Jinkx Monsoon to make her West End debut in OH, MARY!

This off-beat, outrageous dark comedy reimagines the story of Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to the assassination of her husband - formerly US president Abraham Lincoln. In this tongue-in-cheek take on history, Mary is a foul-tempered alcoholic, stuck in an unhappy marriage with the deeply closeted Abe, desperate to relive her glory days as a cabaret dancer.

Oh, Mary! premiered off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2024, before a Broadway transfer to the Lyceum Theatre in July 2024, where it broke box office records and continues to play to sold out audiences. It had its West End premiere at Trafalgar Theatre on 3 December 2025 and won Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at this year’s Olivier Awards. It will also embark on a US tour this autumn.

Jinkx Monsoon (Hera Lillith Hoffer) will reprise her critically acclaimed performance as Mary Todd Lincoln, a role she sold out during her 8 week run on Broadway and subsequent encore engagement, which was praised as one of the Best Performances of 2025 by the New York Times. An award-winning actress, comedian, recording artist, and the first and only drag queen to win RuPaul’s Drag Race twice, she can currently be seen as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow at Soho Theatre, Walthamstow. Her other theatre credits include playing Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway, and Ruth in the Tony-nominated revival, Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Oh, Mary! currently stars Catherine Tate as Mary Todd Lincoln, Kate O’Donnell as Mary’s Chaperone, Oliver Stockley as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, with Dino Fetscher as Mary’s Teacher, and Scott Karim as Mary’s Husband. Catherine Tate’s final performance as Mary Todd Lincoln will be Saturday 18 July. Cole Escola will then reprise their Tony Award-winning role as Mary Todd Lincoln for a strictly limited 4-week season from 20 July until 15 August 2026, and then Jinkx Monsoon will take over the role for a strictly limited 6-week season from 17 August until 26 September 2026.

Oh, Mary! will run at Trafalgar Theatre until 2 January 2027.

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