OH, MARY!
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Lyceum Theatre
Opened on Broadway: July 11, 2024 Closing: June 28, 2025 Performances: 148 (as of 11/17/24) Director: Sam Pinkleton Writer: Cole Escola Runtime: 80min. (no intermission) Opening Night/Current Cast: Cole Escola.....................Mary Todd Lincoln (until 1/19/25. Betty Gilpin takes over 1/21-3/16/25) Conrad Ricamora...........Abraham Lincoln James Scully...................Mary's Teacher Bianca Leigh...................Mary's Chaperone Tony Macht.....................Abraham's Assistant Understudies: For Mary Todd: Hannah Solow For Abraham: Peter Smith Mary's Teacher: Hannah Solow Mary's Chaperone: Hannah Solow Abraham's Assistant: Peter Smith |
Synopsis:
Oh, Mary! follows the 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
Oh, Mary! follows the 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