"As my friend said, "This was enjoyable, and the worst Broadway show I've ever seen.""
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Broadway.com Customer on Apr 15, 2026
Just not that funny and there was too much yelling.
"Too loud. Supporting cast wasn’t that engaging. Main character mostly yelled. Our entire group was disappointed. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 2, 2026
Just dumb.
"I get that it was a farce. But I didn’t find it funny. Just silly. Gratuitous foul language. And LOUD!!"
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Broadway.com Customer on May 26, 2025
High school performance level
"Out of everything I've seen on Broadway it was my least favorite show. The play plot was not interesting at all and the performance was poor. Not recommend"
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 20, 2025
Demeaning show
"The show portrays President Lincoln and his wife in a demeaning and inaccurate way. It portrays President Lincoln as a closet homosexual and Mary Todd Lincoln as alcoholic and dimwitted, and as both despising each other.. Yes she was flawed, but she was very intelligent (valeditorian of her high school) and was a loving and supportive wife. I am a liberal and supportive of addressing all the warts in out history, but this play was insulting and demeaning. "
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Daniel S from Davis on Jun 5, 2026
Great acting! Poor content!
"Maya Rudolph acted her role to perfection. Unfortunately, the play itself was lewd, irreverant, and offensive! "
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Debra R from BERRIEN SPRINGS on Jun 4, 2026
Disappointing
"It’s not my kind of humor - I found it juvenile. Mary and Abe Lincoln using obscenities got big laughs as did Maya making faces and performing slapstick. It reminded me of The Book of Mormons which a lot of people thought was hilarious but I found over rated. They both have a “shocking” premise which drives a lot of one-liner jokes and set-ups that are predictable and uninteresting."
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Russell J from Escondido on May 29, 2026
Sophomoric
"Sophomoric, juvenile, puerile writing. Was expecting clever dialogue but instead got a collection of tired old tropes strung together clumsily. Felt like a 3 minute comedy sketch stretched out to 80ish minutes "
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 19, 2026
research Cole Escola first
"I suggest you watch Cole Escola on youtube and if you love his videos then you will definitely love the show. If you don't, this show might be a major waste of money for you. This was not my humor. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 16, 2026
Surprising
"Three of us saw the play based on last years Tony awards. I would describe us as liberal and accepting. We found the play to be campy at best however generally crude. Did not understand the audience enthusiasm during the first part but the play improved overtime. This play was not our cup of tea."
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 5, 2025
Much too crude
"Offensive in every way. Good talent on stage, but terrible play. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 11, 2025
Basic Humor
"I struggle to find much that I enjoyed about the show other than the actor who played Booth. Mary was insufferable and the humor was basic/lacked in vocabulary/low brow. I see 2-3 shows each visit (every two months) and have seen most of what is And has been on Broadway. This was hands-down, my least favorite show. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 6, 2025
Disagree with the masses
"I found the entire story to be unnecessarily crude and sophomoric. I think there’s a way to write intelligent, funny, insightful dialogue that the gay community can embrace. But this was not that. The audience came pre-disposed to laugh, but truthfully, the material was tragically underwhelming. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 27, 2025
Fun for many -not for me.
"actors were good as were costumes and scenery. it's just a rather silly, dumb play."
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 24, 2025
I would give it a zero if possible.
"75 minutes of boring old gags. I was warned that it was lewd but it’s not really. Just the kind of “jokes” that have been around for decades. Kind of high school review stuff!
I’m not sure why it is popular. Don’t bother!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 26, 2025
Avoid Oh Mary
"The acting was excellent but the show a bore. Although a good farse could be fun, this one is just silly and a waste of time and money. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 15, 2024
I’m in the “Hated It” category
"There was nothing I liked. Humor…what humor? Juvenile boy jokes; slapstick, over-the-top acting; shopworn “gay” stereotypes and boring gag lines. What an expensive disappointment. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 14, 2026
Great acting!!!! But horrible story
"I heard wonderful things about this show and was anxious to see it. It was pretty appalled by the story line. I don’t know whether it’s true or not but Mary Todd was portrayed as an alcoholic and there were many jokes about that. Alcoholism is not funny. It is sad and tragic. The jokes were cheap and distasteful. I honestly almost left. A first!!!
That all being said: the acting was first rate: Maya Rudolph especially!!!
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 7, 2026
A juvenile, insipid misogynistic romp.
"Mercifully, the show was less than 90 minutes long. I kept hoping it would get funny at some point. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 21, 2026
I was not entertained at all
"My husband and I kept looking at each other wondering why the audience thought any part of this show was funny. We found it to be offensive in content and filled with juvenile crass humor and gestures. The ending was entertaining. We almost walked out so guess I am glad we stayed and did not feel like we completely wasted our money. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 10, 2025
Unfunny and ridiculous
"The dumbest idea for a show I’ve ever seen. I didn’t laugh once, embarrassingly bad. "
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Linda P from Woodland Hills on Oct 21, 2025
Toilet humour
"The humour just didn’t work for me, simply crude with no wit. The story line was rubbish, just a vehicle for the crude humour. Having said this, the vast majority of the audience enjoyed the humour. Go figure!"
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Thomas W from Torquay on Oct 13, 2025
This is a show not to see
"WE found it to be raunchy, overly lewd and not funny at all. We thought the supposed humor from the characters all jumping around was just ridiculous and not funny."
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 3, 2025
Didn’t like anything about it.
"Didn’t like the storyline. Didn’t like any of the characters. Didn’t find it funny. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Sep 3, 2025
So inappropriate and bad taste humor.
"I was incredibly disappointed in this show. Too raunchy and too much tacky, inappropriate humor. 6 shows in 4 days, all amazing except this one. Bummer. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Aug 15, 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.
