The Jane Krakowski administration begins its tenure at the Lyceum Theatre as the Tony-winning stage and screen star takes over Oh, Mary! in the title role beginning October 14. Krakowski's run will continue through December 7. Get a first look at the new cast in the gallery below.
The cabinet is getting some updates, too. Joining alongside Krakowski are Cheyenne Jackson (Julie and the Phantoms) as Mary's Teacher and Tony nominee John-Andrew Morrison (A Strange Loop) as Mary's Husband. Continuing cast members include Jenn Harris as Mary's Chaperone and Martin Landry as Mary's Husband's Assistant. Original cast member Tony Macht will re-join as Mary's Husband's Assistant beginning November 18.
Krakowski succeeds understudy Hannah Solow, who played a two-week limited engagement following the departure of Jinkx Monsoon. Jackson succeeds James Scully and Morrison succeeds Phillip James Brannon.
Cole Escola's comedy Oh, Mary! centers on Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In Escola's demented take (or as press notes put it, "through the lens of an idiot"), Mary Todd becomes a madcap, cabaret-obsessed alcoholic.
The piece premiered at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre in 2024 in a run that was extended three times. It then opened on Broadway last summer, where it's been breaking box-office records at the Lyceum Theatre; it became the first show in the theatre’s 121-year history to gross more than $1,000,000 in a single week.
The show earned two 2025 Tony Awards: Lead Actor in a Play for Escola (who departed the production in June) and Director of a Play for Sam Pinkleton.
The play's understudies are Solow, Julian Manjerico, Sean Peter Forte, and Jackie Sanders.
READ: Director Sam Pinkleton on the Art of Recasting Oh, Mary!
Oh, Mary's creative team includes scenic designer dots, costume designer Holly Pierson, lighting designer Cha See, composer and co-sound designer Daniel Kluger, co-sound designer Drew Levy, wig designer Leah J. Loukas, and music arranger David Dabbon. Casting is by Henry Russell Bergstein. Bryan Bauer and Ryan Patrick Kane are production stage manager and assistant stage manager, respectively.
Visit OhMaryPlay.com.
John Andrew Morrison and Jane Krakowski in Oh Mary!
Jenn Harris and Jane Krakowski in Oh Mary!
Jane Krakowski in Oh Mary!
Jane Krakowski in Oh Mary!
Jane Krakowski in Oh Mary!
Jane Krakowski and Cheyenne Jackson in Oh Mary!
Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Krakowski in Oh Mary!
Jane Krakowski and John Andrew Morrison in Oh Mary!
