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More than once during “Oh, Mary!,” which opened Thursday night off-Broadway, it hits you: How am I laughing so uncontrollably at a play about Mary Todd Lincoln? Yes, Abraham Lincoln’s wife is the subject of this riotous new comedy at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, written by and starring Cole Escola, that definitely does not aim to teach your anything or challenge your brain cells. Rather, the campy “Oh, Mary!” is too busy daring your lungs to stay full of air for more than a few seconds. 

Escola wrote and stars in this way-way-waaaaaay-over-the-top musical comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln.

Read our review of *Oh, Mary!* off Broadway, a new play created by and starring comedian Cole Escola alongside Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, and more. Read all our theatre reviews at NewYorkTheatreGuide.com.

See what the critics are saying about the world premiere of Oh, Mary! at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

A very queer Civil War drama opens off-Broadway.