US EditionOh, Yes! ‘Drag Race’ Alum Jinkx Monsoon to Take over Lead Role in Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’
- Starting August 4 and running through September 27, 2025, Jinkx Monsoon is scheduled to star as Mary Todd Lincoln in the Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! during an eight-week engagement.
- This role change follows Cole Escola's Tony-winning performance and Tituss Burgess's six-week engagement earlier in 2025, with Escola having originated the role and written the play.
- Oh, Mary! opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on July 11, 2024, and has become a smash hit comedy, breaking box office records including grossing over $1,000,000 in a single week.
- Monsoon praised Escola as a "genius" and "the funniest person alive," calling the play one of the best, funniest, and most energizing experiences of her life.
- Monsoon's engagement and the show's extended run, with tickets on sale through January 4, 2026, highlight ongoing demand and her recognized impact as a performer and LGBTQ advocate.
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Jinkx Monsoon Announces She’s Taking Lead Role in ‘Oh Mary!’
Actress, singer and comedian Jinkx Monsoon, who has taken the Broadway world by storm since being the sole two-time winner of “RuPaul's Drag Race,” joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Michelle Buteau to exclusively announce that she will be taking over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's hit show “Oh, Mary!” Monsoon also opens up about the acceptance she’s received from both of the acting and trans communities with her tr…
Michelle Visage, Kathryn Hahn, Anania and More Celebrate 2025 “Logo Legend” Jinkx Monsoon
2-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, star of the stage and screen Jinkx Monsoon has been named the 2025 “Logo Legend!” From her Broadway debut as Mama Morton in Chicago, to playing Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, guest starring in Doctor Who, creating a series called Sketchy Queens, and now back to Broadway for her role in Pirates! The Penzance Musical; there is [...] The post Michelle Visage, Kathryn Hahn, Anania and More Celebrate 2025 “Logo Le…
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