"The humor felt fresh and unexpected, blending dark comedy with lighthearted moments that made for a truly fun experience.
If you’re looking for a Broadway show that will have you laughing nonstop and leave you with a big smile on your face, Oh, Mary! is the perfect choice. We can’t recommend it enough!"
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Jessica H from Beaverton on Feb 21, 2025
Wittingly Brilliant!
"What's NOT to like? It was too short perhaps.
Cole Escola created a marvelous night of live theatre. He is funny, witty and smart and just created a wonderful hilarious night at the theatre."
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diane m from Salisbury on Feb 18, 2025
Laughing and engaged the whole time!!
"The show was unlike any show I’ve ever seen before. I was laughing the whole entire time and completely enamored by the acting throughout the performance. Oh Mary was such a fun story and I am so thankful that we got the opportunity tosee it."
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 15, 2025
Hilarious suspension from reality
"Ridiculous, Fun and funny! Betty Gilpin is a Joy full of talent!"
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Stephen N from Berlin on Feb 15, 2025
Best comedic acting
"Betty Gilpin gave probably the best comedic acting performance I have ever seen."
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 14, 2025
Irreverent, Funny, Laugh Out Loud
"Nothing like an imaginative way to re invent history! Vey Funny! Great acting, Fast paced!"
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John H from Palm Springs on Feb 13, 2025
Loved it
"It is funny, it is witty, it’s captivating. Betty is even better on stage than on screen. She is a woman of many talents. Bianca, Tony, Philip and Chris are amazing - the whole cast complement each other like flowers in a perfectly composed bouquet. It was a fun Friday evening! "
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Broadway.com Customer on Feb 8, 2025
80 minutes of non-stop laughs
"Absurd in all the best ways! 80 minutes of non-stop laughs, just what we need in these times. "
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Kathleen M from Philadelphia on Feb 4, 2025
Favorite type of off color comedy
"This show is a must see! The entire cast was amazing. We were laughing our butts off throughout the show. Betty Gillpin is hilarious and shows that through the dialogue and physicality of the character! My daughter and I saw it and couldn’t stop chuckling on the walk back from the theatre. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 27, 2025
Smart, funny and relevant.
"I loved that as popular as the show is I didn't read too much because I like to be surprised. The writing is so thoughtful, relevant and hilarious. Mary was just oh-mazing!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 26, 2025
Obsessed!
"Hilarious and entertaining! Perfect length "
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Julianne S from New York on Jan 22, 2025
Madcap, gender bending, history spoofing entertainment
"Great performances, especially by creator Cole Escola, who is leaving the show. Some physical, almost slapstick, comedy that we rarely see these days. Didn’t laugh out loud much, but smiled throughout."
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Jay W from St. Paul on Jan 20, 2025
Funniest 90 minutes you'll ever spend!!
"I first saw Cole Escola (in Mary Todd costume!) on the Seth Myers show; I'd never heard of him before. He was hysterically funny, clever, quick witted and I immediately decided I had to go see "Oh, Mary!" -- I've seen it twice now and if I could afford it, I'd go again and again. It is absolutely hysterical; best 90 minutes you could spend anywhere! I promise, you will be laughing from beginning to end! OK, language definitely "quite colorful," but I'm OK with that. Acting is superb, esp. Cole and Conrad Ricamora; small cast, but the others are great too. It's silly, absurd, ridiculous and ever so enjoyable!! Cole's leaving the show on Jan. 19, so get your tickets now if you want to see him! Betty Gilpin will be replacing him in the title role. The funniest play I've ever seen!! "
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Karen F from Hartford on Jan 13, 2025
Hysterical
"I couldn’t stop laughing every time Mary took the stage. Her inflections, her physical comedy and her delivery of the lines were side splitting"
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James L from Fort Lauderdale on Jan 12, 2025
A little different !
"I loved the humor, touch of slapstick and irreverence! "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 10, 2025
So funny!
"This show was laugh-out-loud funny and I never knew what would happen next. Highly recommend!"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 6, 2025
Excellent!
"This show is funny, raunchy and a great time! We laughed from start to finish. "
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Danielle M from Reading on Jan 5, 2025
Hilarious!
"Incredible show with hilarious performances. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 5, 2025
A great night at the theatre
"Loved it! It was bawdy, inappropriate, historically inaccurate, profane and the funniest 90 minutes I have ever seen in the theater. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jan 4, 2025
Could not stop laughing
"I went in, not knowing what to expect, which was the best way brilliant and hilarious."
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Molly M from Midland on Dec 31, 2024
Hilarious
"What a great play. Absolutely hilarious. The cast was amazing. I would see it over and over again just to be buckled over from laughter."
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Wendy L from New York on Dec 30, 2024
Absolutely hilarious
"From start to finish, quite possibly the funniest performance I've seen in years. The brilliant cast serves up 90 minutes of laugh out loud fun."
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Mary L from Brookhaven on Dec 28, 2024
If you need a laugh!!!!
"With all the craziness of the world this show is such a treat! It's silly and fun with a lot of laughs. The talented cast is amazing and the author, well, may just be a comic genius! "
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nancy t from greenwich on Dec 27, 2024
Buckle in! 😂
"Book of Mormon on steroids! Not for the easily offended. You will laugh until your face hurts. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Dec 21, 2024
Believe the Hype
"I was skeptical when my friend suggested this show, but in the weeks leading up to it, many funny people - Seth Meyers, Sean Hayes, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett among them - highly recommended this show and they were right. Cole Escola's play is ridiculous, historically inaccurate, raunchy, and probably offensive, to most, but he and the entire cast are hilarious. I giggled from beginning to end. This may be one of those shows where the creator may be the best/only interpreter of the material, but time will tell. Rush to see it before Cole's run ends, if you can."
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Michael M from Sacramento on Dec 16, 2024
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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.
