The Aporia · Cole Escola's award-winning Broadway comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ is coming to Toronto

Cole Escola's award-winning Broadway comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ is coming to Toronto

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MacKie, A. (2026, October 5). Cole Escola's award-winning Broadway comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ is coming to Toronto. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/cole-escola-s-award-winning-broadway-comedy-oh-mary-is-coming-to-toronto/article_2a5efd8a-d414-426c-a49e-f9826091008a.html

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Cole Escola’s play “Oh, Mary!”, which won two Tony Awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will have a limited engagement at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre as part of its North American tour during fall 2027. The comedy, directed by Sam Pinkleton, portrays the tumultuous final days of Mary Todd Lincoln leading up to her husband Abraham Lincoln's assassination from Mary’s perspective, questioning whether his death might have been beneficial for her. Dates and casting details for the Toronto run are yet to be announced.

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Cole Escola's award-winning comedy "Oh, Mary!" is coming to Toronto, with a limited engagement set at the Royal Alexandra Theatre during the 2027-28 off-Mirvish season. The play, which received two Tony Awards including Best Direction of a Play for Sam Pinkleton and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Cole Escola, made Escola the first non-binary actor to win in that category. Currently on a North American tour, the production includes Alaska Thunderfuck from "RuPaul's Drag Race" and Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee, with Alaska playing Mary Todd Lincoln until January 2027. The play explores the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination from Mary Todd Lincoln's perspective, questioning if his death might have been beneficial for her personally.

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Cole Escola’s award-winning comedy, “Oh, Mary!” is on its way to a Toronto theatre. asserted

comedy → win → theatre

A limited engagement of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning play will run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre during the 2027-28 off-Mirvish season, the production company announced in a Monday press release. asserted

company → win → release

Dates, casting and ticket information have not been announced yet. asserted

Dates → announce → ?

The current touring cast includes “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum Alaska Thunderfuck and Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee. asserted

cast → tour → Thunderfuck

Alaska is playing Mary Todd Lincoln through January 2027, while Ghee plays Mary’s Husband before taking over the title role. asserted

Ghee → play → role

The show explores the question, “What if Lincoln’s assassination wasn’t such a terrible thing for Mary?” asserted

assassination → explore → Mary

After all, in the show, Mary is portrayed as a wannabe cabaret star. asserted

Mary → portray → star

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the show took home two Tony Awards, including Best Direction of a Play for Sam Pinkleton, as well as Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Cole Escola, making Escola the first non-binary actor to win in the category. asserted

Escola → take → category

Well-known comedians have since starred in the titular role, including Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess and winner Maya Rudolph. asserted

comedians → know → Burgess

“Saturday Night Live” alum Bowen Yang currently stars in the role on Broadway. asserted

Yang → star → Broadway

Cole Escola's award-winning Broadway comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ is coming to Toronto

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