Maya Rudolph to Debut in Oh, Mary! on Broadway

Maya Rudolph, the acclaimed comedian and actress known for her work on Saturday Night Live and in films like Bridesmaids, will make her Broadway debut in the hit comedy Oh, Mary! She steps into the title role of a fictionalized Mary Todd Lincoln for an eight-week limited engagement starting April 28 and running through June 20 at the Lyceum Theatre.

The production, written by Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, reimagines the former first lady as a frustrated, alcoholic aspiring cabaret performer navigating chaos in the White House during the final days of the Civil War, just before Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Escola originated the role and won a Tony Award for the performance, while Pinkleton also received a Tony for direction. The play opened on Broadway on July 11, 2024, and has since become a commercial phenomenon, marking the first production in the Lyceum's 121-year history to gross more than $1 million in a single week. It has broken its own box office records more than a dozen times and recouped its investment as the first show of the 2024-2025 season to do so.

Rudolph expressed enthusiasm for joining the cast in a statement. "Ever since I was a little girl I...