Oh, Mary! (Broadway)
Oh, Mary! (Broadway)
Open run 1h 20m NYC: Midtown W
90% 1K+ reviews
90%
(1659 Ratings)
Positive
89%
Mixed
5%
Negative
6%
Members say
Entertaining, Hilarious, Clever, Funny, Delightful

About the Show

Finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! Cole Escola's Tony Award® nominated comedy explores the forgotten life and dreams of Mary Todd Lincoln.

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Critic Reviews (29)

The New York Times
July 11th, 2024

CRITIC’S PICK: "You have to admire the glee and cheek with which Escola mauls American history, drawing humor from the collision of high importance and low piffle, puncturing one while elevating the other."
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New York Theatre Guide
July 11th, 2024

"the entire ensemble elevates very silly jokes into a work of art that keeps you riveted from start to finish"
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Time Out New York
July 11th, 2024

"I can’t remember the last time I saw a play that made me laugh, helplessly and loudly, as much as Oh, Mary! did—and my reaction was shared by the rest of the audience"
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The Wall Street Journal
July 11th, 2024

“'Oh, Mary!' is directed by Sam Pinkleton at a breakneck speed that both allows room for the best jokes to harvest their share of laughter while never letting even the lesser gags land with a thud."
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Deadline
July 11th, 2024

"Oh, Mary! is a deliriously campy take on that well-known House Divided. A couple houses, in fact."
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Variety
July 11th, 2024

"The puns, bits, and gags zip by in quick succession, and the audience laughs nearly the entire 90 minutes. It is unquestionably the funniest, gayest, campiest play Broadway has seen in years."
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New York Post
July 11th, 2024

"Every single one of Escola’s glugs, put-downs, punchlines, glares and loony line deliveries is a scream."
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Pages on Stages
August 29th, 2024

“The coexistence of contradictory ideas quite literally defies description!”
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