Six-time Emmy winner Maya Rudolph is headed to Broadway. The Saturday Night Live alum and Bridesmaids star will make her Broadway debut this spring, stepping into the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the hit comedy Oh, Mary!.
Rudolph will begin her limited eight-week run on April 28 at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre, continuing through June 20. The casting announcement was made by producers Kevin McCollum, Lucas McMahon, Mike Lavoie, and Carlee Briglia.
Created by playwright and original star Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! has become one of Broadway’s most talked-about comedies, offering a wildly irreverent take on history. The play imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a chaotic, cabaret-obsessed socialite, wreaking havoc inside the White House while President Abraham Lincoln is preoccupied with ending the Civil War.
Rudolph shared her excitement about joining the production in a statement.
“Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamed of being Cole Escola,” Rudolph said. “Oh, Mary! is the funniest play I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of plays, you’d be surprised. 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 joins a growing lineup of actors who have stepped into the role since the play’s debut. The list of performers portraying Mary Todd Lincoln has included Cole Escola, Jinkx Monsoon, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, and Hannah Solow. Actor John Cameron Mitchell currently holds the role through April 26, just before Rudolph begins her run.
Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! first opened at the Lyceum Theatre on July 11, 2024. The comedy quickly became a box office powerhouse, making history as the first show in the theater’s 121-year history to gross more than $1 million in a single week. Since then, the production has broken its own box office record multiple times and became the first show of the 2024–2025 Broadway season to recoup its investment.
Alongside Rudolph’s casting, producers also announced that the Broadway run of Oh, Mary! has been extended through January 3, 2027.
The play’s success has expanded beyond New York as well. A West End production in London is currently running at the Trafalgar Theatre through July 18, 2026, and a North American tour is set to launch in Hartford, Connecticut this September.
For Rudolph, the role marks a new milestone in an already celebrated career that spans comedy, film, and television — now adding Broadway to the list.