When the Tony-winning dark comedy Oh Mary landed on Broadway last season, the show’s deliriously off-kilter portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln quickly became the buzziest ticket on 45th Street.
Now the Lyceum Theatre is about to feel an aftershock: two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Jinkx Monsoon will step into the corset beginning August 4, succeeding Tituss Burgess for an eight-week stint that ends September 27.
Jinkx Monsoon: From Pirates! to Oh Mary on Broadway
Jinkx Monsoon, currently wrapping a scene-stealing turn in Pirates! The Penzance Musical, called the invitation “one of the best, funniest, most energizing things I’ve seen in my life” accroding to Playbill, and promised to honor the anarchic spirit playwright-star Cole Escola built into the role. She also noted the personal milestone: as a transfeminine performer, “I thought I had to choose to be an actor or be a trans person… these trailblazers proved otherwise.”
Oh Mary! follows a cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd in the weeks before Lincoln’s assassination, mixing camp humor with wicked social commentary. The Broadway transfer earned Tonys for Escola (the first out nonbinary performer to take an acting prize) and director Sam Pinkleton, and it’s now selling strong through an extended closing date of January 4, 2026.
How to snag Oh Mary Broadway tickets
- Box office & Telecharge: Standard seats are on sale now, with many performances already labeled “Limited.”
- Rush seats: $43 same-day tickets at the Lyceum box office—arrive early for the best shot.
- Digital lottery: Enter online starting midnight for $47 tickets; winners are drawn at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the day of show.
Monsoon’s arrival is sure to drive another rush at the box office, so grab your Oh Mary! tickets soon if you want to catch her unforgettable “reign” from the presidential box. With Cole Escola’s wildly irreverent script, Sam Pinkleton’s rapid-fire direction, and Monsoon’s showstopping vocals, Oh Mary! remains one of the sharpest, strangest, and funniest nights on Broadway—at least until history finally catches up with Mrs. Lincoln.
