Cole Escola's hit comedy is now nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Cole Escola will perform as Mary Todd Lincoln through June 21, 2025. Tituss Burgess returns as Mary Todd Lincoln from June 23, 2025 through August 2, 2025. Jinkx Monsoon will star as Mary Todd Lincoln from August 4, 2025 through September 28, 2025.
Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about 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 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).
Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! received Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Play (Cole Escola) and Best Direction of a Play (Sam Pinkleton), Drama League Awards for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Direction of a Play, as well as a special citation from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. It was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.