Maya Rudolph to Star in 'Oh, Mary!' in Broadway Debut

Mar 12, 2026 6:34am PT Maya Rudolph to Star in ‘Oh, Mary!’ in Broadway Debut By Rebecca Rubin Plus Icon Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter rebeccaarubin Latest Kate Winslet in Talks to Star in ‘Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum’ With Andy Serkis 20 hours ago ‘People Underestimate the Book World’: Can Colleen Hoover’s Box Office Wins Save the Genre From Streaming? 20 hours ago Bon Jovi Music Biopic in the Works at Universal 2 days ago See All Maya Rudolph is the latest star to don the bratty curls and hoop skirt for Cole Escola’s sensation “Oh Mary.” She will make her Broadway debut as Mary Todd Lincoln on April 28. “Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamed of being Cole Escola,” Rudolph said. “Oh, Mary! is the funniest play I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of plays, you’d be surprised. It’s such an honor to play the role of Mary, especially after so many iconic Marys have come before me. So making my Broadway debut in the role of a lifetime – as a miserable, suffocated, alcoholic woman – is a real dream come true.” More to come… Popular on Variety Jump to Comments Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Making Broadway Producing Debut With ‘Proof’ (EXCLUSIVE) RTL Group Posts 3.8% Results Drop as Streaming Side Grows and Fremantle Revenues Suffer Rickey Smiley Inks Deal With Urban One for New Video Podcast, 5-Year Extension of His Morning Radio Show Kanye West Found Liable in Malibu Mansion Renovation Trial, but Jury Awards Plaintiff Only a Fraction of Damages Demanded ‘Leviticus’ Star Joe Bird Joins Catherine Laga’aia in Australian Gen Z Thriller ‘Crashout’ (EXCLUSIVE) Only Half of Americans Went to a Movie Theater in 2025, According to Pew Study JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...