"My version of Mary Todd Lincoln is basically just me. Someone told me the other day, After the show, I had to Google what was true and what wasn't'. And I was like, Oh no, do not trust my show at all to teach you about Mary Todd Lincoln'. But they added that there may be some unanticipated similarities with the real Mary, who was often criticised for her lavish spending and lack of emotional restraint."
"It received Tony awards for best leading actor in a play (Cole Escola, who also wrote the show, and became the first non-binary performer to win the award) and best director (Sam Pinkleton). Its runaway success drew a star-studded audience, including Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner and Sally Field who made the 2012 drama film Lincoln as well as Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jr, Sarah Paulson and Amy Adams. Observers are already asking whether it is the new Hamilton."
Oh, Mary! imagines Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks before Abraham Lincoln's assassination as indifferent to the Civil War and obsessed with becoming a cabaret star. The 80-minute, one-act comedy portrays her as a gloriously unhinged alcoholic who despises her closeted husband. The show opened in London's West End after a blockbuster New York run that earned Tony awards for best leading actor (Cole Escola, who also wrote the show and became the first non-binary performer to win) and best director (Sam Pinkleton). Its celebrity-filled audiences and critical acclaim have prompted comparisons to Hamilton. The show's origins trace to a 2009 conceit from Escola.
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