Maya Rudolph extends run in 'Oh, Mary!' on Broadway

Previous stars to play the role of Mary include Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, Jinkx Monsoon, and Jane Krakowski, while in the West End the part has been performed by Mason Alexander Park and Catherine Tate.

Summary

• Emmy winner Maya Rudolph has extended her run in Oh Mary!
• She will now perform in the play through July 5
• Previous stars in the role include Tituss Burgess; Jinkx Monsoon and the show's writer Cole Escola

Bridesmaids star and Emmy Award winner Maya Rudolph will extend her run as ‘Mary Todd Lincoln’ in Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! by two weeks. She will now remain in the role at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway through July 5.

Escola’s hit comedy shows another side to the former First Lady, positioning her as a repressed alcoholic who is desperate to achieve her dream of life as a cabaret star. The play is set in the weeks leading up to the assassination of her husband Abraham Lincoln. Sam Pinkleton directs.

Rudolph, who is best known for her seven-year tenure on Saturday Night Live, stars alongside Phillip James Brannon, Cheyenne Jackson, Bianca Leigh, and Tony Macht.

Previous stars to play the role of Mary include Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, Jinkx Monsoon, and Jane Krakowski, while in the West End the part has been performed by Mason Alexander Park and Catherine Tate.

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Photo credit: Maya Rudolph in Oh, Mary!. (Courtesy of production)