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Bowen Yang will make his Broadway debut portraying former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre, beginning Sept. 15 for a 12-week run through Dec. 6. The long-running show has featured a rotating roster of celebrity guests and is set to continue on Broadway, with London’s West End production and a North American tour planned.
Bowen Yang announced on Instagram that he will make his Broadway debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, a 12-week limited run beginning September 15, after leaving Saturday Night Live mid-season in December 2025. He says the Broadway opportunity comes at the perfect time, and director Sam Pinkleton teases a particularly intense, masculine take on Mary as part of the production’s bold staging.
Bowen Yang will star as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway production Oh, Mary!, starting September 15 and marking his Broadway debut. He initially declined the role to respect a tight SNL schedule but reconsidered after seeing understudy Hannah Solow perform; the show’s rotating Marys—from Betty Gilpin to Jinkx Monsoon and Maya Rudolph—have kept the role dynamic, with casting director Henry Russell Bergstein praising each interpretation.
Maya Rudolph will make her Broadway debut playing Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary!, with an eight-week run starting April 28; the show has since extended on Broadway through January 3, 2027.
Broadway’s Oh, Mary! highlights John Cameron Mitchell’s return to the stage and Simu Liu’s Broadway debut as Mary’s Teacher, with related coverage, photos, and ticket deals accompanying the production.
Six-time Emmy winner Maya Rudolph will make her Broadway debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary!, with an eight-week Lyceum Theatre run from April 28 to June 20; the Broadway engagement will extend through January 3, 2027, while the London West End production at Trafalgar Theatre remains extended to July 18, 2026, and a North American tour starts in Hartford in September.
‘Oh, Mary!’, a lively and humorous show about Mary Todd Lincoln, has opened in London's West End, bringing its wild, irreverent comedy from Broadway with a talented cast led by Mason Alexander Park, despite some concerns over its departure from the original cast.
Cole Escola, an actor from rural Oregon, has received rave reviews for their Broadway comedy "Oh, Mary!" which humorously reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic cabaret performer. The play, which had a successful Off Broadway run, has been praised for its clever humor and strong direction, earning acclaim from critics and audiences alike.
Cole Escola's Off Broadway debut play "Oh, Mary!" is a deranged and hilarious take on Mary Todd Lincoln, portrayed as a gremlinlike former cabaret star with no interest in her children. The play, directed by Sam Pinkleton, features bursts of broad, filthy comedy and a star vehicle for Escola, who delivers a performance full of verve and severity. While the play's plot developments become nonsensical, the ensemble keeps the audience engaged, and the show ends with a glorious cabaret sequence, tearing down the facade of legitimate theater.
"Oh, Mary!" is a riotous new comedy at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, written by and starring Cole Escola, that humorously portrays Mary Todd Lincoln as a raging alcoholic who dreams of becoming a cabaret star. The play is filled with raunchiness, killer punchlines, and historical inaccuracy, offering a wild and irreverent take on the Civil War-era first lady. Despite its absurdity, the show also features unexpected twists and a taut storyline, making it a promising hit in off-Broadway entertainment.
"Oh, Mary!" is a comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln, portrayed as a bubbleheaded alcoholic, written and starred by Cole Escola. The show presents irreverent and campy scenes, including a disastrous audition for a play and a puke-drinking scene, which has led to walkouts. Escola, who is nonbinary, admits to minimal research on Mary Todd Lincoln, aiming to cater to an audience with a basic understanding of the historical figure.