Maya Rudolph to Make Broadway Debut in Oh, Mary!

Six-time Emmy Award winner Maya Rudolph will don the bratty curls of Mary Todd Lincoln for her Broadway debut in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre from April 28 through June 20.

“Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamed of being Cole Escola,” said Rudolph, an SNL alum and star of Loot, “making my Broadway debut in the role of a lifetime—as a miserable, suffocated, alcoholic woman—is a real dream come true.”

John Cameron Mitchell, who is currently in the role of Mary, will play his final performance April 26.

Directed by Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! is a historically dubious account of Mary Todd Lincoln’s White House ennui, and her quest to salvage her stage career at the height of the American civil war. It open to rave reviews off-Broadway in early 2024, before transferring to Broadway that summer. It was nominated for five Tony Awards, with Escola winning Best Actor for their performance as Mary, and Pinkleton winning for direction.

TheaterMania’s review calls it, “without a doubt, the funniest comedy on Broadway right now.”