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Jinkx Monsoon Will Sashay Into the Leading Role of Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ This Summer
Drag superstar Jinkx Monsoon will take over the lead role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Broadway's 'Oh, Mary' this summer.
The new casting comes just weeks after Escola, who also wrote the acclaimed comedy, won the 2025 Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play. Monsoon is currently starring alongside David Hyde Pierce and Ramin Karimloo in Roundabout Theater Company’s Pirates! The drag performer made her Broadway debut as Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago in 2023, and also starred as Audrey in the latest off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
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