Drag queen Jinkx Monsoon will be taking over the titular role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Broadway’s surprise smash hit Oh, Mary! starting August. The two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner made her Broadway debut in 2023 as Mama Morton in Chicago. She went on to star in an off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors in 2024 and is currently starring in Broadway’s Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Monsoon will be joining the Oh, Mary! cast on Aug. 4 and will play a limited eight-week engagement through Sept. 27. The hit comedy, which has consistently broken its own box office records since opening at Broadway’s Lyceum Theater in July 2024, also extended its run Wednesday, for a fifth time, through Jan. 4, 2026. Written by Cole Escola, who also originated the play’s titular role, Oh, Mary! is a comedic spoof of the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, who dreams of ditching her life as a first lady to become a cabaret performer. Escola’s final performance as Mary, which won them a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play earlier this month, will be on June 21. Tituss Burgess, who has played the role in the past, will be succeeding Escola for six weeks before Monsoon assumes the role in August.
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