"Oh, Mary! is the surprise hit of the current Broadway season: an outlandish comedy depicting Mary Todd Lincoln as a self-involved alcoholic who dreams of becoming a cabaret star."
"Escola envisioned Mary's main gown as heavy and black, her curls bouncy and absurd. I wanted everything to move and to be fun to play with, but I also wanted it to look like she's trapped."
"The black moire dress, inspired by portraits of, and museum exhibitions about, Mary Todd Lincoln, is bell-shaped, with large puffy sleeves and a pointed bodice; the buttons are exaggerated and the trim is outsized."
"As the show developed, the dress was shortened, because the more historically accurate floor-length version was causing Escola to trip. The shortness was necessary for Cole to run around and jump on the desk."
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