrad Ricamora as Mary’s Husband, James Scully as Mary’s Teacher,...

Conrad Ricamora and James Scully will be working on another project together!

The two actors starred in the 2022 romantic comedy movie Fire Island, which is now streaming on Hulu. They will soon reunite on stage in the Off-Broadway play Oh, Mary!, opening in New York City later this month.

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Oh, Mary! is a “ridiculous dark comedy starring Cole Escola as a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism and suppressed desires abound in this one act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln through the lens of an idiot.”

The limited eight-week engagement begins previews on Friday, January 26, 2024 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre ahead of a February 8, 2024 opening night, with performances running through March 24, 2024.

Conrad will play Mary’s Husband and James will star as Mary’s Teacher.