Audience favorite wonderstudy Hannah Solow steps into the spotlight full time at Broadway's Oh, Mary! beginning September 30 at the Lyceum Theatre, succeeding Jinkx Monsoon as Mary Todd Lincoln for a limited run through October 12. Re-joining the company alongside her are Phillip James Brannon as Mary's Husband and James Scully as Mary's Teacher, both also through October 12.
They join continuing cast members Jenn Harris as Mary's Chaperone and Martin Landry as Mary's Husband's Assistant.
Solow has understudied the role since the work premiered Off-Broadway last year, and has gone on several times. This stint is her first full-time stretch leading the company. Aside from her work in Oh, Mary!, theatre fans will recognize Solow as the mind behind the viral "We could see BOOP!" meme from earlier this year.
Monsoon took her final bow September 28, along with Kumail Nanjiani as Mary's Husband and Michael Urie as Mary's Teacher. And on deck to take over next are Jane Krakowski as Mary, Cheyenne Jackson as Mary's Teacher, and John-Andrew Morrison as Mary's Husband beginning October 14. Original cast member Tony Macht is scheduled to return as Mary's Husband's Assistant beginning November 18.
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 recently departed the play) and Director of a Play for Sam Pinkleton.
The play's understudies are 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.
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Martin Landry, Hannah Solow, and Julian Manjerico
Martin Landry, Hannah Solow, and Julian Manjerico
Martin Landry, Hannah Solow, and Julian Manjerico
Hannah Solow
Hannah Solow
Hannah Solow
Hannah Solow
Hannah Solow
Hannah Solow
Martin Landry
Martin Landry
Martin Landry
Martin Landry
Martin Landry
Julian Manjerico
Julian Manjerico
Julian Manjerico
Julian Manjerico
