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Oh, Mary! Reviews

Mary Todd Lincoln takes the stage in Cole Escola's acclaimed hit comedy!

4.3
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The Wall Street Journal

"Howling funny. A bona fide phenomenon."

The Wall Street Journal

Charles Isherwood

Entertainment Weekly

"The funniest play on Broadway."

Entertainment Weekly

Christian Holub

The New York Times

"One of the best comedies in years."

The New York Times

Jesse Green

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4.3
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FANTASTIC
"The show was so funny. The cast was great, but Jinx was amazing. Definitely not for kids, but can't recommend it enough! You will not be disappointed. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 13, 2026
Outrageous
"The story was wonderfully wacky and the cast was superb. I laughed more than I have laughed in a long time. It felt great. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 12, 2026
Oh, Mary! Oh, YES!!
"This was purely perfect hilarious chaos from the beginning to the end. I cannot recommend this enough. We made a weekend trip to see it and it was totally worth it!"
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veronica s from POWELL on Jan 11, 2026
It was witty and incredibly and creatively funnny!
"I loved it all. I may want to see it again cause I missed some funny lines cause I was still laughing from the line before!"
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Claudia S from Burtonsville on Jan 11, 2026
Wonderful spin on history!!!!
"I loved the cast and how funny with amazing comedic timing. "
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Lorraine E from Brooklyn on Jan 7, 2026
Phenomenal
"The acting was superb. The writing was great. There were moments I did not see coming, and everyone knows this story. Does it play a little fast and use with history? Of course it does! Tarantino does that too. It gives the agency back to someone who lost their agency 150 years ago."
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Patricia V from Hazlet on Jan 5, 2026
Hilarious !!
"From the time the actors deliver their 1st lines to their last words spoken Oh Mary is laugh out loud funny … Brightened my day and Jane Krakowski was great as Mary!!"
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Judith A from SAN RAFAEL on Dec 31, 2025
Could not stop laughing
"The show was a delight. Hilarious and fast paced. Jane was at her best! "
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Neil G from Palm Springs on Dec 24, 2025
Hilariously Entertaining
"So entertaining, which honestly I didn't anticipate. Jane Krakowski killed it as Mary!! After seeing it is obvious why this show is still running, the comedy is non-stop! I loved it! "
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Emma B from Flat Rock on Dec 23, 2025
Funniest Show I’ve Ever Seen
"This show was hilarious the entire time, not a dull moment! We can’t stop quoting it, the comedic timing was impeccable! Such a creative plot and would love to see every rendition of this if it were possible."
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 23, 2025
Ms. Krakowski: So much talent!
"Her broad range of talent!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 22, 2025
Total entertainment from start to finish !
"Utterly captivating and funny! Great acting ! Everything Broadway should be! "
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 21, 2025
Not sure what to expect and loved it
"It was a little slow at first then when you get the humor you will laugh out loud. The whole audience was roaring. "
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Troy M from Frankford on Dec 19, 2025
Hilarious!
"The book is absolutely hilarious and incredibly clever. The staging and pace were perfect. A thoroughly entertaining experience…would definitely see it again!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 19, 2025
Perfection
"My 64-year-old dad was shaking with laughter, my 24-year-old brother said it was the most perfect, well-executed comedy he’s ever seen, and my English cousins we just trying to figure out who John Wilkes Booth was. Truly the most hilarious and fun night ever. Jane Krakowski killed it. Would see it again and again and again and again…"
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 14, 2025
Raunchy interpretation
"Oh Mary was very clever and extremely funny. Interesting to put a gay slant on history. Beautifully acted and compelling characters. I laughed the whole show. "
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Carol A from Los Gatos on Dec 9, 2025
Oh Mary
"The acting was amazing! I didn’t know what to expect but it was so funny! The scenes were quick with no intermission. I liked that it kept going to the end. So fun! Would love to see it again! "
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 6, 2025
Audience roared with laughter!
"The play was so original, so quick witted, so well-acted, that we couldn’t help but love it. It seemed that everyone else in the audience reacted the same way!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 5, 2025
Super fun show!
"The play is very irreverent and takes no prisoners. Truly farcical in the best of ways."
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Jason B from Houston on Dec 5, 2025
A Wonderful Evening
"You laugh continuously! The actors were on the mark and one could tell they were enjoying being in the play as much as we enjoyed watching it. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 4, 2025
Amazing
"Hilarious, side-splitting, comedic, and witty. Amazing show that I would highly recommend to open-minded adults. "
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Bryan M from CHICAGO on Nov 29, 2025
Funniest play I’ve ever seen!
"This play had me laughing and cringing non-stop the entire show! Jane krakowski’s comic timing is genius! The ensemble was perfectly cast. We will definitely see it again. "
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Kimberly R from Cary on Nov 24, 2025
SO Damn Brilliant & Funny
"This show was so much fun. I haven't laughed that hard during a play in a long time. It is raunchy as hell, but just a blast of solid entertainment. We were there between Jinkx and Jane, and Hannah was amazing. There needs to be more known about her because it would be a shame for someone to pass and not go see it if she's filling in. She clearly has it down, solid. The only thing I would change would be the two people who sat in front of us who perhaps found each other totally void of a sense of humor and thought it was kizmet. That said, I hate those seats were wasted on them."
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 17, 2025
Not the Mary Todd I was expecting
"This show was hilarious!! Jane was excellent! Once you got beyond the surprise that they portrayed Abraham Lincoln as a black president, not sure why, it was great. Don’t go into it expecting any true facts, its a comedy!!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 14, 2025
Great show for adults
"Loved this show!! Very funny and irreverent. Jane Krakowski knocks it out of the park. Strong acting, 90 minutes of hilarity. If language is an issue for you, go to another show."
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Suzanne G from Memphis on Nov 8, 2025
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About Oh, Mary!

Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).

Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! received Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Play (Cole Escola) and Best Direction of a Play (Sam Pinkleton), Drama League Awards for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Direction of a Play, as well as a special citation from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. It was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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