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Oh, Yes! ‘Drag Race’ Alum Jinkx Monsoon to Take over Lead Role in Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’
- Starting August 4 and running through September 27, 2025, Jinkx Monsoon is scheduled to star as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! during an eight-week engagement.
- This role change follows Cole Escola's Tony-winning performance and Tituss Burgess's six-week engagement earlier in 2025, with Escola having originated the role and written the play.
- Oh, Mary! opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on July 11, 2024, and has become a smash hit comedy, breaking box office records including grossing over $1,000,000 in a single week.
- Monsoon praised Escola as a "genius" and "the funniest person alive," calling the play one of the best, funniest, and most energizing experiences of her life.
- Monsoon's engagement and the show's extended run, with tickets on sale through January 4, 2026, highlight ongoing demand and her recognized impact as a performer and LGBTQ advocate.
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Jinkx Monsoon to take over Broadway's Oh, Mary!
Two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon will take over from Titus Burgess in Tony winner Cole Escola’s Broadway smash Oh, Mary! Broadway’s Oh, Mary! which was created by Cole Escola – who recently made queer history at the Tony Awards by becoming the first non-binary actor to win the Leading Actor in a Play category – focuses on Mary Todd Lincoln, former First Lady of the United States and wife of Abraham Lincoln until his assassination…
Jinkx Monsoon announces she’ll star in fellow Oregonian Cole Escola’s ‘Oh, Mary!’
Another Oregonian is climbing aboard the “Oh, Mary!” bandwagon, as Jinkx Monsoon has announced that she’ll be playing the role originated by Clatskanie-raised Cole Escola, who recently won a Tony Award in the category of best lead actor in a play for “Oh, Mary!,” which Escola also wrote.
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