Maya Rudolph is heading to Broadway. The Saturday Night Live alum, 53, will star in the dark comedy Oh, Mary! for an eight-week run starting on April 28, taking on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln. The show has been a hit since it opened in July 2024—even making $1 million in a single week, a first in the Lyceum theater’s over century-long history. The play imagines the story of a suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the days before her husband’s assassination. “It’s such an honor to play the role of Mary, especially after so many iconic Marys have come before me. So making my Broadway debut in the role of a lifetime - as a miserable, suffocated, alcoholic woman - is a real dream come true,” Rudolph told Broadway World. The play was written by Cole Escola, who originated the role on Broadway and won a Tony Award for the performance. “Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamed of being Cole Escola,” Rudolph added.
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